Looks good.

Save the bricks and use extended shackles (1.5"-2.0"). Inexpensive and you will get a new bushing in the deal. Not only will it lower the rear but it should also ride better with teh new bushings.

I am glad to see your pics since I am trying to decide how to lower my leaf truck approximately 6". Drop leafs; drop mono leaf, standard curl; drop mono leaf, reverse curl; extended shackles; flip kit; c-notch, c-notch kit; rear shock relocators;...

How about dearched 3" or 4" and a 2" shackle ? Thats what I have done. Should be good While the springs are in the shop get new bushings installed.

Note.

2" drop shackles will not work with a wood floor. Thats why they make the 1.5" shackle.

Right now mine has the old tires on. My others are in storage while I get the shop set up ( just moved). But what goes on the truck are 17" ralleys with 335/35/17's in the rear with a 7 1/2-8" bs on an 11" rim. Up front they are 245/40/17's with a 4 1/2"bs on 9" rims if I remember right. The truck is bagged, body dropped 2", 3" drop spindles in the front and about 2" notch and 4" Z frame in the rear. The rockers sit about 5/8" off the floor and tires stuff up fully with about 1/4" femder to side wall gap.

That Looks Killer..

16x8 Eagles with 275/65/16

Bill are those Alcoa rims? I really like them the best of the larger rims. Very nice.

anyone done a 4/6 or 5/7 drop with 20's up front and 22's rear or 18's up front and 20's in the rear? Like to see that with info. :hmm:

Is a 275/60 the widest tire that can be put on a 15x8 rally?

It's the best looking tire IMO for a 8" Rally. Go with a 275 60 and you will be happy,

Is anyone running 50 series tires on rallys, if so what size are you using for front and back? Would a 295/50/15 look good and work on a 15x9 wheel for the rear?

72 1/2 ton 4x4 w/ 35's and 6 inch lift
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ytruck1053.jpg

New to me 67 custom camper
 

All stock except for a strong 350 :new:

bags and bodydrop with 22x9.5 with 265-35-22
http://www.streetsourcemag.com/uploa...4104PM6601.jpg

First pics is 225/70's front and 275/60's on the back all 8 inch rallys

Sec pic is 245/60's front and my " Red Neck" 295/50's on 15x11 rallys

http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL212/...5/78946032.jpg

http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL212/...5/78946090.jpg

Here's my combo...... Impala SS factory rims which are 17" x 8.5" with 5.125" backspace. Tires are 265/65/17. I had 31 x 10.5 on 15 x 8 ralleys and the new combo sits higher, rides smoother and absolutly tracks straight with no vibration.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UAAAA...40117142640536

Come on guys and gals...where are the stock and original photos? Here is the stock split rim on stock height '68, 3/4 ton with 7.50x16 split rims and the original hub cap.

68 chevy
 

I have a 2/4 drop on my 68 3/4 ton and im trying to figure out what kind of backspacing or offset im gonna need to use to fit 22's on it without rubbing, so if anyone has any info. on it that would be great.

what do you guys mean by back spacing?.. that how much the wheel goes in around the hub? thanx. im goin with some chrome smoothies my self and maybe some white walls not sure yet...awesome thread.

Check out the link for how to measure backspace. Hope it helps. :cool:

How to measure backspace

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Would a '72 chevy long bed look good w/all chrome rally rims 15x8 w/ the derby caps, sporting 275 60 15 bfg t/a?? I cant decide on 20's or stock size.

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Installed the 8'6" Cabover last month. Yesterday my friend and i swapped out the 5:12 diff carrier and installed a good 4:10 unit. nice rpm drop at highway speed.

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After studying and figuring I have decided to go with the same drop (2 1/2 Spindles 1" coil and 5" coil in the back) as you. When I saw the pics of your truck I couldn't figure out why the rear of your truck is still so much higher than the front cause my plan is to get mine almost even front to back. I have figured out why yours is so much higher in the back and its because your rear tires are 1.88 inches higher than the fronts. Did you replace your shocks or use the super track bar with this drop?

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Already Gone, I only come up with .88" difference (28 vs 27.1). Also, remember that the only half of that (to the center) will impact the vehicle height.

