Finally! My new shoes!

[bhults]

This is a happy day. Finally, I've gotten done with what I've set out to do (so far, at least!). After completing the TT/Shackles/DBL AAL, I was able to order my tires and rims: Pro Comp AT 32's on some 589's. I had originally wanted BFG's....badly. But Sk1er17 talked me out of those, saying the Pro Comp was more aggressive than it looked online, and that it's performance was excellent. I saved a bunch of $$$ too, thanks to 4wp's sale. Check em' out:

 

[bhults]

And a few more:

 

[XplorerKid]

Looks Great!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NOTAJP]

Looks good. Would be awesome after you washed the blue off.

 

[sk1er17]

Yea like there was any doubt of you getting these online tonight , lol i knew you were gonna rush home to do it!

And SSSHHHHHHHHHHH... dont say "i talked you outta BFG's" like they're a bad tire. You know guys are gonna attack me now that think BFG's are god.

For the Record:
BFG's are great tires

I told him not to look past the Pro-Comps though cause:
They are much more aggressive than appear online
Ive witnessed them first hand performing as good if not better than Duelers
I showed him video of my buddy going through 2 feet of crap with them
And they turned out to be much cheaper

whew... ok just had to get that out!

Looks Great billy... just clean off the blue stuff

 

[birdman]

Nice man.

 

[snocross1985]

how does it ride with the double aal?

 

[sk1er17]

i love the ride with my double AAL (allows for removal of the rear sway bar too..)

 

[Flounder]

Looks beefy!

 

[bhults]

Yeah, I know that the blue just smacks of new, but I just couldn't wait. Aside from letting it wear itself off, will a good scrub job do the trick? Procomp went a little nuts with the blue---it's all over the place. As far as the AAL's are concerned: I was a little apprehensive about them because I had heard from other board members that they were VERY stiff. I found this not to be true---yeah, you definately notice that the ride is a bit firmer, but it's not like your being bounced outta your seat every time you hit a bump. To make matters better, once I put the new tires on, they seemed to absorb even more of the "stiffness".....I really like the way it rides.

Thanks for all the compliments too! Feels good!

 

[bhults]

Snocross....

....what kind of sled is that?

 

[snocross1985]

1994 Yamaha Vmax 600 twin. She's getting a brand new rear suspension and some pipes this summer

 

[bhults]

Very nice....If we got more snow here, I'd buy a sled in a heartbeat (that's the ONLY reason I'd wish for more snow)...but since I'm by the water, I'm your close cousin in that I have/modify/race Jet Ski's. Some of Yamaha's new sleds are just sick!

 

[Hokie]

no rubbing with 32's and no BL? interesting...

 

[sk1er17]

he'll rub with some flexing for sure. you can see what he had to trim from his pics... a decent amount; but not noticable from the exterior.

 

[bhults]

no rubbing with 32's and no BL? interesting...

Not on the pavement at least....we'll see what happens off road, but for now I'm pleased that it's clearing.

 

[sk1er17]

yea ur next mod will be the fenders afer you see mine on

I just got a phone call:... tires will be here tomorrow morning!!!

maybe i should put them on and trim until my fenders arrive..... hmmmm maybe ill do that

 

[bhults]

Damn, how did they ship your stuff so quick? Didn't you, like, JUST order your tires? Yeah, I REALLY wanna see what fenders look like...do they actually come up higher over the wheel well?

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

oh yeah that thing looks very nice with those,

but yeah definitely wash the blue off!

now your Explorer looks tough like it should!

 

[NOTAJP]

Warm soapy water works best with a scrub brush and the blue will come right off. It's just there to protect the while letters from getting scuffed.