Got to do a little work on the truck recently. After doing some research on wheel sizes/lug patterns, I found a set of 17" 07 dodge wheels on facebook that it looked like would probably fit. For $20, I figured it was worth a chance and picked them up. Did a quick test fit and they worked. The very next day I saw a new post for some used 35" tires for a 17" inch wheel. I'd been looking for a little bit already, and this deal just fell into my lap with perfect timing. Got all four of them for $200. Although the tires are fairly new, two of them were wearing funny/quicker than the others, which is why I got them cheap. I'm not going to be doing a lot of driving or any on the interstate, so they'll work perfect for me.
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Then over the weekend I put them on. The truck had a blown tire and the mirror was touching the wall. The other side was right next to the ac. So the only way to change tires was to somehow drag the truck out first. My dad got a winch for his jeep not long ago and that made quick work of it.
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Then I was finally able to get the wheels on. Not my favorite wheels, but I have to admit, they look better mounted than I thought they would. They are a narrower wheel and the offset is quite a bit different than the other ones, so the tires are kind of tucked in some. I'm not into the whole stance game, but it does look a little funny compared to the old ones.
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While rummaging around and cleaning out the cab/engine bay with a leaf blower, I found what I think is the keychain that came with the truck when my grandpa bought it.
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Also got a closer look at the bed and realized it wasn't actually a highboy bed. It came off one of the 2wd's or later year fords with the wider frame rails. It's got some homemade, angle iron bed mounts welded to the side of the frame here and there. I hope to find an actual highboy bed to replace it with. Or at least get a cleaner bed mounted a little more cleanly. But anyways, I asked my dad about the bed. He said the the original was beat to pieces hauling hay, firewood, etc. and ended up splitting a part. At one point, they hauled about 100 square bales with it. Stacked up on the cab and everything.
Besides the tires, I put a new battery in, topped of the antifreeze, and, with a little gas and starting fluid, it started right up. Only runs for a couple seconds while there's gas in the carb though. There seems to be not enough pressure. I ordered a new fuel pump since they're only about $30 and am going to drain the gas when I replace that. Hopefully that does the trick and everything else is good enough that I can start driving it around town or going out to the desert now and then.
Lastly, I snapped a picture of the door sticker for future reference.
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