Project "Vertically Challenged"

[70k52wd]

Yes, the little 235's on the front are resting on the liner. I was surprised to see that. I also noticed how dry rotted all my tires are. I was planning on changing tires to 275/60 rear...215/70/15 front...I was looking at Tire Rack for some specs on sizes. My current 235's are approx. 26.1" dia. The 215/70/15's are approx. 26.8...That's pretty close to the same dia...For the rear specs. My 255/60's are approx. 27.1"...The 275/60's are 28". Again, pretty close. All are within an inch or less in dia...I am trying to find a pair of 7in rally's locally. Not having luck with that so far. I'll find them some where...

I still have much to finish up. I'll post more pics soon.

[70k52wd]

I got a set of rallys. They're either 6.5 or 7in. Not sure where to measure. In side the bead from bead to bead is 6.5...From the top of the bead they're 7in, but that's from mid point in the bead...For $65 for the set, they will work. There are two different trim rings. Not that I care, they will be tossed. I like the style on the left. Not sure if both are GM. The ones at right look GM to me. They are rounded, left one has a flat inner edge...I'll clean them up, rattle one set argent, the other, shiny black.



This was another small task I took care of. I bought the drop shocks from ECE. They have a 1/2in lower mount and a 5/8 upper mount...The Air ride Bracket I will use has a 1/2in upper shock mount hole. Solution, 5/8 drill bit applied to upper shock mount.



The brackets have no mount holes in them. So I punched a couple in them. I may add a third hole between the two.