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XLR8N · 04-10-2005, 09:14 PM

well after buying a lift for my 70 stepside i found the frame was not a 70. so after having to buy additional 73 front springs and grinding off what seemed like 1000 rivits to replace the rusted out front rear leaf spring pearches i got it done. clears the garage by 1/2 inch

wanted to go to 35's but ill have to stay with 33's. i ordered a/e 589's in 15 x 12 tonight so ill post those pics next week .ok ill shut up now. heres a couple pics

500HP/SB · 04-10-2005, 11:29 PM

Nice job.....before pics were nasty....looks good and clean now, well done

XLR8N · 04-11-2005, 06:32 PM

hey thanks for the reply!!!! yea now i dont have to worry about the rear end falling out on a speed bump

Hoods69BadBowTie · 04-12-2005, 12:46 AM

Looks alot better. You did not get enough height to run 35" or there not in the budget?
Nice looking truck too.
-Later

**Yukon Jack** · 04-12-2005, 11:02 AM

Real nice looking stepside. Hope you get some outside pics posted at some point.

*1FaastC10* · 04-12-2005, 03:57 PM

what size tires are you going to run on those 15 x 12s? i dont know of anybody who makes a 33" tire wide enough for that.

**special-K** · 04-13-2005, 07:14 AM

What lift did you use?I though it was already lifted.Was it a body lift?My guess is,you`re using 33s so it`ll fit in the garage.Doesn`t someone make 14.50/33s?Congratulations on the project!That would be real easy to procrastinate.

XLR8N · 04-14-2005, 07:20 AM

yea the garage is the limiting factor

the truck has 15 x 12 rims on it in the picture ) 33 x 12.50.15 are currently on it . they fit good now so i stayed with it. the lift was all blocks but the front was shifting so i went to springs. looks like 35's would go with no problem. I have more parts to throw this weekend so ill take a couple more pics. hopefully the rims will show up and i can get them on as well. thanks for the input-much appreciated!!!

Americanrider · 04-14-2005, 08:26 PM

I would have been scared to drive that, where did all that rust come from? The beach?

XLR8N · 04-14-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Americanrider

I would have been scared to drive that, where did all that rust come from? The beach?

it was there when i bought it. i thought it was going to fall out.it feels solid now

*1FaastC10* · 04-15-2005, 01:49 AM

i would seriously look into some narrower rims. 12.50" wide tires on 10" rims are really pushing the limits. a couple psi too low, and you'll be losing beads left and right. not a safe situation no matter where it occurs.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 04-15-2005, 01:52 PM

Yeah, I think mine are 9.5 if they make those. Seem a little bit to wide but maybe not.
Dam that would be pretty scary with all that rust. I did not see that picture the first time I looked at the pictures.
-Later

XLR8N · 04-15-2005, 09:55 PM

Well The Tires Went On The Rims Good But The Rims Wont Go On The Truck

THEY JUST BARELY HIT ON THE CALIPER MOUNT IN THE FRONT SO I HAD TO DISMOUNT AND REMOUNT ALL THE OLD ONES AGAIN. NOW IM TORN AS TO GRIND THE CALIPER MOUNTS AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT WORK OR PAY SHIPPING BACK AND GO TO 16.5 RIMS BUT IT WILL COST A LOT EXTRA!!!! WITH TIRES AND ALL. IT LOOKED GOOD TO- THE HOOSIER TIRES LOOKED GOOD ON THE RIMS-DID NOT STRETCH THE TIRES AT ALL I WAS WORRIED . I THINK IT WILL WORK TILL I CAN GET 14.50 WIDE TIRES IF I CAN MAKE THE RIMS FIT. ANY INPUT???????

