wheels,tires,lowering. stay tunedOriginally Posted by ikeepzitclean
wheels,tires,lowering. stay tuned
I have a tube bumper on my 4x4 supposedly it came stock, and after welding the mounts to the frame towed 8500 pounds with it to Glamis.
Been collecting parts and working on getting the wheels ready for installation on the MM. I don't have a lathe so I had to come up with something that would work to drill out the center holes on the wheels. I first made a cardboard template 3" for the center hole to 3 11/16" hole size made with a compass, bolted together through center hole, and scribed on to both sides of wheel. The first wheel I used a die grinder....man that took forever. So I came up with using a 3 5/8" hole saw, with a homemade guide bolted through lug holes to hold the drill bit on center to remove the bulk and finish with the die grinder. Worked greatAll 4 wheels now fit and are mounted to tires. I just need a weekend to finish the front end rebuild/drop and install wheel/tire combo. Stay tuned.
Today I installed the rear wheels/tires. I wanted to retain the rear center caps, Dorman doesn't make a adapter nut yet (double nut) that would have made it easier. What I did was install the larger studs (14/1.5) to retain the stock Silverado lug nuts. I made a press tool out of an old C clamp to push out the old studs and drew them in with 2 washer/nut/impact tool method. No axles were pulled. Enjoy....
*The studs fit 1997-99 Cadillac Deville (rear 6 lug) Dorman #610-432, or Napa NOE 6414123
* drill bit to drill for studs 39/64"
* drill bit to drill drum 9/16"
* 2 grade 8 1/2" washers and Napa # NOE 641-3244 wheel nut
painted my block
I try to follow as much as I can whenever I get a chance to log on here.. lol great job so far btw! :D and the Silverado rims look dope on there. what size rubber u running?
rwenzek94, block color is so sick! u thinkin of doing a truck color combo to match it or what?
Last edited by ikeepzitclean; 02-13-2013 at 10:36 AM.
Thanks, the insperation came from crvtec90, I liked the look of his truck. The rubber is 235/45-17, same height as the oem tire on the truck.
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im diggin it fordubishi.. too bad my truck is dark blue..purple doesn't really "fashion" w/ it IMO. lol
damn thats pretty wide.. no rub? and based on the rubber size, the rim is 17x8 (or 7.5) im guessing?
the rim is 7.5" wide can't remember the offset, 31mm I think, the weight of the wheel and tire combo
stock wheel and tire = 39.5 lbs.
Silverado wheel and tire= 43.5 lbs.
No rub
Well I got the suspension done yesterday.....man this 52 year old is tired, well that and I hit my hand with a hammer...damn ball joint fork. Anyway, it looks and handles great. I replaced almost everything, bushings, ball joints, tie rods, re greased bearings, shocks, redrilled hubs for 14x1.5 studs etc. etc. etc. oh and lowered rear too. Here's some pictures of the carnage. The front studs fit 1980's Toyotas, part # on box, drill bit 5/8". Enjoy.
LOOK good pretty soon i'll be start my front to
wow.. and i was worried bout doing 215/45 cuz i thought it might rub. 235/45 it is then. lol and weight is not too big of a diff. considering rim is 3" bigger.
btw, cool pix updates.. the rims def. change da whole look of da truck. looks dope! did u lower da rear by takin out a leaf?
Thanks, the rear has 3" blocks
outta curiosity.. how big are da stock blocks? I've nvr lowered trucks b4 so idk.
It's basically just that, a piece of aluminum 3" thick, you can get them in 1", 2", 3" or 4" and you put them in between the axle and the spring hence lowering the car that amount. Normally the rear axle sits flat against the spring. There like this http://thesuspensionsource.mybigcomm...-HARDWARE.html
^ oh yeah i know what they are..i've just nvr messed w/ suspension on a truck b4. and i've seen some ppl lowering theirs by messing w/ the leafs. lol idk about that
i nvr checked mine, but do these trucks come w/ any blocks stock? and what size?
No they dont come with blocks. Block are used to lift or lower a truck depending on if tge leads are above or below the axle
Still going strong....oh my arms are bigger too, those 235/45-17's and manual steering = tough
Looks good I'm digging the rake! I always like trucks lower in front than back.
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