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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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well last night i got to play a little tetris with my rims and tires to see if i could get them up to the tire shop in my trunk and back seat....i got them to fit so i now know if i ever have to haul 4 rims and 4 tires i can do so. the rims looked better on the car then i thought they would. this may be the first year i am actually looking foward to snow lol. my TPMS didnt go off yet so i am waiting for that to happen soon. on with the pics. oh the car is a little dirty (for my standards) and the tires need some dressing but that will be taken care of later.













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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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All rims same size? Specs on them?

The different rim sizes are probably my biggest annoyance factor for the GXP.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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they are all 17x7 rims
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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you are gonna see a night and day difference.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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I don't see any snow, I'll post my GXP under snow.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by williamGT
I don't see any snow, I'll post my GXP under snow.
its supposed to snow here in Ohio thursday and friday...my luck this year we wont get any snow...i dont know if how mad i would be about it though...only time will tell i guess...i couldnt imagine Canadian snows
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
its supposed to snow here in Ohio thursday and friday...my luck this year we wont get any snow...i dont know if how mad i would be about it though...only time will tell i guess...i couldnt imagine Canadian snows
Derek, you are a post *****.

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Derek, you are a post *****.

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i would say more of an attention ***** then post *****....i havent learned enough to be a post ***** haha.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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i would say more of an attention ***** then post *****....i havent learned enough to be a post ***** haha.
I wish we had these smilies over on ClubGP.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SidewaysV8
I wish we had these smilies over on ClubGP.
couldnt agree with you more
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People still post at ClubGP without getting thrown out?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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Those look good. Nice find. I bet it feels faster with the less weight on all four corners.

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Those look good. Nice find. I bet it feels faster with the less weight on all four corners.

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thanks Mike....im sure ill find out sooner then later lol
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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looks lke you are ready for some off roading, nice tread on those.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by StealthV8
looks lke you are ready for some off roading, nice tread on those.
i may just see how the GXP is at muddin lol
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DP 08 GXP
i may just see how the GXP is at muddin lol
sure you can follow me

those are 35" tires under the mud.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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^^^ that lil puddle shouldnt be a problem lol
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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The way i figure it since i got my winter tires is that it wont snow for the rest of 2009 now
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by StealthV8
sure you can follow me

those are 35" tires under the mud.
People outside the Southeast US don't know what real mud is.
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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
People outside the Southeast US don't know what real mud is.
haha thats the easy part of the course,

thats the real stuff, the mud when you step in you lose your shoe. these pics are from 5 years ago when i was 18, the truck looks much different, but i'm not camera happy with it no more.

fyi i spend most my time in the muskag swamps, plowed in to a hidden stump on this one.


We build our trucks for the trails too, we can't do the southern redneck thing up here and just do a bodylift and huge spring blocks to clear 44"s with stock gears and engine that can bearly turn them, all those trucks would tip on the trails.

HAHA by the way, sorry for the hijack.
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