new wheel tire choice?
 

hey all, wow it's been a long time since i've been on here! i miss you guys! i see ALOT of awesome new rides/projects since i've last been on here, good job guys!

anyways, i just finished graduating out of my mechanical engineering tech course, got a job working for Schlumberger, therefore, i finally have some money to put towards my ride again!!:metal: ...unfortunately, to make ends meet during school, i had to sell some things... THANKFULLY i got to keep my truck!, but i had to sell the rims/tires off it. Now, im looking for a new set, but cant decide on the styling!? throughout school, i've become friends in different places, opening my options. (such as machining my own wheels...)
also, plans for the short future include air-ride, with the available "drop-member"

here are some of my current ideas:

The first picture is my truck with the old wheel/tire combo... these wheels i found were too common, and not wide enough in the back. they are sold and gone!

the second pic is of N2TRUX's sweet ass swb c10. i love his wheel/tire combo, but am not sure how it'd look on a stepper

the third pic is of the same truck, but with some photochopped custom "one-off" machined chevy ralleys... i see some potential...

the last pic is of Todd Emmons c10, again, i really like the tire/wheel combo.

other options include coys, tt2's, etc... if i go mag's, im thinkin 5-spoke. ...but i stilll cant decide!! Any thoughts??

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i like the rallys!




but then again anything look good on Ken's truck!!

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aint that the truth!

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You got one vote to make your own big rallies, here. I have done a bit of research myself.
Here is a couple of photoshops I did awhile back.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...oechopcopy.jpg

These were the actually rallies enlarged.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...opfinished.jpg

This is the best, most cost effective way that I found to do this.
This is the centeline wheel that I would use.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...utodragiii.jpg
Minus the rivots of course(which they will do). It has that step notch/line in the middle of the wheel-kinda like the originals. And I think the center cap will fit in the recess(couldn't confirm for sure). Plus this one comes in customizable offsets because it is a two piece wheel. Which will allow you to achieve that real staggered look, unlike their one piece smoothies.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...46smoothie.jpg

If it's a more modern five spoke you decide to go with. I posted a picture of this wheel in another thread, and alot of people like it. I think it would look good on your ride. It's made by rushforth and pretty reasonably priced.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...edTitanium.jpg

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thanx for the info jdurant..i really like the rushforth, and the centerlines would definately be a good start for some custom wheels!

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Hey, Jdurant, those Rushforth wheels are sweet, but as I remember they are kinda pricey aren't they?

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Those enlarged rallies on that blazer are sick, if they were a production rim I would buy them

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:metal: :imo:

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http://wheelvintiques.com/shopsite_s...ml/page75.html
20in billet rally

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that nice but it just ant that same as a truck rally ;)

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I guess so, yeah. Sometimes my view of wheel prices gets distorted because of my taste in wheels. Most wheels that I really really like cost a fortune-typically > $3000 a set. So for $2800 for this set really doesn't seem that bad to me. And it's hard to find a truely good quality big American made wheel that is made to your specs for less than that.

I have never seen this before. Good find.

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I really like the chop with Ken's truck and 20 inch rallys

How about these as another option?

Attachment 489635

I think they would look super sweet on a square:smoke:

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Like this?

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anything looks good on your truck..:metal:

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Oh yeah!!

those Boulevards look sweet!

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i would give up my bonspeeds for a set of those rallys that are in the first post. i have a set of 20/22in smoothies i could play with.

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they're very nice, but at $731 per wheel (20") im sure i could find a better fit! such as the rushforth's ...and i do like the looks of the Boulevards.... im going to research some custom wheels up... or cost to get some smoothies cut and powdercoated. Id love to see what some 20" c10 rally's would look like, with some nice custom offsets.... mmmmmmmyesss. 10-12" wide rear, 9.5 ish wide front.

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I really like the saltflat looking wheels Then i bought hopsters But 15's work for me on square bodys

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Those style wheels have been a favorite of mine for a long while. There are quite a few similar on the market now. But I think if you have the ability and people to do it, do a custom, bigger, rally. Maybe they might look good in a 18/20 combo? Just kinda thinking out loud there.

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Wow that blazer looks sooooooo gooooood you are a master of the photoshop alot of guys work really looks fake!

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Ok, let me throw my thoughts out here. You have a custom truck. It is shaved, smoothed and roll panned. It has a billet grill, and a bright custom color. Putting a rally wheel of any style on your truck is going to make it look unfinished. It will not set your truck off, it will set it back several steps.


I have no prob with you using my truck to chop, but it's not helping you either. Your truck is a bright colored step side. Adding a grey centered wheel might look good on it. Trying to make that decision based on what a wheel looks like on a black fleetside with all the bumpers and trim is not going to give you a clear visual of what will look good.

Get a good side view pic of "your" truck and chop away. This will tell you much more but sometimes even that isn't enough.

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:metal:----I think this is the way to go, especially if you won't have to pay to cut the square holes. I think I was gonna pay like $300 per wheel to get em' cut and still come out cheaper than buying a wheel like the Rushforths. I hope you can get them that wide though. Don't know exactly what different size hoops they make. I know that they make a like a 15" wide hoop that you could actually get cut down to 12" for like $100 per wheel if there are no other options.
Good luck and please keep us informed.

Thanks alot. 100% totally self taught. There are actually some guys on here that I could learn alot from. It helps on that one that I enlarged the wheels that were on it.


Edit--
Ken does make a good point above.
I do think a big rally would look great on any squarebody but it makes more since on a truck that is all trimmed out rather than one that is smoothed and modernized. I hope my need to see a big rally made isn't forcing me to give you bad advise.

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ken, thats a very good argument.. in fact i was thinking of that myself... the big rally's would look awesome on a truck not quite as customized... so i took the liberty of puttin' them on my truck just to see... it's not half bad.. however i do think some 5 spoke mag-wheels (possibly grey centered??) would set the truck off better, according to its styling ques.

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do 20in crager ss's

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i like the chop steemin! would the center painted body color instead of grey look stupid??

i'm really diggin the large rally's. jdurants blaze looks sick w/ his rallys enlarged and body color! that was one heck of a photoshop!

maybe he could do my truck like that?:lol: