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Old 09-09-2020, 11:16 PM   #95
AllenF
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Re: Morphing a 1956 Chevy 3200 onto a 2001 Tahoe Chassis

well, that's one of the issues wiht the Tahoe chassis choice. I was hoping to find wheels that woiuld fit me into the rear fenders but the Tahoe brake calipers stick out into the mounting face such that only a modern wheel works. So it had to be those alloy spares you see, and no, the rears don't clear. I added about 3/4 to each side when I double walled the bed but that wasn't quite enough. So I had to do a 3" lift, which, in the end looks better anyway. One of the other many errors I made was not considering that the 56 bed and cab is waaaay lighter than the tahoe shell. Had I thought of this I wouild have made those adjustments prior. I didn't want to cut the fenders and add 1" to each, but I may be forced to do that if the 3" lift doesn't keep those fenders from touching the new Michelins. I do intend to tow with it.
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