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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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i am going to be running one of these two wheels on my 2010 2wd supercab with either 285/70/17 or 265/70/18 all terrain tires. probably Nitto Terra Grapplers or General Grabber AT2's. i know, my truck is 2wd and this setup would better suit a 4wd, but i am lifting the front 2". i know, i should lower a 2wd and lift a 4wd, but i just want something different.

http://www.motometalcustomalloys.com/styles.html

http://www.mambawheels.com/Mamba_Whe...ba_Type_M2.htm

the Moto Metal wheels come either +18 or -12 offset and the Mamba wheels only come +25 offset. which is better for this application. i don't want them "too far" out from under the truck. a little is fine, but not 2-3".

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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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I like the Mamba a bit better....both are cool, though.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 10Supercab
i am going to be running one of these two wheels on my 2010 2wd supercab with either 285/70/17 or 265/70/18 all terrain tires. probably Nitto Terra Grapplers or General Grabber AT2's. i know, my truck is 2wd and this setup would better suit a 4wd, but i am lifting the front 2". i know, i should lower a 2wd and lift a 4wd, but i just want something different.

http://www.motometalcustomalloys.com/styles.html

http://www.mambawheels.com/Mamba_Whe...ba_Type_M2.htm

the Moto Metal wheels come either +18 or -12 offset and the Mamba wheels only come +25 offset. which is better for this application. i don't want them "too far" out from under the truck. a little is fine, but not 2-3".

You may want to avoid the Grabbers. I spoe to a tire shop and said that someone came in to gat new tires because they only got 16,000 miles on their General Grabbers. Not to say that yours won't last longer but 16,000 is not great.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 01:26 PM
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can anyone tell me what the factory width of my 18" chrome clad wheels is? also the offset?
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JimFX4
You may want to avoid the Grabbers. I spoe to a tire shop and said that someone came in to gat new tires because they only got 16,000 miles on their General Grabbers. Not to say that yours won't last longer but 16,000 is not great.
I've heard of a few bad instances with the Grabbers too, but I was running them on my 06 Tacoma and got great life out of them. I have them on my 2010 XLT now and like them. I only have 5000 mile on them but the still look new. I bought them when they were a LOT cheaper than the BFGs. Now in my size the Grabbers went up in price to $4 less then the BFG so for me it would be a no brainer to go with BFG for $16 more. My opinion.
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