How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd

[Bennett68C10]

Nice like looking wheels going to look great on the blazer.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

YES, it did!

Originally Posted by nlped

Excellent!

Originally Posted by Graham57a

Noiceeee!!

Thanks dudes, I’m digging them, especially for the price. I wasn’t super impressed with the grey centers, but these polished TTs are very nice

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Cool build...tagging along for the rest.

Thanks for joining—more (surprises?) to come

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

"Well, that escalated quickly... "

yep....VERY quickly..nice looking roundy rounds

Thanks. I diggum. Running outta space, though. I need to start putting one of these projects together soon...

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice like looking wheels going to look great on the blazer.

I’ve been drooling over them since you put them on your previous project. Glad to finally have set of my own

[aggie91]

Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL

They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.

Thankfully, the Blazer is for her, with plenty of input from her on design. I think you guys will like her style, stay tuned

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.

What size and backspacing did you get stuck with when you bought the 1-piece wheels?
From what I remember the fronts don't have enough backspacing and the rears have too much for the narrow 67-69 housing.
20x8 with 4.5" BS and 20x10 with 5.75" BS sound right?

[gringoloco]

That is correct.

The fronts are equal to a 5” BS on an 8.5” wheel, which is pretty close to perfect, maybe could use another 1/4”. CPP claims an additional 7/16” narrow on their spindles; we’ll see how it goes.

Rears are too much BS for an early rear, but should work with the late, wide rear. Optimal BS would be 5.5”, so 5.75” may cause inner fender rubbing at low ride heights. I’ll be running a 275/40 as opposed to the usual 295, which should afford a bit more clearance. Worst case, I install longer studs and run a 1/4” spacer, though I don’t think it will be an issue. Guess we’ll see on this one, too

[gringoloco]

Tires (and some other stuff) arrived. The pile is getting bigger...

[jeff70]

Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by jeff70

Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

Don’t give up on the truck, I haven’t

Wheels came from eBay seller 865allamericantire, look for the auction with 2 wheels for the best deal.

[gringoloco]

Tires on wheels. Little bit of front/rear rubber rake will look nice...

[smbrouss70]

Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already.

[twp1]

Blazers have that affect on some people!

[lks dcvn]

Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already.

Nah, yours is on a whole ‘nother level. Would be cool to cruise this on HRPT, though...

Originally Posted by twp1

Blazers have that affect on some people!

They do tend to get ya goin’

Originally Posted by lks dcvn

Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

Spending money is the easy part. Look for some more progress this week

[gringoloco]

For lks dcvn:

Approx 4” lip out back, 3.25” up front, with the difference being 3/4”-ish of dish after the step

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Nah, yours is on a whole ‘nother level.

Mine is just a bucket of bolts that I'm trying to NOT "Ruin" too much.

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Would be cool to cruise this on HRPT, though...

Do I need to find another photographer?

[Duraburb]

Following this one! Looks like it'll be a sweet ride!

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Hey Chris, looking good...Wish I had found rear axle mounts when I did mine, would have saved a bunch of time. About 5 yrs ago another 2wd conversion moved the front crossmember forward 1"....making 105" wheelbase, it did look better IMO centering the front wheels in the opening..to late on mine I had already mounted it....something to consider......Ed.

Yeah, the DEG parts sure make life easier, at least in theory. Definitely pondering the stretch.

Originally Posted by Duraburb

Following this one! Looks like it'll be a sweet ride!

Welcome aboard!

[gringoloco]

Minor progress: rebuilt the trailing arms and got some color on the parts

[smbrouss70]

Parts look good painted up. I know you are putting bags, but what are you using to control them?

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Parts look good painted up. I know you are putting bags, but what are you using to control them?

Bags rear only for now, on schraders. If I decide later to go all the way, it’s accuair or nothing

[smbrouss70]

Damn, I thought there was an update. When are you going to get back on this and the truck?

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Wasted Income

Hello fellow blazer ruiner. I'm here for the ruination Looks great so far.

The holy grail conversion. This will never be that, but I’ll try to do it some level of justice. I do have a couple of cool ideas, none of them involving turbos (at least not on this one).

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Damn, I thought there was an update. When are you going to get back on this and the truck?

Been out of town the last 2 months with a training class. Catching up at work/home, then back to the fun stuff. Might see some minor progress before HRPT, dunno...

[Wasted Income]

Mr. Crazy White Dood, you're too kind. My junk is nothing special. Just an overpowered clunker. lol. I think I'm gonna maybe start to straiten the body and make it nice.

On a side note, nice find on that Blazer. Looks pretty mint. I'd hate to know what you had to give for it....Especially after cruising CL and looking what guys want for total jalopy basket case Blazers. Insanity.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Wasted Income

Mr. Crazy White Dood, you're too kind. My junk is nothing special. Just an overpowered clunker. lol. I think I'm gonna maybe start to straiten the body and make it nice.

On a side note, nice find on that Blazer. Looks pretty mint. I'd hate to know what you had to give for it....Especially after cruising CL and looking what guys want for total jalopy basket case Blazers. Insanity.

Looks nicer in pictures than it is (don’t they always?). Only reason I bought it is because it was priced right, well, that and I have a serious truck addiction...