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Hi Dual Quad that truck looks to me like it has way more than 1" diff in height from front to back.

..Here is how I figured it out. Let me know if I missed something.
275mm=10.82in tread width x 60%= 6.49in. Therefore 6.49(ground to rim)+6.49(top of tire down to rim)+15.00rim diameter = 27.98in.Rear tire

235mm=9.25in tread width x 60%= 5.55in. Using same formula as above 5.55 + 5.55 +15.00 = 26.1in front tire............... 27.98-26.1 = 1.88.. I've always figured it like this and I use .03937 x the tread width for my inch measurement.

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Yep, your right, I used a 16" wheel on my spreadsheet for the smaller tire, thus the 1" error. Nonetheless, a 1.9" overall height difference will equate to only half of that difference (less than 1") in body height. This is because only one sidewall contributes to the distance to center at any one time.

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:bling2: 72 swb 20x8 front 4"backspacing 20x10 rear 5" backspacing custom made intro's

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Does anyone have any pics of a stock 3/4ton 4x4 on 33's. Would like to see if anyone has done this with or without a lift, and how much of a lift.....thinking of 2"
Thanks

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So, where are the pics?

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My Car Craft a month or two ago said they were amazed at how many cars were running 15" wheels again, and that a majority of them were crager s/s wheels!

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a%% shot!:burnout: :g2:

Cheers:tim:

Two those who run this board
Thanks and God bless you
It is great to be here:metal:

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All the 3/4 ton hubcaps for 67-68 I've ever seen were the white ones. Nice chrome.

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i got crome vette rally rims 15x10 with disc brake caps

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Here's another 4x4 entry. '71 Sub 1/2 ton. 4 inch Skyjacker lift. 15x8 wheels (standard backspace) and 35x12.5 Goodrich All Terrains. No rubbing and rides great. The 35s make the 3.73 gears feel a little inadequate when I tow the race car, but it does it.

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Great freekin idea.. I am trying to decide what size of rubber to put on my truck and have been wondering if there was such an easily accessible way to compare.. You'd almost think tire shops would have something like this for their customers. Probably will,,,,,, some day.

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Oldrock&roller: any engine pics? what kind of exhaust do you have coming out the side?

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I am ready to order my wheels and tires and can't decide on the size for the rear. I have decided on 255/45 18s [18x8 wheel] for the front but can't decide if I should go with 295/40 20s on the rear or 315/35 20s [20x10 wheel]. I originally planned on the 295s but my tire guy thinks the 315s would look better... I am not sure.

I think that having the sidewall heights match is important so I used the tire sizing guide at 1010tires.com and the 315s theoretically have a side wall height of 4.34". The 295/40s are said to be 4.64". The front 255/45s would be 4.51". I like the idea of 12.5" of tread width on the 315s, but wonder if the tire would look like it needs to be on a wider rim, which I don't want. I don't have to worry about having enough room for the 315s width because I have a shortened rear-end and have tubbed the bed 5.5" on each side. And the truck will have air ride so they have to tuck.

Anyone fit 315s on a 10" rim?

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hi guys im new here and was wondering on what size tires would fit on my truck its a 72 1/2 ton 2wd lwb i want to put 20's on it and i plan on putting a 4/6 inch drop on it. will they fit? and what size tire do i need? i think a 245/40/20 or a 275/40/20 might be ok or maybe a 45 series, please let me know what you think. thanks

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Here is my setup... Tire size is 31/16.50/15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets on 15" x 12" Weld Draglite wheels with 7.5"s of back-spacing. (NO these wheels will not fit on your stock truck, however they will if you change out your axles, I went with 35 Spline Moser's) Weld Draglites only come in 5 on 4.5 or 5 on 4.75 bolt circles. I have also included a couple of pics of my trailing arm modification... I have added the ability to adjust my trailing arms up or down in the front to suit my traction needs.

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What is the bigest height tire can you use on the back of a 2 wheel drive half ton truck with stock suspension, without being lifted up. And how wide?

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anyone ever thought of doing a mini tub with 15x12 with like 18 or 17x7 or even 6s for like a rail type dragster look? i have a long box so i think it will look good
maybe some one has done it if so anyone have a pictures