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Old 07-13-2011, 11:53 PM   #148
Groyd
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Re: Be Gentle. . . I'm an Amateur.

Thanks for all the comments and compliments everybody.

I did have some time when I was off work for a couple of weeks to do some little stuff. I lowered the bed 2" to match up with the running boards. I moved my rear axle forward 1 1/2". I got the radiator hoses hooked up and the driveshaft cut down about five inches and balanced with a new u-joint.





I thought I got a great craigslist deal on some 16" rally wheels. I sanded them down and painted them flat black. Visions of whitewall tires were in my head. I measured the center so I could go buy some bullet centers to go with the trim rings and decided to make sure they fit on the truck first (something you think you would do before you handed over cash). Turned out they were 5 x 5 bolt pattern instead of 5 X 4.75. Excitement had taken over when I was buying them I measured backspacing, diameter and width and I didn't even think to measure the bolt pattern. I assumed all 5 stud GM wheels would be the same. Lesson learned.





In case anyone was wondering, I went ahead and stopped by the shop that sales the bullet center caps and they said that they've never seen a set of stock rims that would work with aftermarket bullet style center caps. I had never really seen them, but they acted like they're really popular. A few months ago I had seen a picture of this truck and fell in love with them.
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