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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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I stopped in one of the Local junk yards that like to keep alot of Jeep's yesterday. I got to looking at some tires I liked but they were 16" tires. I looked in the pile and found 2 16" wheels from a 00+ XJ which are pretty hard to find. Then I found a cherokee with 3 good ones on it. I ended up getting 4 wheels and the Wrangler MT/R tires. The tires where in pretty good shape but far from new. So I got 16" wheels and tires for 175.00 installed

Tires are 245/75/16



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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Man I am so jealous of you yanks. If a local JY had those he'd want $175 A WHEEL! and $100 a tire. They think their stuff is as good as dealer new.
And thats ALL of them in Ontario. Some kind of collusion going on here!
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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That sucks bro, Oh and no Yank here.Were rednecks down my way Those wheels new are 160 or so a piece Tires are about 180.00 a piece new also. Im happy with what I got!
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by KFXHellRaiser
That sucks bro, Oh and no Yank here.Were rednecks down my way Those wheels new are 160 or so a piece Tires are about 180.00 a piece new also. Im happy with what I got!
HAHA Sorry bro. Anything south of our border (umm north if you live in Detroit) we consider a Yank!
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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Yeah I figured that, Its all good eh!
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Congrats on the find !
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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WTH? Look at the rear! The wheel is off center toward the back.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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camera angle?
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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No I went and looked and it is for sure off center. The other side is dead perfect I will never get this thing right and the way I want it
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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You may have some loose ubolts holding the axle to the springs. I had this problem on a 77 MG Midget I once owned. It was so loose it was like a rear steer car. Lots of fun. Real easy fix though. You should be able to handle this with a jack and a couple of jack stands.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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Yeah, I bet that was fun I guess all the leafs have the lining holes in them right? So I just need to line them all up and get me a bolt or pin to slide down through all them into the lift block right? I think I can handle it!
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your crab walking broski?
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Six-Pack Smile
your crab walking broski?


Huh?
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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your center pin isnt lied up causing your axel too walk sideways aka crab walking
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Yep, Both pins were broke and wasnt holding nothing. I had to line back up the bottom 3 leafs on both sides and I put new pins in them,. Its all good now I hope!
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