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Tire size is 35x12.5x17 ---------- Post added at 09:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 AM ---------- 0.3325 in

Bump for a windy Monday.

~15K with rotation.

Looking to sell set of 4 KMC Enduro Beadlock wheels with General Grabbers. 17" 6x135 0 offset. Set includes a new spare wheel with no tire. The mounted wheels have TPM installed - those are included. I had these wheels powder coated when I got them. The powder coating is coming off in some...

Wow many more miles than I have - what are you upgrading too?

How many miles did you have on these pads? I have an '11 with ~24K miles and my brakes squeal and shudder quite a bit - I need to take them a part and see what is going on. How long are pads lasting on these trucks?

If the ECOBoost V6 can produce 500hp/500ft-lbs and the 500 pound weight loss is accurate this will be a very fast truck. Upgraded suspension, advanced 4wd system - this thing will be great. I am worried about the 2 inches wider info though - truck is wide enough. Does anyone know if...

The shop that mounted the tires stripped a couple - I used helicoil to repair. Ideally, I think these wells should come with helicoils standard for a more secure mounting of beadlock ring.

Glad I asked! Grade 8 will stay. I was getting some corrosion on the bolt heads. I will clean off and stick with the Grade 8 bolts. I will do some research on the thread failure calculations - it will be an interesting exercise. Thanks!

Howdy - I have the KMC Enduro wheels on my Raptor. The wheels came with Grade 8 bolts to attach the beadlock to the wheel. Can I replace the the Grade 8 bolts with stainless bolts? Stainless bolts are not as strong as Grade 8, but I am thinking the threads in the aluminum wheel are the...

Go to Koons Ford in Sterling and talk to James Morris, Sales Manager. He gave me a good deal on my 2011 with no hassle. Great guy and great to work with.

Sweet Jesus...

I had to buy a bigger torque wrench for this beast - 150 ft-lbs takes some effort to get to. I also need a bigger compressor - my impact gun struggles to remove the nuts.

perfect - thanks!

Just finished installing the Ford Racing Light Bar and Lights on the front of my Raptor - Does anyone have any tips on how to aim them? Thanks!

It sounds like using a helicoil in every hole for the beadlock ring is the way to go. I will want to do this after powder, but before tire mounting and balancing. I also want to use a drill press instead of eye-balling it with a hand drill. It was a little disconcerting how little effort it...

While I wait for the new wheel I went ahead and used helicoils on all the stripped and/or questionable threads. Helicoil is truly an incredible product - easy to install and the threads are unbelievably smooth and strong. I am half tempted to install a helicoil on all the holes on all the...

Good news - the shop is going to take care of me - new wheel on its way.

I think I will have plenty of depth it is the material surrounding the hole I am worried about - how much do I need between the edge of the hole and the edge of the rim?

Awesome - thanks for the help. I will try and pull the wheel off tonight and send some pictures. For a 5/16" bolt going into an aluminum rim how much material is needed?

3rd wheel all bolts good - one more to go.

Unfortunately or fortunately the KMC use all the holes at the same time. I will go over to the shop tomorrow and give them the opportunity to make this right. 2nd wheel all bolts correct - 2 more to go.

Thanks - I need to check the other wheels more closely. With these bolts being so long they go all the way through the lip of the rim and you can feel them sticking out. I did not feel any bolts on the inside of the rim lip, but you are right I should pull them all and double check.

So, I go to re-torque the bolts on the beadlocks and I discover that my tire installer decided that it was ok to use a ground down 5/16-18x1.5 bolt that is not fully threaded for missing 5/16-18x1 spec'd bolts. There were 4 of these. Needless to say I have 4 holes in my wheel that are...