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Old 08-08-2015, 10:34 PM   #1
yossarian19
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'57 3200 w/ solid axle. Tires or upgrades first?

The truck handles better than I would expect but it is still a little loose on the freeway, leans a little in the turns. I've got fresh(ish) shocks, wheel bearings, disc brakes, steering linkage & fixed-end spring bushings into the front end. Shackles are still shot to hell and no sway bars.
My dad is swearing up and down that the first thing I do for handling should be 17x9 wheels & tires, that the rest will seem unimportant by comparison.
I'm thinking that the chassis is the weak link, performing well under what even the 235/75/15's will do on a tighter front end.
So - who's right?
If I was going to spend $$ on making the truck a little more highway friendly, are tires or bushings & sway bars going to make the bigger bang for the buck difference?
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