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As I said in an earlier post, last Wednesday evening (7-31-02) I installed the Ford Torsion bar keys on my '00 Z71 and got about 3.5" total lift out of the front end.  The modification was a piece of cake and the results are great.  The truck acutally sits level now like it should have from the beginning.

 

Well, Thursday afternoon I had my new tires put on.  Nitto Terra Grappler A/T's in the LT285/75R16 size.  The tires are quite a bit wider and taller than the stock 265 Goodyears with absolutely no rubbing.

 

First impressions of the tires was awesome.  They were big, quiet, hugged the road, and gripped like mad.  Together with the torsion bar mod, it was a totally different truck.

 

Now, after about 350 miles on the new tires I would have to say that these are the best tires I have ever owned.  I have had Goodyears, Michelins, and BFGoodrich just to name a few of the major ones.  Of those threee, the BFGoodrich All-Terrains were my favorite for handling and all weather, all condition performance.  The Nitto's are far superior to even the BFG's!  On the highway, the Nitto's are very quiet with little to no road hum.  In the rain, they grip like mad.  No experience in the mud yet and I probably won't ever drive in any snow with them but I would imagine they would do great.  And they are the smoothest riding tire I've owned as well.  If you can tell, I am in love with these tires.  I have nothing but good things to say about them and every minute in the truck I like the tires more.  If I had to choose a single word to describe them it would be AWESOME!  I highly recommend these tires to anyone looking for a replacement to the crappy stock tires or their current tires of choice.

 

I took several pictures before the torsion bar lift, after the lift, and after the new tires.  As soon as I get them developed I will scan them in and post them on the web for you guys to see.

 

All together I am very pleased with the results.  Thanks for all your input and help along the way.  GM-Trucks.com is the best!

 

B.J.

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Thanks for the update :) I'm glad you are happy with them. One of these days very soon I'm going to have to put on some new meats.

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The pictures should be developed today...I will pick them up on the way home then spend the evening scanning them into the computer and uploading them to picturetrail.

 

Anyway, I have a question on the new tires.  What air pressure should I be running?  The sticker on the door says 65psi and the tire's max psi is also 65.  Currently they are at 50psi each.  Should I go up to 65psi in each tire and have a rougher ride or leave them at 50psi as the tire shop left them?

 

Thanks,

B.J.

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Pictures, pictures, pictures.  Finally, I have pictures.  See the link at the bottom of my signature.

 

I got them all scanned in last Wednesday but my parents came into town and I didn't get a chance to make a post on the site.  Then the site went down and well...here they are.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

B.J.

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Nice looking truck!!

Glad to see the t-bar keys worked out, and those tires are awesome!! what was the price like?

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Thanks nonstop.  Glad you like what I have done with the truck.

 

The price of the tires wasn't too bad.  I got them from Discount Tire and they were $158 each.  They also gave me a $10 allowance for each of my old tires which ended up covering the cost of shipping since they had to order the tires directly from Nitto.  I went back about 3 days later and got 2 new BFG All-Terrains for my older truck and they took $30 off each for returning.

 

But anyway, I feel like I got a pretty good deal.  And I love the tires so it was all worth the money.

 

B.J.

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Man that looks VERY nice :cheers: Where did you get the keys from? I know Hill 4wd sells it but ive also heard that you can get the Ford keys for about $50. Do you order direct from Ford or what? How long did it take you to install and is there a site that shows step by step?  :thumb:
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Guess i should of kept on reading your previous posts b/c ive already found the answer to my questions but id like to know if anybody has any installation pics or anything? Thanks alot, cant wait to get em ordered.  :cheers:
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Sorry...no close-up shots of the tread pattern  :(    If I had a digital camera I could go snap a few.

 

B.J.

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