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Old 02-22-2017, 03:59 PM   #843
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"

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Just wondering Marc but if you had known about your caliper clearance issue could you have "clocked" the axle ends when you had it narrowed? To rotate the caliper
Yes I could have (you know what they say about hindsight). By re-drilling the backing plates I can get it more precise because I would still be guessing and hoping the axles where clocked correctly and even from side to side

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Looks pretty nice! Are those wheels shown in the pics the 22's you are going to be using? Would 20's get you on the ground easier?

keep it going!
No these are 20's off of my 48 truck with 275/45/20 tires (29.75" diam). If I go with 22's I will drop the tire size down to 265/35/22 (29.44 dia). That will help the width of the tire fitting into the body and it will help with laying out as it's a smaller overall diameter.. A win - win of sorts.

Marc
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