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My first post. I will introduce myself later, but heres my '75/'81 work in progress....

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5751841_n.jpg

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Thanks for all the compliments guys. I'll pass them on to my buddy. texasfunk, my truck had 60 series tires before I put the 275/50/15's all around. They just looked better to me. They ride better IMO because of less sidewall flex in curves but the still enough sidewall for a comfortable ride. I even put my Honda Rubicon in the bed and it still rides ok. On his truck we put 295/50/15's on the rear. They are alot wider and the sidewall is just a little taller. I'll try to get some pics of the side of his truck tomorrow.

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Your truck looks good. How low is it? Tire size? Is it chopped?

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Its about as low as I'd want it to get. I dont know the specifics, I bought it this way. I know it has a flip-kit in the rear with notches, and spindles in the front, everything made by belltech. Its actually a bit too low imo for everyday driving, in the front anyways. Tires are 275/60R15 in the rear and 225/70R15 in the front, just picked up all new rubber today, will be getting installed after I send the rims out for media blasting and powdercoating. And it is chopped, 5" I believe. I got rid of my last project and picked this up cheap for something to do over the winter...

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any body have pictures of a 2 1/2 drop spindle and cut 1 1/2 -2 coils (2"??) in the front and a flip in the rear?........also very good looking truck's i will defiantly be keeping my truck rally's

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thanx alot! ilove the way this looks, def going to get some corvette rallies for my truck! id love some side pics, thanx in advance!

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I wouldn't cut any more than a coil off which equals 2" of drop after that you will have alignment issue and you lower control arms will scrub the ground

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it looks to be a 6-6 or maybe more

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Heres a few. The chrome on the drivers door is crooked. He misaligned it somehow. But it's a driver not a show truck.

[IMG]http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...gle07/f122.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...gle07/f124.jpg[/IMG]

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^^^^Just messed my keyboard, I'm in love with that truck! Tell your bud thanks for the inspiration, I'll be duplicating that look with my '85.....right after I rob a bank.

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Thanks, I'll pass on the message. I'm trying to get him to change the grille to an 85-86 or the 89-91 sub front end. I don't like the repro LMC one he has. Thanks again.

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man silvereagle, you guys nailed the look on that truck!! that is the perfect look all the way down to the tip of the tail pipe. truly inspirational!!
if i remember right you had a thread going on that truck a while back?

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Yeah, I had one a while back. I didn't intend on all the compliments on this thread , but thanks. It's nice to see everyone likes the truck. We actually were building 3 at one time , but the other two fizzled out. They were bigger projects, including mine. Thanks again.

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:lol: thats what happens when you post pics of a truck that looks that good! i'm going to see if i can find that old thread a read it again...

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o..m...g. this truck is too nice, its like he knew exactlywhat i wanted mine to look like! lol, if i may ask do you have an idea of the backspacing? and i agree on the grill swap, it just seems to plain to me, kind of takes away from the rest, sue, its a simple truck which looks great, but the grille is too simple

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^^^ bingo!!!

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texasfunk, if I remember correctly they were 5" backspacing all around. 8's on the front and 10's on the rear. He got the wheels, center caps and corvette trim rings come from a local dealer(car show).

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sweet! thanx for the help, i recently got a set for my elky, the guy sells you 4, any size from 15x4-15x8, for under 400 shipped! rings and caps, all brand new, i called him up and he said 40 bucks extra for 2 10's! sounds sweet to me! im def getting a set for my tuck, and again, thanx! :chevy:

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Glad I could help.

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Here's my 79 with the winter wheels on. 15X8's

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Looks great, I like the black rallyes. I'd like to see your summer wheels(avatar).

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Im here

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/6...e/dsc01004.jpg

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tire and wheel setup??

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