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BigCountryx · 03-05-2015, 05:37 PM

Feeling like a steelie mood again

aod92 · 03-05-2015, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCountryx

Feeling like a steelie mood again

So nice! How wide are your rear wheels?

jondancer · 03-05-2015, 07:20 PM

I like that bigcountry

BigCountryx · 03-05-2015, 08:39 PM

Front 15x6 225/70
Rear 15x8 255/70

odis.dunkle · 03-06-2015, 01:26 AM

These are the original split rims.
I think you call it "rode hard and put up wet"

tommys72 · 03-06-2015, 01:35 AM

Original tires too looks like, or original type

odis.dunkle · 03-06-2015, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tommys72

Original tires too looks like, or original type

These tires are likely the second or third set. The truck has about 150K miles.

VWNate1 · 03-06-2015, 09:29 AM

Nice old Jimmy there .

Definitely put up wet but also clearly not rode hard ~ the Farm trucks we had back when this Jimmy was new , were mangled .

sboris · 03-28-2015, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by VWNate1

Nice old Jimmy there .

Definitely put up wet but also clearly not rode hard ~ the Farm trucks we had back when this Jimmy was new , were mangled .

Yeah, I agree. That thing is in really good shape. Would like to see the cleaned up version.

kodiakjoey · 04-13-2015, 10:13 PM

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Hopefully she will be on the road in a few weeks

HSRACER · 04-14-2015, 12:02 AM

my latest purchase,

shawno72 · 04-14-2015, 01:16 AM

**special-K** · 04-14-2015, 08:09 AM

The 8" wheels give a wider stance while the hubcaps hide the wider wheel. Nice look

Crewadmin, that's a great look. What hubcaps are those and how did you customize them?

The painted smoothies can look great with caps. There are a few Chevy car cap choices. A good 6-lugger alternative for sure.

Swar · 04-14-2015, 09:27 AM

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=664085

ViviensTractor5110 · 04-14-2015, 10:34 AM

Coker 15x6 Smoothies with Traxion tubeless bias plys

ksshane · 04-14-2015, 02:17 PM

15x8s

samuelv · 11-08-2016, 11:25 PM

Awesome. What size tires do you have? I'm currently working on a 5/7 drop right now on mine!

Killer Bee · 11-28-2016, 04:40 AM

traded some ammo for these

to go from dangerously rusted snap rings

to something a little safer and still factory looking

just waiting to finish cleaning up the interior to get her back on the road and I'll order the farm skinny tires for it

5150 · 11-28-2016, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Killer Bee

traded some ammo for these

to go from dangerously rusted snap rings

to something a little safer and still factory looking

just waiting to finish cleaning up the interior to get her back on the road and I'll order the farm skinny tires for it

Do your original ones have the clips on them?

Killer Bee · 11-28-2016, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 5150

Do your original ones have the clips on them?

yep, and still holding air on 30+ year old tires

trouble is a lot of deep pitted rust in the rings, grooves, everywhere..

concerned about the severe metal loss and weakening due to all of the rust..

still have them behind the garage.. might try to clean them up and re-examine eventually..

maybe before I buy the tires for it since the snap rings are 8 lug 15"

the one pictured above are 16.5 and came with 1 year old firestone commercial tires..

seller had just replaced tires year before truck engine died and went to salvage..

thankfully he kept his wheels and new tires..

**michael bustamante** · 04-14-2015, 04:11 PM

38 pages!! wow
ive got 15x10 steelies in the rear on my 67 short stepper. what would look better? 275-60-15 or 295-50-15?
truck is lowered 4" in the rear

**jkeating1** · 04-14-2015, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by michael bustamante

ive got 15x10 steelies in the rear on my 67 short stepper. what would look better? 275-60-15 or 295-50-15?
truck is lowered 4" in the rear

I believe the 60's would be right. I think it's more about the width and offset of the rim than the difference in width of those two tire sizes. You have the rim right--I think the 50's would have too much of a 1980's look. But then, I could be wrong!

hammersmith · 04-16-2015, 04:20 PM

9.5 up front would be hot rod cool with 12.5 on the back. I would like to see a picture of that one. Is it on here anywere? I tried 10.5 up front with 12.5 rear that have from my old 81 c/10 just for Saturday afternoon entertainment.

**special-K** · 04-21-2015, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hammersmith

9.5 up front would be hot rod cool with 12.5 on the back. I would like to see a picture of that one. Is it on here anywere? I tried 10.5 up front with 12.5 rear that have from my old 81 c/10 just for Saturday afternoon entertainment.

It had aluminum slots. I had a set of same size steelies powder coated and waiting for tires but never did that:

pablo101 · 04-23-2015, 06:48 PM

Steelies aren't factory but..

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