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Lesley
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5/22/2002
12:18:47
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Doh!!! I've had my new tires on for only a couple of weeks, and already picked up a nail. Canadian Tire says that it is unfixable, due to the nail being in the sidewall, so I'm going to take it back to where I bought it, over an hour away. In the meantime, my poor truck looks lop-sided.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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FazDak
GenII
5/22/2002
12:46:49
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Let me be the first to offer my shoulder.
Damn that just plain sucks!!!
Sidewall damage is the worst, hope the dealer will work with you.
Did you buy and road hazzard protection from them or your auto insurance?
Good luck, Scott
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Lesley
GenIII
5/22/2002
13:41:05
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No, in fact I did a cash deal :(. They were really expensive too, $1100. I'm hoping he will either be able to fix it, or give me a deal on a new one.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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xplikt
Dodge Dakota
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5/22/2002
15:04:07
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Good thing it wasn't a rear one, the differential wouldn't have liked that if you put the spare there. I broke one studded tyre twice over winter, then another once. I hate getting flats! At last they were just cheap ole studded tyres, I would be pissed as hell if it was a good one. Good luck on getting a deal from them..
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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5/22/2002
15:11:06
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I had some BFG's that literally delaminated at 80 mph (fortunatley I had slowed enough by the time it completely shredded) but they were two weeks old. The dealer (Nat'l Tire & Battery is now owned by Sears) just gave me a new one since there was no noticeable tread wear on the scrap that I brought him. Nice folks over there. Hope your deal turns out the same. You did buy the Road Hazard Warranty, right???
PS- I hate to laugh, but that spare tire looks hilarious compared to the 15x10's.....
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Lesley
GenIII
5/22/2002
16:10:25
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Thanks!
Actually, that spare is the stock 15x7, the new ones are 17x10! It's the low profile rubber that makes em look funny. Is that not the ugliest spare you ever saw?
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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5/22/2002
16:24:28
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I meant 17x10's..... durrr. Actually I was going to buy a set of those steel 15x6's that come on the base dakotas (like the telephone company and gas company drive) and then I was going to send them to Stockton Wheel in California to have them widened to 15x8 for some slicks. Somehow, slicks always look tough (to me at least) when they are mounted on crappy old rims. Pretty up front and all business out back!!
If you're interested, Stockton Wheel will section (narrow) or widen steel wheels for $80 a wheel. That way you can take stock looking rims and fit Big Meats on them. I can't remember the number, but I'm sure they are on the web somewhere.
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Lesley
GenIII
5/23/2002
15:42:52
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LOL! But I only have one like that! I'm not going to buy anymore :)
Taunton Performance (where I bought my tires) not only fixed the tire, they put it on for me... free! :)
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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FazDak
GenII
5/23/2002
16:56:09
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You said the puncture was in the sidewall right?
I used to be a tire retailer and I can tell you no tire manufacture recomends a tire be plugged in the sidewall theres just too much flex there and the plug will loosen and come out eventually.
I dont really know what I want to tell you here but be warned to that fact.
Scott
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Lesley
GenIII
5/23/2002
18:08:31
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Thanks for the warning Scott. The nail was actually in the treads, but at the beginning of the sidewall. I'll try and post a pic tomorrow.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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N8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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5/24/2002
00:13:15
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thats sucks you just got those rims and already have a flat tire =( and how come your spare looks ugly? my spare is the same rim i thought all daks were that way? and the girll still looks good =)
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Lesley
GenIII
5/24/2002
08:19:06
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I never even thought to check if the spare rim was the same. All I knew was that the tire was good, it had never been used.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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5/24/2002
08:30:56
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Not that the dealer screwed you, but that IS the rim from a Gen II Spare tire...... Must have been a factory left-over from when they brought in the new body style. My Dad's 97 has 5 of the same wheel...... I dunno. Hey, it's just a spare, right?
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IntenseDak39
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5/24/2002
09:00:31
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"Is that not the ugliest spare you ever saw?"
THATS WHAT MY SPARE LOOKS LIKE!!!!!!
grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
i'll send you my spare so you can have the front jacked up lesley! ;-)
intensedak39
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Montag
Dodge Dakota
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5/24/2002
10:26:53
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I didn't know they still used those spares. Thats what my 92 has on it. The other 4 look almost like it too, I don't like my rims at all.
