Thanks for the pic, John!
Whoa, is that just a groove trimmed out of there? Have you seen your tires with articulation?
Dang, I'm really curious now to see the fit on mine. Tho is has more circumference, your 245/75/16 is actually 1/2" narrower than the standard 255/65/16 tire (this site is great:
http://www.dakota-truck.net/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html Dan.
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