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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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Thats a nice truck Smokin. All i'd do w/ that is, throw on a cowl hood, shave the door handles, paint the bumper and grille to match, and toss on a billet bowtie, and thats pretty much in for that view. Looks good tho, very clean
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Old Oct 28, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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I think that's an old pic of his truck. I'm pretty sure he has shaved the side molding since then.
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokinRice
props man i love your truck wish mine had the same stance as yours
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ling_650vette
Thats a nice truck Smokin. All i'd do w/ that is, throw on a cowl hood, shave the door handles, paint the bumper and grille to match, and toss on a billet bowtie, and thats pretty much in for that view. Looks good tho, very clean
ahhhhhh...... no

smokin- like the truck, mine looks pretti much the same. leave it how it is but get those big mirrors off there and get a rollpan. then ud look identical
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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I am thinking about different mirrors. I did remove the side molding and I need to get a Billet grille to match the billet bowtie.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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Dude, go 9.5 in the rear, and 8" in front. I have heard a couple of people that have had rubbing problems depending on your drop and tire diameter on the front, but hell yeah, always go with as wide as you can on the rear. I wish I could get my Stingray's wider than the 8.5 on the rear, cause I want a fatter tire, but they don't make one wider than that, and I already spent about $2000 on the rims. I wonder if I could get them widened with them being one piece Forged rims. I have always had traction problems with my truck and now ride with Caltracs which greatly helped but my ride is stiff as hell. I know another inch per tire in the rear would make a hell of a difference!
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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Mine are 18x8(F) witha 275/40 and 18x9.5(R) witha 295/45. Traction really not a problem.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 07:50 AM
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I have 8.5's all the way around and wish now that I'd staggered the size.

Go with 8's and 9.5's!
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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My previous wheels were 9.5's all around with a 30.5 diameter and I had no rubbing problems at all with the Hotchkis drop. I want to stay away from staggered widths and keep the same rim/tire on all four corners.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Scream
Jeff, check out www.wheelstop.com for Boyd's wheels. The owner is a very good friend of mine and an absolutely AWESOME guy to do business with. Tell him I sent ya!
Thats where I got my timeless 6s....
Good guy to deal with.
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