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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 11:31 AM
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can anyone recommend a good light weight wheel and tire combo??? preferbly 17's or 18's and 35" tire. thanks
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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These are pretty light
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:10 PM
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Goodyear MT/R w/ Kevlar, mounted on AEV Pintlers
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:16 PM
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I 2nd the Pintler wheels, but my research found the Duratracs to be the lightest tire.
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan0260
These are pretty light
Nice, not sure how well they will hold up off road though lol
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Old Feb 28, 2014 | 12:48 AM
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I am very interested as well. These 35's are not as light as i would like for them to be.
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35x12.50r17 BFGoodrich km2's mounted on 17x9 procomp 7069's weighed in at 86.6 lbs. The tires had 50% tread left at that time.
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