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Post by **rcafcoburn** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:14 am

the x kid wrote: I would like to see pic's of the Grabbers on. You getting 5 tires? Would a 33 fit in the original spare location?

I'll post some pictures this weekend. I got 4, figured the size difference between the 265 and 285 wasn't a big deal. I'll get a matching spare in the future though. From what I hear, a 33 would fit in the same location, even with a hitch.

Post by **Xtrapol8** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:23 am

General Grabber AT2s are common enough tires that you should be able to pick one up used to stash under your truck to (probably) never use.

As for the size of your current spare, if you have to use it, the computer might object and deprive you all the nannies, but I don't see it being worse than that for a short drive to help.

Post by **rcafcoburn** » Fri May 08, 2015 3:46 pm

Xtrapol8 wrote:General Grabber AT2s are common enough tires that you should be able to pick one up used to stash under your truck to (probably) never use.

As for the size of your current spare, if you have to use it, the computer might object and deprive you all the nannies, but I don't see it being worse than that for a short drive to help.

That's what I was thinking. The only real difference is weight (and a bit of size) so it shouldn't be too bad if it came down to requiring my spare.

Post by **Morpheus** » Sat May 09, 2015 2:25 pm

You can run a different size as a spare in a pinch, but never run in 4wheel drive with a different size or you risk damaging the transfer case.

Post by **Xtrapol8** » Sat May 09, 2015 4:12 pm

Morpheus wrote:You can run a different size as a spare in a pinch, but never run in 4wheel drive with a different size or you risk damaging the transfer case.

...good to know, thanks.

Post by **rcafcoburn** » Sat May 09, 2015 5:37 pm

That is good to know, thanks!

Post by **Snafu** » Sat May 09, 2015 8:23 pm

Any pics to share?

Post by **rcafcoburn** » Sat May 09, 2015 9:39 pm

Sure!

Here's a small album: http://imgur.com/a/jLPRn

Not sure why the second picture uploaded sideways...

Post by **Snafu** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:56 am

Thanks. Looks good. No rubbing?

BTW Once the pics are on the net you can use the IMG tag and link the pics here

This how I did the following pic: [ img ] http://url [ /img ] (without the spaces)

Post by **rcafcoburn** » Sun May 10, 2015 9:11 am

I know, but I don't think an album can be linked that way

I did that on purpose so you could see em all.
Now that I think of it, I could've just linked all three separately lol.

There was rubbing while turning, but I did the melt mod and it's perfect now.

Post by **Snafu** » Sun May 10, 2015 10:16 am

LOL...in chrome a right click (most times) lets you chose to open the pic in a separate tab and gives you (usually) the url needed for the pic.

Can you post a pic of the melt mod? I would be interested in seeing how it was done.

Post by **rcafcoburn** » Sun May 10, 2015 11:42 am

Where to melt. Back side of the front wheel wells.
Turn your tire so it's at full turn.

Cover the tire with something (cardboard/blanket/etc)
Heat via Flamethrower or Heat Gun
Push plastic with something (I used a hammer) Don't push too hard 'cause the soft plastic will tear or break.

Pre Melt-Mod (Sorry, imgur rotated the photo for some reason.
You can see the small lip where the tire rubs while turning.

Post Melt-Mod
Kind of hard to see with the tire rotated, but there's lots of room in there for the tire now

Sorry for my sub-par explanation and photography skills lol.
Here's the full imgur album:http://imgur.com/a/FitsY

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