Project El Viejito, '66 C10 LWB BBW Build

[19SIKtySix]

Originally Posted by 0ldSoul

Right on, awesome picture! That can't be the only one ya got!!

Also, what size rubber did you end up with?

Love the look.. I'm working on installing a similar drop right now.. 4.5/7 but sticking with 20s, those 22s do look killer though! Wish I could find a set of transits, they're tough to find. Where'd you score your set from? I've tried several dealerships near me and none sell them because of a core price. I've even asked what their core price was and if they'd be willing to sell me a set if I paid their core price, no dice.

I have a couple more pictures from the shows I've taken it to. Here's a couple pictures from the 1st show it went to, the C10 Intervention show outside Sacramento. My goal was to get the truck back together and make it to the show and I accomplished that goal.









As for my truck's setup, my stance is just like yours. I'm running a 2" lowering spring in the front and 2 1/2" drop spindle. In the rear I'm running a 6" lowering spring and 1" block. I'm running a 265/35/22 on all 4 corners, I wanted as much sidewall as possible without too big a diameter wheel.

[19SIKtySix]

Originally Posted by 0ldSoul

Right on, awesome picture! That can't be the only one ya got!!

Also, what size rubber did you end up with?

Love the look.. I'm working on installing a similar drop right now.. 4.5/7 but sticking with 20s, those 22s do look killer though! Wish I could find a set of transits, they're tough to find. Where'd you score your set from? I've tried several dealerships near me and none sell them because of a core price. I've even asked what their core price was and if they'd be willing to sell me a set if I paid their core price, no dice.

As for my transit wheels, I bought them off a Instagram user in Canada who was selling some and I had him bore out the centers to be able to rotate the wheels from front to back. I've heard the same about the wheels being hard to come by, especially straight from dealers. There's a couple guys on Instagram who are still selling some.

[88Stanger]

Originally Posted by 19SIKtySix

As for my transit wheels, I bought them off a Instagram user in Canada who was selling some and I had him bore out the centers to be able to rotate the wheels from front to back. I've heard the same about the wheels being hard to come by, especially straight from dealers. There's a couple guys on Instagram who are still selling some.

Love the look of the rims and it appears you have spurred at least a couple of us to do close to the same. I have seen this before, but it was on a harley, but the idea is great. I love white walls, but hate the upkeep, cost and such, so i am looking at Summit. I too have looked for 22" transits and damn, no good, but 20" are offered at summit. They have 20x9 with 4.75" backspace and 20x8.5 with 3.75" backspace. What size are your rims? I could not see what width they are. 22" dia i got.

[19SIKtySix]

Originally Posted by 88Stanger

Love the look of the rims and it appears you have spurred at least a couple of us to do close to the same. I have seen this before, but it was on a harley, but the idea is great. I love white walls, but hate the upkeep, cost and such, so i am looking at Summit. I too have looked for 22" transits and damn, no good, but 20" are offered at summit. They have 20x9 with 4.75" backspace and 20x8.5 with 3.75" backspace. What size are your rims? I could not see what width they are. 22" dia i got.

Thanks 88Stanger, that is exactly the reason I went this route. I wanted to avoid all the upkeep and I had a budget to get this truck back on the road. I wanted to originally run 18" Detroits with a wide white wall tire from Diamond Back, but it was well over $2k and would've killed my budget. Like I mentioned earlier, I found a user on Instagram who was selling them and was able to bore out the centers before shipping for a fee.

I believe the transits are 22x9, the 265/35/22 fits the rim perfect, but maybe somebody else could verify that. I couldn't even tell you the backspacing, as they only come 1 way unless they are modified, which they weren't. I do know that they are almost the perfect backspacing if the truck gets bagged. The rears clear the bedside and the fronts are tucked in nicely.

If I ever take the wheel back off, I'll measure the backspacing and post it here.