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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Option 1 and get some wheels
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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HaHa, I'm too cheap to get wheels, plus I like to roll stockers.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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this is the stance your truck will have if you get the 2 inch shackles and take the block out...thats all i have done:

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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also, with just the CAI, muffler swap and a tune you hit a 14 sec quarter mile with that 4.8?

mine has the 4.8 too, but i havent done any modifications yet and mine feels like it would be lucky to hit a low 16. i cant see it hitting a high 14 with just the ins and outs mods and a tune, but that would be impressive!

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackLM7
I'd go with option 1 but I don't understand why you want to get a shorter tire. Your stock tires are the shortest tire I'd ever put on a NNBS truck simply because of the huge wheel wells. There would be ALOT of fender gap if you went with a shorter tire. Yeah, shorter tires help with acceleration but I don't think it's worth it. If anything, I'd get a wider tire (275 or 285) and keep the same height.....or even taller. Anyways, good progress so far. I love those stock wheels.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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im gonna have to be the odd man out and say lift the front about 2"-3" and try to tuck some 32s... i think that would look sweet on that truck
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by VTODD
also, with just the CAI, muffler swap and a tune you hit a 14 sec quarter mile with that 4.8?

mine has the 4.8 too, but i havent done any modifications yet and mine feels like it would be lucky to hit a low 16. i cant see it hitting a high 14 with just the ins and outs mods and a tune, but that would be impressive!

thanks
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No, thats an old 14 sec. title from my other previous truck, lol. I couldn't tell ya what my times would be on the new truck, it is much quicker with the tuning, not so much from a dig, but anything above a stand still start hauls some pretty good ***. If I could get the thing to launch hard, I'd say it would have some low 15's or high 14's possibly.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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tried to do a 2 inch drop in the rear for you:

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drop:
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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thanks KB. Looks pretty good, but I think it confuses me even more. LOL.

I had been thinking about a 275x?x17 tire, but in a 17" tire, there are few options for a 275 width with larger diameters. About the only options I've seen are 275-65-17 and 275-70-17 and the selection of tires for both sizes aren't much.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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OH yeah, KB, no big rush, but maybe another favor if you have the time. I'd like to look at the photoshopped 2" drop versus lifting the front to level it out. Again--if you have the time and all.
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