Nothings better than a new set of tires
 

It just seems like there's nothing better than a new set of tires , After waiting 7 + months on back ordered rims , Just old school Chrome 15" Vette rallys My BF good rich T/A radials showed up today . I've ordered tires on line before ,These came from Jegs and showed up boxed . 255 x 70 x 15 . :chevy:

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Nice set up! I'm still waiting on my 10" rallies, but glad you got your rims. Now hopefully summit will get mine out to me. I'm gonna try to run a 295/50/15 on the rear of my truck.

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Darn good looking wheels.

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Maybe it’s just me… but I LOVE the smell of new tires!

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I do love that new tire feeling (and smell). Never seen tires shipped in boxes. I do know FedEx got me back when I was selling wheels. I'd send just the wheel and they'd slap labels on it, no problem. Then they started up-charging for "non-encased" parcels. They charge close to 50% more because the wheels weren't boxed.

New tires are "one of" those great feelings. Maybe it's the most often one. But freshly painted and a fresh built motor are hard to beat. and of course there is a freshly completed interior!!

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There's just something about the chrome rallys and white letter tires that screams 1970's to me , I went with the rallys thinking it's an easy less expensive wheel to replace if I ever need to and then it took 7 months to get all of them , i posted the picture because it's the first time I've ever seen tires shipped in boxes But for the price increases on wheels and tires they should have come GIFT wrapped , Lets just say I'm probably only going to get a package of socks for Christmas this year under the tree . :lol:

:chevy:

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Looks like its gunna be a great look Grumpy

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I totally agree.
I put new tires and rims on my '71 Jimmy. I had been running 33x12.50x15 meats on 10 x 15 chrome steel rims since I got it in '95. I was getting atrocious gas mileage. Great off road, sure, but I'm rarely there.
So I went down to 235/75/R16 Coopers on 9x16 aluminum rims. Kickouts from a buddy's '99 Suburban. I talked him out of recycling them for the metal.
Night and Day difference. The Jimmy handles fine, especially in town. My speedometer isn't 10 - 12 MPH off, it's within 2 or 3 MPH of GPS indicated groundspeed. I did need 1.25'' spacers. OEM backspace for '67-'72 trucks is 3-5/8'' -- the aluminum rims were 5.''
Looking cool is a side benefit.
TOP -- New Tires
BOTTOM -- Old ones

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Looks like a killer combo!

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I was riding on a set of dry rotted Goodrich T/A's for almost 15 years when I took the plunge to get a new set of Wheelsmith Rallyes and brand new T/A's. A fresh alignment by the best alignment shop in town and I am in hog heaven.

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Have you noticed how bad your Blazer was being steered by pavement ruts with those 12.50 wides?

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It was horrible.

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You just can't beat that tire & wheel combination! TA/Radials were the state of the art tire back in the day, and those chrome rally's are a timeless muscle look that commands respect! Nicely done OG, your whole truck is looking awesome! I still have my rally's around here with the TA's blown off them in burnout contests... ;) Took a first place trophy home for this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXx...VEXyeB&index=1 "Cheers!"

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I agree with you, the title of your post says it well! I also understand about the wait for your wheels, I experienced the same. Waited 5 months for my 16x6 smoothies, new tires (love the new tire smell too) mounted shortly after they arrived.