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LowFlyr · May 17, 2016

I switched up my tire sizes a bit and ordered some Coopers today. I went with 235/50r18 in the front (27.3X9.3) and 265/45r18 in the rear which is 27.4X10.4. 5" backspacing on a 9" wheel puts the mounting surface in the dead center. So my 18X9's have 5" front and backspacing. My 8" wheels have both 4.5" front and back also. Hopefully I can squeak by with that setup.

Gambles are those pics of your 20X9 0 offsets?

Gambles · May 17, 2016

they are indeed, don't mind my need of a paint job... What I spent getting my truck running again after having to buy these wheels were about 600 bucks shy of my paint job... I kind of erratically bought my wheels also... Dropped a ball joint on a Thursday night leaving work and ruined my 17" staggered Boyd's so I bought wheels tires full round of ball joints and control arm bushings and did an intake manifold and oil pan gasket, back on the ground by Monday at noon..

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LowFlyr · May 17, 2016

df2x4 said:
Welcome, sweet truck! I'm curious about that dash, is that a custom built unit or was it swapped in from something older? Maybe a combination of the two? I hate the plastic dashes in these trucks and whatever you did there looks pretty damn good!

The top part of the dash is out if a '66 C10 pickup and there was a drop down panel added to cover up some unsightly stuff. All the work was done by a body shop owner in Jasper, Ar. He did the work for a customer and then bought the truck back when the customer put it up for sale. He said he spent 100 hours on the interior. He did a pretty damn good job too, all this work is about 20 years old!

LowFlyr · May 17, 2016

Gambles said:
they are indeed, don't mind my need of a paint job... What I spent getting my truck running again after having to buy these wheels were about 600 bucks shy of my paint job... I kind of erratically bought my wheels also... Dropped a ball joint on a Thursday night leaving work and ruined my 17" staggered Boyd's so I bought wheels tires full round of ball joints and control arm bushings and did an intake manifold and oil pan gasket, back on the ground by Monday at noon..

Nice! Thanks for the pics. Do you have a 4/6 drop?

Gambles · May 18, 2016

about 5-8 got a 4/6 and had shackles, and cut about half a round off the coils

LowFlyr · May 25, 2016

I put my wheels on for a test fit today. I've got quite a bit more room than I anticipated.. I'm sure after I burn those tires off I'll throw some meatier drag radials on her and drop it another inch or so in the rear.

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Justin S · May 25, 2016

I like that rear window!

LowFlyr · May 26, 2016

I do too! It's out of the same '66 c10 the dash came from. If I could get a '66 front clip on it then it would be complete!

kennythewelder · May 26, 2016

LowFlyr said:
I do too! It's out of the same '66 c10 the dash came from. If I could get a '66 front clip on it then it would be complete!

I have seen one on a forum. The poster clames it to be real. I don't remember if it was here or www.gmtruckclub.com but it was on one of them. The clip was on a white, gmt 400 burb

livelifewideopen · May 26, 2016

LowFlyr said:
I do too! It's out of the same '66 c10 the dash came from. If I could get a '66 front clip on it then it would be complete!

That would be ALOT of fab work lol

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