We tried peeling back a little bit of the duct tape off the CrapTruck and look what happened! It’s no problem, really– we’re rolling in (well-labeled) tape…

But the tires of the beloved CrapTruck are what I want you to focus on right now. Do those LOOK like the kind of tires that can send a CrapTruck up the old logging road with a half ton of gravel in the bed?

They don’t, do they? I love the CrapTruck, but these tires belong on a clown car. If you have a clown car, I’d be more than happy to donate them to you. Here are the tires Scott says we need:

A set of 4 tires, 31×10.5×15 or 32×11.5×15, with off road tread. Alternately, a set of jeep rims in 5×5.5 bolt pattern, 16×7 with 235/85-16 tires.

Or, put another way: we need bigger tires. They can still be crappy, just not quite so clownish.

Now, I know, this isn’t a random request for whatever spare pipes and lumber you’ve spotted on the curb. But I’ll bet it’s been a while since you’ve visited your local scrapyard. I’d probably even come with you, if you asked. And while I’m just about the world’s best scrapyard date, if you don’t want to get your hands mucked up you might try putting in a request with your local freecycle. Any other ideas how we might score some wheels for the Otherwise Perfect CrapTruck?