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Lesley
GenIII
5/24/2002
10:50:40
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LOL!!! Greg, I'll bring it with me next time I visit Texas, and you can jack up YOUR front end :)
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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N8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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5/25/2002
00:28:16
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lol my 97 dak has 5 of the same also alex...maybe you have to pay extra for that but i know my truck the original owner didnt get any extras so i figured it was stock like that. hey you could always move the spares to the back and make it raked!!
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Billybob
Dodge Dakota
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5/25/2002
16:38:34
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I was looking at your truck's picture and I just gotta wonder "Why the donuts instead of truck tires?" Is it the "Tim Horton" factor? My brother has a 02 Ram with large 20" rims and they still got real tires on them instead of whatever that dealer sold you. Them things look as if they came off a full ghetto Jap Job.
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FazDak
GenII
5/25/2002
18:13:48
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Its called a performance tire, back woods billybob.
Some of us dont give a rats a$$ about truck tires, have you noticed trucks are as nice as cars nowadays and can still haul some trash to the dump? in that, what is wrong with making it corner well?
Not all "trucks" as you put it has to be all big tired ready for "truck" action as it used to be outlined in a 1970's manual of what a truck can handle because of its tires.
Scott
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Lesley
GenIII
5/25/2002
19:06:36
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Are your brother's tires 10" wide in front? If so, then I surmise that he only drives in a straight line.
Fazdak, that is how I picked up the nail, hauling old building scrap to the dump.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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kota on 20s
GenIII
5/25/2002
23:24:17
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$1100 for 17" tires?!! holly hell!
you are NEVER sopose to plug a Z-ratted tire. no matter where the nail is. they definatly are worth the extra $$ for the warenty.
Eric, 98 5.2 5speed, K&N gen II, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, JBA ciramic headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson, and a lot more
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Lesley
GenIII
5/26/2002
02:39:34
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That's Canadian, I think it works out to around $800 US. What is Z-rated?
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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litle_dak_man
Dodge Dakota
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5/26/2002
02:53:44
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MAN U AMERICANS ! IM ONLY 12 AND I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $1100 ..... 800$ CANADIAN AND AMERICAN
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Fazdak
GenII
5/26/2002
11:30:48
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Suks your house renovation has taken a toll on your Dak huh?
Glad you got it fixed though.
Scott
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kota on 20s
GenIII
5/26/2002
12:07:57
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Z-ratted is the speedratting of the tire. Z is the highest ratting, and most low profile tires come with the Z-ratting
just look on the sidewall. it will show the size, then a number (wich is the load index) then a letter. either S,T,H,V,W, or Y (the last 2 fall under the Z-ratting.)
Eric, 98 5.2 5speed, K&N gen II, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, JBA ciramic headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson, and a lot more
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Lesley
GenIII
5/26/2002
12:29:04
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Ah, okay. They are rated W.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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kota on 20s
GenIII
5/27/2002
14:18:32
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W and Y are both under the Z-ratting. the "Z" should be in the size. like this P265/40ZR17
the differance between the W and Y is the speed capibility
W= 168 mph top speed
Y= 186 mph top speed
Eric, 98 5.2 5speed, K&N gen II, 50mm TB, 2bbl M-1, 1.7RR's, JBA ciramic headers, carsound cat, dumped gibson, and a lot more
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Lesley
GenIII
5/27/2002
17:30:06
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I think the likelihood of me going 168 mph in my
dak is pretty slim
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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Graphite
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5/27/2002
19:46:24
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was it one of your own nails from your floor or someone else's?
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2002 club cab 4.7 v8 4x4 Graphite /silver
2002 quad cab 4x2 v6 Atlantic blue/silver
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Lesley
GenIII
5/27/2002
22:46:27
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It was from the dump, one of those big, flat
headed nails
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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Graphite
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5/28/2002
08:01:40
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oh. sounds like a roofing nail. :-( What a bummer. I try not to spill any nails on the jobsite when I fill up and I also look around for nails. Some guys are plain careless and let nails go everywhere. Then they wonder why they got a flat.
Nothing runs Like a Deere (R)
2002 club cab 4.7 v8 4x4 Graphite /silver
2002 quad cab 4x2 v6 Atlantic blue/silver
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