Matte Black or Anthracite?

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Just purchased an Oxford White XLT and I can't make up my mind whether the Fuel Shok in Matte Black or Anthracite will look better. Truck will be lifted with 18x9 Shok wheels and Bushwacker OEM styled flairs.

Matte Black - http://www.fueloffroad.com/wheel/12189/fuel-1-piece-wheels-shok-d664/?finishID=12&lugs=5

Anthracite - http://www.fueloffroad.com/wheel/12020/fuel-1-piece-wheels-shok-d665/?finishID=277&lugs=6

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I like the Anthracite. What size and offset will you run?
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I like the Anthracite. What size and offset will you run?
Well, I decided on the Anthracite and I will be running 18x9 with 12 offset and 275/65/18 Ridge Grapplers. Installing Bushwacker OEM style flairs so I hopefully won't need mud guards.
 
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Well, I decided on the Anthracite and I will be running 18x9 with 12 offset and 275/65/18 Ridge Grapplers. Installing Bushwacker OEM style flairs so I hopefully won't need mud guards.
Looking forward to seeing the new combo bolted up!
 
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Looking forward to seeing the new combo bolted up!
I just purchased the Truck last Thursday and there are multiple mods being done by a another company through the dealership (so I could finance all of the mods for 0% with the truck ;)). Likely won't pick it up until next week. But as soon as I do I'll be posting picks.
 

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Method builds quality wheels!

For those considering the Method NV - the MR605 NV Version noted above is part of Method's DISCO Series which are 10 to 12 inches wide with aggressive negative offset.

For more traditional fitments, the MR305 NV is available in 8.5-inch to 9-inch widths and offset ranging from -12mm to +18mm
 
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Just purchased an Oxford White XLT and I can't make up my mind whether the Fuel Shok in Matte Black or Anthracite will look better. Truck will be lifted with 18x9 Shok wheels and Bushwacker OEM styled flairs.

Matte Black - http://www.fueloffroad.com/wheel/12189/fuel-1-piece-wheels-shok-d664/?finishID=12&lugs=5

Anthracite - http://www.fueloffroad.com/wheel/12020/fuel-1-piece-wheels-shok-d665/?finishID=277&lugs=6

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Well, I couldn't decide so I did both. Was at the shop were I was purchasing the wheels and the guy helping me suggested these, they're Fuel Kicker 6. A bit more aggressive looking than the Shocks and incorporate both Black and Anthracite, problem solved. :like:
 
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Since picking up the truck and driving it the first time with the new wheels and tires, it felt a bit firm so I checked tire pressure and they put 42 psi in them. 42 seems a bit much since I ran 44 psi in much larger tires on my 2010 Raptor.
So the question is, how do you know what tire pressure to run in aftermarket tires sized larger than the OEM they replaced?
I did an internet search and read about a way to calculate it, but no one explains how to calculate it. Am I missing something?
 

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The new wheels look sharp, @OKRaptor !

With regards to pressure, this tends to be a personal preference, however, tires are pneumatic so you need to be aware of the minimal safe "cold" inflation pressure.

It looks like you went with the LR-C 285/70R-17 Ridge Grappler. If that's the case, the minimum cold inflation pressure you can safely run is 35 PSI per the load inflation tables. You may want to set the pressure at 37 PSI cold and adjust to your liking from there. For reference, the maximum cold pressure your tires can handle is 50 PSI.
 
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The new wheels look sharp, @OKRaptor !

With regards to pressure, this tends to be a personal preference, however, tires are pneumatic so you need to be aware of the minimal safe "cold" inflation pressure.

It looks like you went with the LR-C 285/70R-17 Ridge Grappler. If that's the case, the minimum cold inflation pressure you can safely run is 35 PSI per the load inflation tables. You may want to set the pressure at 37 PSI cold and adjust to your liking from there. For reference, the maximum cold pressure your tires can handle is 50 PSI.
Thank you, I appreciate the info. Where do you find the minimum cold inflation pressure? I looked on NItto's site and they did not have much info regarding tire inflation specific to each type of tire.
 

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Thank you, I appreciate the info. Where do you find the minimum cold inflation pressure? I looked on NItto's site and they did not have much info regarding tire inflation specific to each type of tire.
We reference industry load inflation tables for pressure and this is due to the fact that tires are pneumatic and carry certain loads at certain pressures. So it's not that each spcific tire has a minimum.

More specifically, we look at the factory tire's load index/construction and the factory recommended cold air pressure (placard pressure), then plug these two numbers into a Load Inflation Chart and the chart indicates how much load the factory tire carries at the factory recommended pressure.

For example... your O.E. tires (112 load index - standard load construction) carry 2,117 lbs per tire at the placard pressure (30 PSI) so your new LT285/70R-17 tires (116 load index - LT-LRC construction) need to have the cold inflation pressure set to meet that 2,117 lbs. Using the load inflation tables, 35 PSI is the minimum cold inflation pressure your Ridge Grappler tires need to be set at to meet this load requirement.
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