new tires and a Tail light mod!!!!!

[bubba428]

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SCHYEA!!!!!!!!! 4th gen rear with 3rd gen wheels FTMFW!!!!!!! I tried the blackout mod on those cause I have new ones I didn't want to ruin

[GP99GT]

i didnt know pontiac made a trans am truck

[Knipps]

i didnt know pontiac made a trans am truck

4x4 trans am. ;)

[bubba428]

what? you never heard of wide-trac LOL, they are a tad taller and I can feel that the car is tilted ever so slightly

[SamhainZ28]

worst t/a ever

[bubba428]

There is far worse than that....I'm supposed to be getting 4th gen wheels with DRs so that'll even it out a bit....

[GP99GT]

you know what M+S stands for on a tire? :lol:

[Tsar]

i would have to go with... pretty ugly. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[madness410]

you know what M+S stands for on a tire? :lol:

what does it stand for

[Tsar]

what does it stand for
mud or snow tire...

[WildBillyT]

mud or snow tire...

Close.

Mud AND Snow.

[Tsar]

would you like a cookie?

[bubba428]

I actually knew that...I used to sell them, I got them cause they are a soft compound and will be good for the track too. They get gooey fast, i'm talking melty rubber

[bubba428]

Just so its clear....by no means did I ever claim my car looked good, but its not as bad as the body kit and ebay cars you guys post

[WildBillyT]

I actually knew that...I used to sell them, I got them cause they are a soft compound and will be good for the track too. They get gooey fast, i'm talking melty rubber

What is the treadwear?

[bubba428]

440 but they heat up a lot for some reason

[bandit88]

The rear ground effects look HORRIBLE! what happened to it?

[bubba428]

The rear ground effects look HORRIBLE! what happened to it?

I'm going to take the car completely apart and paint each part this summer...so i never touched up the spots i missed

[Slo86Bird]

looks like shat cuz its too high.

[sweetbmxrider]

i dono if its the angle like eveyone is saying but those tires are too high for that look...

[IROCdan330]

that picture makes me glad i dont have a 4th gen rear in my car anymore.

and bubba, im not going to get into a debate with you but if your tires have a 440 treadwear, and when you heat them they get "gooey," you will most likely have even less traction...there is a difference between sticky heated and greasy heated.

[bubba428]

I already gave them a little "test" its a huge improvement over the 7 year old tires i had on it

[Tsar]

anything would be an improvement over a 7 year old tire...

[bubba428]

exactly....so tell me why certain people were telling me i didn't need tires.....

[Tsar]

exactly....so tell me why certain people were telling me i didn't need tires.....
you didn't need a freaking truck tire that was meant for snow and mud, thats for sure. Why not stick to normal tires?

[bubba428]

they are car tires and they actually work well. there is such a thing as wet traction though, and it rains a lot in jersey. when I worked at pep boys I put a set on a 91 mustang GT 5 speed and liked the way they grabbed. they were cheap to so i'm not complaining. the thing I don't understand is why my car is sitting so god damn when they are only 1" taller than stock...that only raises the axle a 1/2 inch

[deadtrend1]

I really hate 4th gen rears on 3rd gens with 3rd gen tire backspacing.

And why does your Third brake light look crooked? or is it just a ilusion?

[BonzoHansen]

M&S <> truck tire, M&S=all season. Loudmouth N00bs.

ALL-SEASON DESIGNATION
This is a marking which means that the tire meets M&S/M+S requirements without the drawbacks of noise and rolling resistance associated with the traditional deep-lug winter tires. The M&S/M+S designation means that the tire is suitable for normal all-weather driving applications. Tires that meet the requirements of the M& S designation have better winter traction compared to those without the M&S symbol.

[Frosty]

Yikes, way too tall of a tire man.

[bubba428]

http://www.carreview.com/mfr/futura/tires/PRD_31169_1577crx.aspx#review0

read #8, the test car was a 2000 firebird.....same brand and model tire....theres a 9C1 Caprice in there that used the same size.

[bubba428]

any way? what do you think of the tail lights....back to stock style? they look bad ass lit up

[ar0ck]

Ought to fix all the cracks in the tail-lights first. If they were fresh it might look ok. Its too "flat" looking for me.

[WildBillyT]

http://www.carreview.com/mfr/futura/tires/PRD_31169_1577crx.aspx#review0

read #8, the test car was a 2000 firebird.....same brand and model tire....theres a 9C1 Caprice in there that used the same size.

High performance tire? With a 118 mph speed rating and 60 series sidewalls? I'm not so sure about that.

But they seem like they are a little better than the Radial T/A (which is what I thought they were at first, and is a decent tire) so they ought to be OK.

[bubba428]

well I'm not going to be going over 118 so whats the issue? If my car could do 118 in the 1/4 I'd have gotten DRs

[bubba428]

Ought to fix all the cracks in the tail-lights first. If they were fresh it might look ok. Its too "flat" looking for me.

I did it on the broken lights just to teach my self how to....I have good lights for it. Didn't want to ruin them

[Tsar]

http://www.carreview.com/mfr/futura/tires/PRD_31169_1577crx.aspx#review0

read #8, the test car was a 2000 firebird.....same brand and model tire....theres a 9C1 Caprice in there that used the same size.

They also have plenty reviews coming from truck owners...

[chrisfrom nj]

bubba wants to go off roading

[NJ Torque]

As soon as I saw the first pic of the tread, I know... Futura GLS "Supersport"