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44boggers · 05-15-2019, 05:36 PM

I got a big burst of motivation today after seeing my tires mounted up, axle back under the truck and the bed floor laid on the frame. I am very happy with how the tires and wheels look. I think I will need to run a wheel spacer front and rear to dial in the backspacing, but I think the rear is very close. While I was picking up the wheels and tires in Eastern Austria, I stopped by a trucking repair company, Schwarzmüller, and I was able to wait while they shortened my driveshaft about 1.5 inches.
The next thing I will start on is welding in the pop up fuel filler and then filling in the gaps between to make it all flow together smooth.
The wheels are:
Vossen VFS1- 20X10.5 - ET+10 (~5.5” backspacing) Satin Black
Vossen VFS1- 20X8.5 - ET+20 (~6” backspacing) Satin Black
The tires are:
Pirelli P Zero 255/40/20 and 315/35/20

I actually ordered their minimum ET for each wheel which was ET 5 and ET 15 but for what ever reason the ET 10 and ET20 showed up. Ive been waiting since november for the wheels so Im not sending them back. I mean we are only talking about 5mm. I will use wheel spacers anyway to get the BS right.

05-15-2019, 05:36 PM	#172
44boggers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: winklen, Tirol Posts: 292	Re: American in Austria 83 Build I got a big burst of motivation today after seeing my tires mounted up, axle back under the truck and the bed floor laid on the frame. I am very happy with how the tires and wheels look. I think I will need to run a wheel spacer front and rear to dial in the backspacing, but I think the rear is very close. While I was picking up the wheels and tires in Eastern Austria, I stopped by a trucking repair company, Schwarzmüller, and I was able to wait while they shortened my driveshaft about 1.5 inches. The next thing I will start on is welding in the pop up fuel filler and then filling in the gaps between to make it all flow together smooth. The wheels are: Vossen VFS1- 20X10.5 - ET+10 (~5.5” backspacing) Satin Black Vossen VFS1- 20X8.5 - ET+20 (~6” backspacing) Satin Black The tires are: Pirelli P Zero 255/40/20 and 315/35/20 I actually ordered their minimum ET for each wheel which was ET 5 and ET 15 but for what ever reason the ET 10 and ET20 showed up. Ive been waiting since november for the wheels so Im not sending them back. I mean we are only talking about 5mm. I will use wheel spacers anyway to get the BS right. Attached Images Last edited by 44boggers; 05-15-2019 at 05:43 PM.