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These tall, narrow Michelins are military tires from troop-transport trucks. Mike Berg tried them out on his built-up '99 Xtracab Tacoma. A Dana 44 with alloy shafts and an OX Locker rides up front while a disc-braked, Detroit-locked, Ford 9-inch brings up the rear. This puts Mike's track width wide, making it quite stable, but a challenge in some of the tighter rock slots.
4WD Toyotas In Arizona - Crawling With Toys

 These tall, narrow Michelins are military tires from troop-transport trucks. Mike Berg tried them out on his built-up '99 Xtracab Tacoma. A Dana 44 with alloy shafts and an OX Locker rides up front while a disc-braked, Detroit-locked, Ford 9-inch brings up the rear. This puts Mike's track width wide, making it quite stable, but a challenge in some of the tighter rock slots.  View Related Article

 

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