New wheels and tires. Pics!! Rollin on DUBS!!!

[Robert97dodge]

First off I put this in OT so that I will hopefully get a answer tongiht. I remember reading somewhere that when you mount a tire to a rim that you should be the valve stem in line or straight across from the D on the tire where it DOT approved. Anyone heard that before? I am getting my 40's mounted up tommorow and I want to make sure that they do it right. I just cant remember if the D goes line up with the stem or
across from the stem. And here are some pics of my new tires. They are 40X12.50 R20 Michelin X radials. They will be a great street tire and wear awesome. Also one is brand new with nipple still on it and three are at least 3/4 tread and one still has quite a bit of tread but is tore up a little bit from rocks.
New one

3/4 tread

The worst one. That tire in the back is just a 38" TSL. It is my spare. It is brand new.

[snow ram]

when i mount tires, there is usually a red or yellow blob of ink i line up with the stem, otherwise they just get tossed onto the wheel and aired up
-Josh

[Big Muskie]

Thats a first, never heard that before. What is the purpose of lining this dot with the valve stem anyway.

Tires look good Robert.

Brian

[Nick]

what rims

[Robert97dodge]

Quote:On 2006-01-19 16:25, NickM wrote:
what rims

I found some stock OEM spare tire rims. They are black and will look killer. Plus they are $50 a piece.

[buckshot83]

ive herd of it and have asked tires shops and they said that it helps

[Robert97dodge]

Quote:On 2006-01-19 16:44, buckshot83 wrote:
ive herd of it and have asked tires shops and they said that it helps

But which way do they go? The D goes by the valve stem or across from it?

[bradmo42]

hey rob whered you get these tires?? i may have to get you to get me some!

let me know, i need some bigger street tires, i think im gonna throw in 4.56's soon

brad

[Robert97dodge]

Quote:On 2006-01-19 16:50, bradmo42 wrote:
hey rob whered you get these tires?? i may have to get you to get me some!

let me know, i need some bigger street tires, i think im gonna throw in 4.56's soon

brad

I got them from a friend of mine. Let me know if you want some. I will get a hold of him and have him get some more. He only had 3 more right now and they werent very good for street driving. Also I would deffinately throw some 4:56's in there.

[dag4566]

I remember hearing something about the bead on those tires being diffrent than a normal light duty truck wheel bead

Hope it works tho, its gonna look killer Rob

Do they have 9.00R16s? I could rock out a set of those in that size, I think its like a 35 or 36