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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 03:12 PM
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ouch... hopefully u like them
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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pics of the wheels?
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by oakley6575
Just got bent over at discount tire. $850 later and I have some heavy *** cragar drag wheels and 315/60-15 tires.
Should have bought some wheels like this. The wheels only weigh 22lb and they tuck and are cheap and are 16x8.5

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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:06 PM
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22lbs??? that's extremely light, do you know the weight with tire aired up?

4.10s skirrrrrtttt haha My favorite moto from pt "don't fear the gear"

Did you get the Holley manifold installed?
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:09 PM
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After 6 months finally found the subscribe button
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MechE
pics of the wheels?
Just cragar 342 series. They were 159 each for the custom backspacing.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...-window-wheels

Originally Posted by BlackGMC
Should have bought some wheels like this. The wheels only weigh 22lb and they tuck and are cheap and are 16x8.5
The problem was that I wanted to run a meaty tire. Something with a lot of sidewall and wide enough to put a fat mark on the ground. I also wanted to run a 30" diameter. So it came down to a 15" wheel, so I could run the 315/60 radials from hoosier or mickey thompson.

The track doesn't allow slicks, only DOT drag radials. So I was kind of stuck with the two tires I mentioned. I didn't think 159$ a wheel was bad so I'll give them a shot. Should be here in the next 4 weeks.
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:16 PM
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Got really tired of looking at a computer screen so I went out back and pulled the driveshaft out, rear wheels off, and pulled the diff cover. My 4.10's will be here sometime next week so I thought I would just tear it apart now and fix a few things.

A while ago, I put a line lock in my truck but once I got it installed and buttoned up, the damn solenoid didn't ever work. So since I'll be running at the track a lot now, I thought I'd either fix the line lock or get a replacement. I'll take that out of the truck tomorrow and see if I can get it to engage.

Those beefy tires and a good burnout with the line lock should give me decent traction with the new gears...I hope anyways. Next step is probably to relocate the shocks behind the rear end.

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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 69Camaro427
Did you get the Holley manifold installed?
Hell no I still need to find a 04-06 fuel tank and order $400 worth of fuel fittings and hose before I can install the manifold. Should be fun as hell to get all that in at the same time and turn it up to 20+psi
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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What carrier is that, Eaton LSD?
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ShredSled
What carrier is that, Eaton LSD?
No it's the cheaper version

It's just an auburn posi. It's taken a **** ton if abuse too. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat
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