04-10-2005, 09:14 PM	#1
XLR8N Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SARASOTA,FLORIDA Posts: 67	another weekend project done well after buying a lift for my 70 stepside i found the frame was not a 70. so after having to buy additional 73 front springs and grinding off what seemed like 1000 rivits to replace the rusted out front rear leaf spring pearches i got it done. clears the garage by 1/2 inch wanted to go to 35's but ill have to stay with 33's. i ordered a/e 589's in 15 x 12 tonight so ill post those pics next week .ok ill shut up now. heres a couple pics Attached Images __________________ The Garage 1970 stepside 4 x 4 2005 caddy deville 1998 dodge 2500 diesel 2006 h-d street glide 1948 h-d rigid

04-10-2005, 11:29 PM	#2
500HP/SB please don't break Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southern california Posts: 173	Nice job.....before pics were nasty....looks good and clean now, well done __________________ 70 k10 35s 350/sm465/np205 titanspeed.com

04-11-2005, 06:32 PM	#3
XLR8N Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SARASOTA,FLORIDA Posts: 67	hey thanks for the reply!!!! yea now i dont have to worry about the rear end falling out on a speed bump __________________ The Garage 1970 stepside 4 x 4 2005 caddy deville 1998 dodge 2500 diesel 2006 h-d street glide 1948 h-d rigid

04-12-2005, 12:46 AM	#4
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Looks alot better. You did not get enough height to run 35" or there not in the budget? Nice looking truck too. -Later __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

04-12-2005, 11:02 AM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Real nice looking stepside. Hope you get some outside pics posted at some point. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-12-2005, 03:57 PM	#6
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	what size tires are you going to run on those 15 x 12s? i dont know of anybody who makes a 33" tire wide enough for that.

04-13-2005, 07:14 AM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,858	What lift did you use?I though it was already lifted.Was it a body lift?My guess is,you`re using 33s so it`ll fit in the garage.Doesn`t someone make 14.50/33s?Congratulations on the project!That would be real easy to procrastinate. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-14-2005, 07:20 AM	#8
XLR8N Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SARASOTA,FLORIDA Posts: 67	yea the garage is the limiting factor the truck has 15 x 12 rims on it in the picture ) 33 x 12.50.15 are currently on it . they fit good now so i stayed with it. the lift was all blocks but the front was shifting so i went to springs. looks like 35's would go with no problem. I have more parts to throw this weekend so ill take a couple more pics. hopefully the rims will show up and i can get them on as well. thanks for the input-much appreciated!!! __________________ The Garage 1970 stepside 4 x 4 2005 caddy deville 1998 dodge 2500 diesel 2006 h-d street glide 1948 h-d rigid

04-14-2005, 08:26 PM	#9
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	I would have been scared to drive that, where did all that rust come from? The beach?

04-15-2005, 01:49 AM	#11
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	i would seriously look into some narrower rims. 12.50" wide tires on 10" rims are really pushing the limits. a couple psi too low, and you'll be losing beads left and right. not a safe situation no matter where it occurs.

04-15-2005, 01:52 PM	#12
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Yeah, I think mine are 9.5 if they make those. Seem a little bit to wide but maybe not. Dam that would be pretty scary with all that rust. I did not see that picture the first time I looked at the pictures. -Later __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

04-15-2005, 09:55 PM	#13
XLR8N Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SARASOTA,FLORIDA Posts: 67	Well The Tires Went On The Rims Good But The Rims Wont Go On The Truck THEY JUST BARELY HIT ON THE CALIPER MOUNT IN THE FRONT SO I HAD TO DISMOUNT AND REMOUNT ALL THE OLD ONES AGAIN. NOW IM TORN AS TO GRIND THE CALIPER MOUNTS AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT WORK OR PAY SHIPPING BACK AND GO TO 16.5 RIMS BUT IT WILL COST A LOT EXTRA!!!! WITH TIRES AND ALL. IT LOOKED GOOD TO- THE HOOSIER TIRES LOOKED GOOD ON THE RIMS-DID NOT STRETCH THE TIRES AT ALL I WAS WORRIED . I THINK IT WILL WORK TILL I CAN GET 14.50 WIDE TIRES IF I CAN MAKE THE RIMS FIT. ANY INPUT??????? __________________ The Garage 1970 stepside 4 x 4 2005 caddy deville 1998 dodge 2500 diesel 2006 h-d street glide 1948 h-d rigid



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