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Nov 17, 2015 | 04:33 PM

#11

zblee

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Originally Posted by Slow53

Update 11/17/15:
I blew the rear end and the tranny haha. But I got it fixed. IROC I love those wheels! Looks so good!
And The_W thanks man! Really means a lot! Any recommendations on best wheel size without losing to much performance?

how did this happen?

Nov 17, 2015 | 05:06 PM

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Slow53

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how did this happen?

I had bad pinion bearings and tires spinning didn't help haha.

Nov 17, 2015 | 06:15 PM

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Thanks, they are staggered 18" Billet Specialties Vintecs. 18X8 front, 18X9.5 rear. It still rides good with the 18s, not sure I would go much bigger than 18" personally. It all depends on what you are after.

Nov 17, 2015 | 06:24 PM

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Slow53

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I have a video of the rear end and transmission blowout anyone care to see :p

Nov 17, 2015 | 08:59 PM

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Slow53

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Whats your tire size?

Nov 20, 2015 | 12:58 PM

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265/60-18 front, 275/60-18 rear.

Nov 20, 2015 | 09:09 PM

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echoman

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Good looking truck! I'd like to see the vid. Sucks that happened though. Welcome to the forums, you will like it here

Nov 23, 2015 | 10:43 AM

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darkirish63

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Nice jumping off point, Slow... Be careful or you'll end up an old guy like a lot of us on here with a too fast truck

I really need to post some picks of my build - even though she's a couple years old now. Just dropped in my 3rd tranny rebuild (yeah - I know - do the 4l80e swap, dude) but I'll torque that as well. Not really pushing that much through the rear-end (about 435-450 N/A) but the torque is naaaassstyy...