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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 07:36 AM
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Cool smoker in the background. Did you build it? I haven't seen one of that type, typically see the firebox on the side. Are there benefits to the the firebox being centered and below the cook chamber?
its built by a company in northern colorado. Smokin Hot BBQ. Having the firebox in the center allows the smoke to evenly fill the meat chamber rather than only filling one side of the chamber with a side box.


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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 02:47 PM
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I like it. I started building a smoke last summer and the door to the cook chamber stumped me. When I welded the flange on the door, it warped and wouldn't seal. I like the flange they installed on that one. I'll have to pick that project up again. Sorry for the side track, please carry on.

What's the plan for the trailer?
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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 06:48 PM
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I love it when the ups guy shows up. I think he hates me.


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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 07:47 PM
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nice little shipment
What is the real life measurement for the height on those guys. One of the tires on my short list, I "heard" they run short. Is that so?

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I love it when the ups guy shows up. I think he hates me.


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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 08:10 PM
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They measure to about 34.25 unmounted. Yall might be wondering about the 4 different rims.....the brown box will be the spare rim for the MJ And the 3 procomp wheels go on that trailer in the background.
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Old Mar 1, 2018 | 09:48 PM
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I was actually thinking just that why the odd ball out brown box lol.......nice tires man you just made me jealous as I just got my 33's in and looking at those 35's wow!!! Was that 35's side by side to 33" worn?
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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 09:51 AM
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Those look great! I know they're light and don't have thick sidewalls, read any reviews on how they do in the rocks?
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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by XJIrish4x4
I was actually thinking just that why the odd ball out brown box lol.......nice tires man you just made me jealous as I just got my 33's in and looking at those 35's wow!!! Was that 35's side by side to 33" worn?
haha yea, it worked out that I only needed 3 5x5.5 rims for the trailer, and I only needed a spare rim for the MJ, so I only had to buy that way. Otherwise I would have just had 4wp mount rims and tires for $40. The 33s that are on it now, measure to about 30.5
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Those look great! I know they're light and don't have thick sidewalls, read any reviews on how they do in the rocks?
These way 60lbs a piece. I've Heard mixed reviews on the sidewalls. Where I wheel, all the rocks are glacial granite, so everything is smooth. So I'm really only worried about sticks. I'm a pretty conservative wheeler, so I'm not to worried about tearing a sidewall.

but for the price.....$780 for 5 tires. I couldn't pass it up
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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by WyoCherokee
haha yea, it worked out that I only needed 3 5x5.5 rims for the trailer, and I only needed a spare rim for the MJ, so I only had to buy that way. Otherwise I would have just had 4wp mount rims and tires for $40. The 33s that are on it now, measure to about 30.5

These way 60lbs a piece. I've Heard mixed reviews on the sidewalls. Where I wheel, all the rocks are glacial granite, so everything is smooth. So I'm really only worried about sticks. I'm a pretty conservative wheeler, so I'm not to worried about tearing a sidewall.

but for the price.....$780 for 5 tires. I couldn't pass it up
$780 for 5? Nice where from?
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Originally Posted by XJIrish4x4
$780 for 5? Nice where from?
4wheelparts was having a sale
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That is going to look nice with the new tires! Seeing how much bigger they are, are you going to regear or just leave it? I dont recall what you have in it now.
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That is going to look nice with the new tires! Seeing how much bigger they are, are you going to regear or just leave it? I dont recall what you have in it now.
I have 4.88s on order. They should be here in a week or so.
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Old Mar 2, 2018 | 05:04 PM
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I have 4.56 gears with the intent of 35s some day and i'm fighting myself not buying a set already with stock gears and good 33s lol. Just want to go bigger tires!
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Old Mar 3, 2018 | 05:11 PM
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Flexy lexy. Measuring for rear shocks and bumpstops.

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