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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 02:30 PM
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Kuhmos? Same tires I have
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 08:15 PM
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they are indeed kumhos. 285/60 18. I'm surprised and excited at how wide they are. almost equivalent to my 305s. now just waiting til Wednesday for my wheels to arrive... freak wildfires in California delayed shipping...
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 08:21 PM
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Interesting. I have the 275s. They don't look very wide to me, but I don't really have much to compare them to here other than my massive 315 mt radials
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 07:30 PM
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Got the meats mounted on the new wheels. Raceline Renegades 18x10 -19

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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 07:53 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 08:49 PM
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Truck looks nice, in good condition for the age.

Things I would do costmetically:
Debadge and remove side molding
Painted door handles
Painted bumper cap
Painted mirror caps
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
Truck looks nice, in good condition for the age.

Things I would do costmetically:
Debadge and remove side molding
Painted door handles
Painted bumper cap
Painted mirror caps
I contemplate painting the bumper top all the time.
I also contemplate removing the side molding and debadging.

The reason why I haven't attempted removing the side molding is simple. At my university I walk thru the parking lot everyday and see atleast one idiot swing their car door into the car next to them. My hope is that this moldings have protected me from a few dents and dings. And I will not even bothering pulling them off till I'm no longer parked in a giant parking lot with 5,000 college students

Though I agree it looks great when they are off the truck.

And I haven't tackled painting the bumper top, because I'm not sure how I'd go about it. It's the molded plastic which has all those little bumps in it, which would be a pain to sand, yada yada yada.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 12:56 PM
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I'm also considering dropping it an inch or two.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GM1697
I contemplate painting the bumper top all the time.
I also contemplate removing the side molding and debadging.

The reason why I haven't attempted removing the side molding is simple. At my university I walk thru the parking lot everyday and see atleast one idiot swing their car door into the car next to them. My hope is that this moldings have protected me from a few dents and dings. And I will not even bothering pulling them off till I'm no longer parked in a giant parking lot with 5,000 college students

Though I agree it looks great when they are off the truck.

And I haven't tackled painting the bumper top, because I'm not sure how I'd go about it. It's the molded plastic which has all those little bumps in it, which would be a pain to sand, yada yada yada.
I had a body shop paint the top bumper cover. Cost me $200 to sand and spray. Any my paint is spiral gray metallic.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GM1697
I'm also considering dropping it an inch or two.
As soon as I saw the picture with new wheels on it I was gonna say you should definitely lower it if its going to be a street truck

Truck looks great with the new wheels! This just makes me want to get my new wheels now even more...
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