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what if your pinch happens on the I-5 through LA? You going to drive 70 mph on a different sized spare? Up to you. It's your Patriot. (although it's not, because a Patriot doesn't fit a 265 or a 315 series tire)

No worries, thanks for checking. As it turns out, Tirerack was right all along. They listed all the tires that had the snowflake symbol, and the ones that didnt. Looks like i'll me getting a dedicated set of winter tires from a buddy at a stellar deal (Michelin Latitude X-Ice for $150/set). That should tie me over until the spring where i'll be looking to replace the OEM LS2 tires that already have 20,000k on them.

I considered the duratracs but they were 45 dollars more a tire and had to be special ordered. We are limited out here in Eastern Oregon, but try your local tire shop. They did look awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by cwm I ran into a problem today that I thought I would warn people about before you have the same problem. If you have alloy wheels, I have the stock 17" wheels that come on the FD-II, you need to make sure you can remove them. Especially if you have driven in winter weather since removing your wheels. I went to rotate my tires and I could not get the wheels to come off. In Colorado they use mag chloride on...

The extended warranty won't do much good once someone says, "wow, you've had work done to this x amount of times, and you have a lift"... At some point, the lift will hinder your warranty work, as it already has on your rear. I agree the lift isn't the sole source of your problems, but it can certainly contribute and is likely the cause of your leaky axle joints. Everyone loves a lift - I do too - but the...

Quote: Originally Posted by langsta Alright, I'll bite. How do you know? I was restoring my J-10 Pickup. It was a 6 year long project. When I had a rolling chassis, I put the wheels on so I could roll it around the shop. It was easier to work on that way. Years later when the truck was finished I went out to drive around. It takes about 30 miles to start making a noise and by 40 miles you know you must stop and see what is wrong. Another...

to me they look like old Rubicon wheels thats where i would start

Boilermaker, There has been a lot of discussion here about the front end issues. Possibly made worse by the RRO lift. There are quite a few on here though with the lift without any serious problems. So I wouldn't outright expect it to need replacing every 30k.

They are great tires, if they fit the Pat then I might consider them when I need new tires. They are pretty quiet and can be studded.

I think the back spacing on those rims allows large tires like that to be used. Only way to find out is to try them. They will be very heavy, I have heavy tires on and i can tell the extra weight is there, I haven't wrecked anything yet with my heavy tires. Big thing with tires like that is just don't make any crazy sudden moves as that will really put the stress on the drivetrain.