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Old 07-09-2009, 02:10 PM
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I just got 5 new mtr kevlar 35's!!! So now I have stock goodyear 17's with about 800 miles on them.... what should I do?

should I sell them? if so how much would I sell 5 with only 500 miles on them?

should I keep them?

sell them would be nice for some cash....

keeping them would be nice in case I ever want to get ride of 35's or take it back to stock... thoughts?
Old 07-09-2009, 02:28 PM
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I enjoy putting fuel oil on old tires and starting one hell of a fire! (don't tell the EPA, shhhhhhhhhh)
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Personally, I would keep them, but I don't have a dealership that is mod friendly. Extra money and free space is nice too. Tires take up lot's of room
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i would keep them you never know when you might need them while you change tires or something.. mine have come in Handy a few times.
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Have mine as well and trying to decide what to do. They take up space in the garage, and I'm pretty sure I'll never use them again, but you never know how much worse things may get.

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Originally Posted by planman
They are only worth about $50 each at this point.

If I could get $250 for the set they would be gone! Maybe I should try to Craigslist them.
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Save them and have yourself five very long lasting bonfires through the winter.
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hard to give the damn things away. I've tried. they are still sitting in my garage.
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I'd buy em for 250. All of the good deals are too far away.
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i have a set of 33's for my DD and 35" swamps for offroad... its nice to have a fuel efficient easier riding smaller set for vacations, road trips, daily commute.

a bit of a pain in the ass to swap them out... but as infrequently as I do it, its fine


if you sell them... I sold my X aluminum wheels seperately for 125 bucks and the 265 tires for 260.00 to some guy that was desperate for a set for a road trip.

the thing is with selling them as a set it the fact that not many vehicles run the 5x5 lug pattern. Most are still 5x4.5. I really dont know why jeep thought it necessary to change the lug pattern

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