Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike C
That’s a great looking truck whether it’s original green or an older repaint. I have a 69 short step in it’s original paint, and one of the best things I did was 17” wheels. They can be tucked in so much further than whatever 15” rim you choose. I have 17 x 8’s on the front with 4.5” back space and 9’s on the rear with 5” backspace. 235 55 17 and 275 55 17 respectively.
The 17’s let you have a lower profile tire but keep the overall height in the 27”-29” range.
My truck is dropped 4.5” front and 7” rear. The back is a DJM flip kit and you just get however much you get. But there is NO way to get it down without rubbing if you go the 15x10 route.
|
Thanks man! Yea, its a repaint. I painted it wint Rustoleum thru a sprayer. It looked great for a while but now it looks about like it did before i pulled it out of the woods where i found it. Haha (ill try to find a pic of it from when i painted it)
And i do love the look of 17”s on these trucks. Ive seen some Wheel Vintiques ones that look like a rally but come in 17”s. But Ive always imagined this truck low (not slammed, just more “sporty” i guess) and with fat white letter tires on deep lipped rally wheels. And the tires i have on my 15x8’s have only about 1000 miles on them, so im planning on using them with whatever 10”s i get.
ps, the picture i put up is from about a month out from paint, 8 years ago