stepside

[CC69Rat]

X2 ! That truck is incredible.
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[CC69Rat]

68 Stepbed- would you mind sharing your wheel / tire sizes? Drop and back spacing? Thanks.
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[68Stepbed]

Thanks, guys! I'm glad I can bring some inspiration to your builds.

Wheel/tire specs: 17x8(4"bs)-255/50/17-steer, 17x9.5(5.5"bs)-275/55/17-rear with 1/4 spacer. I recommend 5" bs on a 9.5 or wider rear wheel.

Drop specs: 3.5/5 drop- 2.5" spindles and 1" drop springs-front, 5" drop springs-rear. I also have rear shock relocators and a Super Track Bar from ECE and KYB shocks.

[David67]

I'm also running ECE but with a 4/6 drop. My wheels are 17x8 all around with 4 inch bs. Front tires 255/55/17, rear 275/55/17

After all of that, I measured the width in the front and in the back and found the front to be 3 inches overall wider than the rear... I think the spindles pushed out the front. Was this a problem for you and the reason you spaced out the rear?

[68Stepbed]

The spindles do widen the front track width. That's why GM widened the rearend in the 71-72 models. I have a 72 rearend under mine so that's not the issue. The 5.5" backspacing is just too deep. It clears fine as long as I'm driving in a straight line, but when I make turns or when the chassis flexes, they rub on the inside of the bedsides. If I were still using a narrower 67-70 rear, it would be worse. It still rubs just a little bit with the spacers, but only when turning into somewhere with a grade and the chassis flexes more.

[jus2qwk]

me and my dad both have step sides

[68Stepbed]

[kurts704]

I have a 67 stepside 4x4, I'll post pics if I figure out how to do that.

[Rob68c10]

Originally Posted by jus2qwk

me and my dad both have step sides

Drop and wheel/tire specs on the silver truck please!

[Flint70step]

mine had the spare cut out.A friend of mine had a nice non-cut fender w/ chrome steps.It was even a really good color match.I dont miss the spare cut out much sry





I originally had plans to sell the step bed a put on a fleet.My Dad drove a 53 five window short step(I have it now) and the step bed has grown on me,I love it.Yall be good

[David67]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

The spindles do widen the front track width. That's why GM widened the rearend in the 71-72 models. I have a 72 rearend under mine so that's not the issue. The 5.5" backspacing is just too deep. It clears fine as long as I'm driving in a straight line, but when I make turns or when the chassis flexes, they rub on the inside of the bedsides. If I were still using a narrower 67-70 rear, it would be worse. It still rubs just a little bit with the spacers, but only when turning into somewhere with a grade and the chassis flexes more.

Yeah I had guessed that that was why they widened it. With all that being done, is the front wider than the rear overall?

[kurts704]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1303701009 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1303701009 Here's mine. Needs a little cancer repair, plan to restore as I drive.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by David67

Yeah I had guessed that that was why they widened it. With all that being done, is the front wider than the rear overall?

I'm really not sure exactly on that. I've never measured track width, but I beleive it may be. An interesting facto about steppers, though. The stepside fenders aren't as wide as the fleets, so the narrower rear track width isn't as noticeable on a stepper as it is on a fleetside. A good way to see this is to look at different trucks with the same size wheels/tires on all four corners. The feetside look like the wheel is sunk under the bed more than the front, but the steppers look even.

[ivanuf2]

Step side and four eyes even less popular. Just the way I like it.

[glider_6969]

Originally Posted by ivanuf2

step side and four eyes even less popular. Just the way i like it.

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