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Its a tire defect, raise hell at the store you purchased them from. Cooper not reimbursing (sp?) them is not your problem. IMO. A radial should not flat spot, no matter the weight of the vehicle. Are you sure they know what they're talking about? Maybe they're referring to something different (cupping, wearing faster on the center section of the tire, or outer edges of the tire, etc.)

And one on the trail, for good measure..

Oh yeah thats why I went with alloys...kinda wanted to get 16's with 285's but I dont think my 2.7 driving 4.10 gears would of liked it too much with a inch taller and E load vs my C loads __________________ Black 99 reg cab 2.7 5spd 165k miles (Replacement) Build up here

alloys or steels Quote: Originally Posted by brinner imo...if your going larger than 33's get alloy wheels. Go pick up a 15x10 steelie and then a 15x10 alloy and you will understand why. and just incase its not obvious............once you get past 33' dia. tires....rolling inertia becomes a factor and its best to save as much weight as you can. Think about it.....pro rock crawlers use alloys all the time...if it were THAT much of an...

Thanks 00regcab. Sorry, I have Cooper ST's not AT's.Yes, they are referring apparently to cupping. Went and talked to them about an hour ago. Tech said i may need new front struts. When he pushed on front suspension, insead of recoiling and stopping, it bounced (if that makes any sense). He said that could play a part. We then got the truck up to speed at about 65 and he replied "Yea, it bounces the hell out of ya don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by stikkimikki87 stock wheel could be hub centric i guess... but you cant put an aftermarket hub centric wheel, like say a Pro Comp wheel that has the built in hub ring for the GM bore, on a toyota. "Very few, if any, hub-centric wheels are made that have a 105mm center bore (the middle hole in the wheel), so I'm not sure what choice you'd actually have, anyway..." 95% of all aftermarket...

Quote: Originally Posted by 00regcab Any tire will blow if you hit a big enough rock with enough speed. From what I've seen with crawling, the KM2's are far better than the A/T's I don't believe the KM2s were ever designed to be a hi-speed desert tire. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by rojodiablo But my rear is pretty good, and I have a lot of droop, and a ton of flex. Quote: Originally Posted by =ACID RAIN=...

I just got 4 pro comp 1069 wheels for $351.96 shipped from 4wp.

Quote: Originally Posted by hytenor 16", right? those are 'D' tires made for a much heavier truck. how long have you had them? Mine would do that (15s) when new but after a few wheeling trips with them aired way down they loosened up. of course 15" wheels, been here long enough to actually read the threads Well if they never loosen up, the inside tread will get short enough that the outside will start being used