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Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Before and After Wheel change
I am going back Stock and replaced my Hopster Wheels and Tires with the steel wheels, NOS caps, and white wall tires. Below are before and after photos.
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BlahBlahBlah
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wa.
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Both look great, but me...I LOVE the stock look. Very nice ride.
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Buffalo MN
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Very classy!
bothh look good but id say that change was for the better sweet truck
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: South Florida
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Why? It looked better with the hopsters...just my .02
your truck your taste!!! ![]()
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
![]() that Cheyenne would look great on blocks!! beautiful, beautiful!! like the spotlight too! ![]()
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Champagne Taste on Beer Budget
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: High Ridge, Missouri
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
No more Bling huh? lol
Stock rocks!
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
I like it!
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Hey thats the great thing about wheels, you can change em back and forth all you want.
Beautiful truck, and both wheel combinations look great.
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The Red Menace
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Viva la stock!!!
![]() By the way, where did you get the caps?
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Gives it a cleaner look, very nice....... hopsters forsale now?
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Very nice it almost looks like two different trucks
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Thanks for the complements and feedback!!
1lo67 - I will be seling the Hopster wheels and tires but I must offer them to a board member that has first dibs. red71c10 - I bought 3 of the caps from Jerry Brown 1 1/2 years ago and found a 4th a month later. I have just under $400 with delivery into the set but the New look is worth it to me. I really liked the look of the Hopster wheels and bigger tires but the rest of the truck is unbelievably original and well documented and I want to return it to as close to original as possible. |
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Blaze-Air
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Virginia
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Hopsters are O.K. but the caps look really really great!!!
You said you got them from Jerry Brown. Would that be "The Truck Shop" in Crossville Tn? If so, I bought a set of factory hub caps from him about 15 years ago. They were real nice, they came with a Blazer attached. ![]() ![]() |
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Yes, that Jerry Brown. He is great to work with!!
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Blaze-Air
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Virginia
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
IMO, He is the go to guy for guys that want to restore a truck to factory specs. He has forgotten more stuff about these trucks then a guy like me could ever know. Simply the best. Jerry If you read this, do I get a discount now?
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Dan the truck looks awesome. Glad to see you making forward progress. I still have the exhaust brackets on hold for you........
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Nice Truck
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
I love the stock look. Looks great!
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
I vote stocks nice looing truck
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
looks great
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Dan, The stock wheels look great!! Please tell me your going to put it back to stock height though???
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
I'm also wondering if it's going back up in the air a bit. Love the stock caps.
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#23 |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
I like more of a custom look but anyway your truck looooooks SWEET!!!!!
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Chris, Joe,
ohhhh, I don't know guys. I think I like it sitting down a bit. stock appearance, but with an alter ego! but I just can't get over how much I love it, regardless of height or rims!!! put it back to stock height and it would look like it just rolled off the lot. ****drooooool****
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Loveland Co.
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Re: Before and After Wheel change
Ya know Doug, I think that's the first time I've ever thought, "Hey, he should raise that truck."
I won't do it again. ![]()
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