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Old 01-29-2010, 09:08 PM
rockwerks rockwerks is offline
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Originally Posted by frodeezy View Post
my buddy put 18in crome rims on his mustang 2 years ago the shop told him that he needed to get bigger brakes. so on a stock ranger the tire and rim weighs anywere from 50 to 60 pounds give or take. if you run 35s on a 15 or 16x10 inch rim the weight could get up to 80 to 100 pounds. so do you have to beef up ur brakes to compinseight for the weight or was the shop jerkin him around tryin to get every penny from him. any body herd of this??
Well I ran 35"s on an Xj for 5 years with stock disc drum setup. never had any issues. The weight of the truck in stopping is more important than the rolling mass of the tire wheel combo.
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