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Its not really a ring at all, just the design of the wheel. I never thought of it as a beadlock style. I am all about the beauty though. The tires have been great, quieter than anything I've had before.

My Terra Grapplers were finally shot at 85,000 miles. This time I decided to try the Firestone Destination AT's. At the same time I added some Pro Comp 8089 wheels.

I bypassed my radiator and am just using the stock transmission cooler on mine. It was very easy to bypass and cost less than $10 in supplies at the auto parts store.

Thanks everyone. Happy Birthday B and to everyone else.

+1 on the XR400. I've had my 99 XR400 for almost 7 years now and still don't want any other bike for the trail riding that I do. As others have already said, its a bulletproof bike that just keeps going. I've beat mine up pretty good with lots of run-ins with trees, rocks, gravity, whatever and it always starts right back up and keeps me on the trail. The only things you really need to add to them are some good bark-busters to keep your fingers firmly attached to your hands in the event of a tree or two jumping in front of you. Before the XR I had a 300EX ATV that I was never too comfortable on. Possibly because I grew up on dirtbikes, or because I'm 6'3 and 200 pounds. The bike just fits better. Sounds like MWS has a great deal for you, I'd definitely try to do that. Good luck.

Got any more information on this lift? What else does it include besides shocks? How much $$$?

I'm fairly close, Hammond, WI. I work in St. Paul though. I haven't been as active on the boards lately as I used to be though.

Cool, I can't wait to see more than just the one picture they have on their site. What size tires do you have on yours now?

Sounds familiar Stuck in the snow I didn't get any other trucks stuck, but did have to leave it overnight before we got it out.

Nice truck. Not too many people out there know about Strongbad, nice name!

I have 265/75 16's on my 05 SE. I think any bigger and I would have to start trimming the fender liner at least.

I had the Rancho 9000's and was very happy with them. Just leave them on 3 while on the road and they are perfect.

I have the Nitto Terra Grapplers on mine in 265/75 R16. I think the larger tire looks a little better, but I wish these tires were offered with white lettering. I have about 15,000 miles on them so far and they are wearing well and have been good in both the snow and some mud. They are much quieter than the MTR's I had on my 01 too. They aren't very expensive, but did have some good reviews, so I tried them and am impressed.

Welcome back Jim! Glad to hear things are looking better for you!

I just got a Magnaflow about 2 months ago. I like the sound, but I think my gas mileage has gone down a little.

Hello!

I need a way to get more things packed into the Pathfinder, especially with Christmas coming. I think the roof top cargo bags seem to be the least expensive way of getting more waterproof space. Has anyone used one of these? I'm looking for any opinions on brands that worked or didn't work for any reason. Thanks for the help!

I've been using a Saris rack for a while and really like it. It is a lot sturdier than others I have seen, but it also will only carry up to 3 bikes. I think the newer version of it can handle more though.

That sucks dieselmunk! It could have been worse if you still had your brushguard on though instead of the ARB!

Yeah, the grill guard needs some more undercoating and paint soon if I'm going to leave it on. Did you ever get your bumper? Curt only shows that they have those colors, but they also say they do color matching other places on the website, so you might be able to get it custom painted.

Try Curt Mfg. They will do custom colors.

I originally was looking for the Destination MT's also, but couldn't find anyone who stocked them. I don't think I'd order tires that I couldn't test fit first. Sounds like the utility knife is the way to cut the inner fender. I did mine in Wisconsin in January, so it wasn't exactly warm out to soften the plastic. I first tried the knife, but the plastic was too hard that time of year.

Or use a dremel with a cutting attachment.

That's correct. You wouldn't be able to run a 15" rim without grinding down the caliper or some fun stuff like that. I'd stick to the 16" rims. Also, I wouldn't go with any more than 4.25" backspacing if you are going to use 265/75 16's. My wheels are 4.25" backspacing on 16x8 rims with 265/75 16 MTR's and there is very little space left between the tire and the strut. I also had to do some trimming of the inner fender to keep these tires from rubbing at full lock with the AC lift. As far as backspacing and offset, there is a difference. Backspacing is the distance between the mounting surface of the rim and the inside edge of the rim. Offset I believe is the distance (positive or negative) from the center of the rim that the mounting surface sits. So on a 8" wide rim, 0 offset would mean 4" backspacing. Positive offset would be more backspacing (> 4" on 8" rim) which sets the rim in closer to the center of the vehicle. Negative offset will be less backspacing (< 4" on 8" rim) and will put the rim further from the center of the vehicle which will stick out from the fenders a little more.

The 265/75 will work fine on a 16x8 with 4" bs. No problem with the strut clearance.