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kasnerd

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Only two brands make a skinny 35, that I know of. Not that it means anything but Kenda has a good rep in the mountain bike tire world.
ya, was looking online at comps. is it just not a common size because there are other width/height ratios that work better for most folks or did you dig up a lil diamond in the rough? I've always liked the looks and how they do in loose dirt/sand.
 

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ya, was looking online at comps. is it just not a common size because there are other width/height ratios that work better for most folks or did you dig up a lil diamond in the rough? I've always liked the looks and how they do in loose dirt/sand.
LC guys have been talking a lot about them. They stuff nicely in the wheel well.
 

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I liked them a lot. Unfortunately I didn't get dirt miles on them because I bought a crawler while I build another crawler. I did sell them to someone else who has put a couple miles in the dirt with them and has had a positive experience so far.
damnit. when I regear and front locker project got another addition
 

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I liked them a lot. Unfortunately I didn't get dirt miles on them because I bought a crawler while I build another crawler. I did sell them to someone else who has put a couple miles in the dirt with them and has had a positive experience so far.
Are my sliders done cause I is ready to picks thems up.:bounce:
 

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A skinny 35. Never seen a 10.5. I’d run them.
Haven't heard much about Kenda's in the automotive industry, but they have always been decent tires for other industries. I want a MT though.
200/corner? I dunno. I think for a few extra clams you get what you pay for. price gap doesn't happen without cuts. a few less clams than the usual fare? where's the shortcut they took to make them more affordable?
Well they also don't seem to be spending bukoo bucks on marketing like some of the other manufacturers. Kinda like the whole Coors Light/Keystone Light argument. It's the exact same beer, but keystone is substantially cheaper because it doesn't sponsor, advertise all over everything. Kenda might have a different approach to their corporate budget which doesn't drive up the cost of tires. I had a buddy that has kendas on his Ram 1500, but I never got any feedback on them. They seemed to hold up fine for daily use, or else he probably would have brought them up at some point.
 

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Haven't heard much about Kenda's in the automotive industry, but they have always been decent tires for other industries. I want a MT though.

Well they also don't seem to be spending bukoo bucks on marketing like some of the other manufacturers. Kinda like the whole Coors Light/Keystone Light argument. It's the exact same beer, but keystone is substantially cheaper because it doesn't sponsor, advertise all over everything. Kenda might have a different approach to their corporate budget which doesn't drive up the cost of tires. I had a buddy that has kendas on his Ram 1500, but I never got any feedback on them. They seemed to hold up fine for daily use, or else he probably would have brought them up at some point.

First time I've ever seen them make an auto tire. I'd assume it to be a pain to balance. I love kendas on my dual sport and bicycle. My next tire is going to be an AT. I can't stand my MT. They grip too well.
 

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Dude toyota steering couplers are expensive. Ended up finding a used one on fleabay at a 1/3 the price. Going to reverse engineer that shit.
another forged part/price thing. your break it? they should be rebuild-able no?
 

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Got my clutch master cylinder and slave so might actually be making headway to pulling the trigger on a 3rd member and getting the Walker back on the road.

Damn I thought you fixed that shit awhile ago. There was a 2nd gen runner 3rd member on offer up for like 100 bucks forever.
 

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another forged part/price thing. your break it? they should be rebuild-able no?

The rag joint on mine is shot. So technically if I just get a new rubber piece I'm good. Just good luck finding one. On mine the metal bolts look like crap too. So Toyota only sells it like this.

05+ uses rivets. Be cool to make a polyurethane coupler as a replacement with some fresh bolts for people.MVIMG_20191017_211503.jpg
 

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The rag joint on mine is shot. So technically if I just get a new rubber piece I'm good. Just good luck finding one. On mine the metal bolts look like crap too. So Toyota only sells it like this.

05+ uses rivets. Be cool to make a polyurethane coupler as a replacement with some fresh bolts for people.View attachment 13407
sounds like you got more value than the cost of a replacement is worth. really not looking forward to all this rando not worth repairing and replacing nonsense later down the road with mine. be prepared and perpetually waiting for it break...
 

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sounds like you got more value than the cost of a replacement is worth. really not looking forward to all this rando not worth repairing and replacing nonsense later down the road with mine. be prepared and perpetually waiting for it break...

I off road the piss out of my truck. Plus it's 20 yrs old. I expect all the factory stuff to break early and often. Also it wasn't in the greatest shape starting out.
 

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The rag joint on mine is shot. So technically if I just get a new rubber piece I'm good. Just good luck finding one. On mine the metal bolts look like crap too. So Toyota only sells it like this.

05+ uses rivets. Be cool to make a polyurethane coupler as a replacement with some fresh bolts for people.View attachment 13407
It'll feel like a new truck with those
 
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