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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
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My rims are 0 offset and are 10" wide but the size is only 275x45x20 and I have no issue with clearance with the full travel of the bags. Here is a great calculator for offset and clearance issue. https://www.customwheeloffset.com/ti...et-calculators
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The calculator is great for figuring that out and for current wheel / tire size compaired to new wheel / tire size. It will tell you that a different offset or size will increase or decrease the distance of the rim to the inner wheel well and outer wheel well. Handy stuff
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Thanks for clarifying, Dave. I do know the difference between back spacing and offset, even though I worded it wrong. That calculator for the wheel offset is pretty cool.
I must say, the company I got the spacers from is super fast when it comes to delivery times. Got the correct spacers in today, and there's a considerable difference between the two. -Josh
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
So how does the new ones fit? Does it fix the issues?
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I haven't tried anything else with the wheels since getting the new spacers. The wheels are on hold because I can't afford new tires. The tire that are on the truck are fairly new and it seems wasteful to replace them before I need them.
I did, however upgrade the headlights. I bought H4 housings and LED bulbs. Man, what a difference. I have to wait until it gets dark before I can adjust them, but I love them already. -Josh
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
I've checked out your thread a few times and I do love the direction you have taken the truck. Eveything is starting to come together. Keep up the good work.
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Truck looks Great! Love the taillights. Looks like the new headlights got rid of the yellow cast. They look Great. Nice and white/bright. Can't wait to see it in person. Nice work!
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
How much were the led bulbs?
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
Housings were $40.00, LED bulbs were $65.00.
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I've been working on my Tonneau cover for the Captain. It's been a week of building, but I wanted more pics to present for better footage. Using 2 inch aluminum angle, 5 inch trailer railing which holds the side panels of dry box trailers for the cross braces. I used 2 inch angle for the frame and for the supports for the cross braces. I'm working on making a bracket to hold the lockable latch at the back of the cover. Once we figure out the latch bracket, we'll rivet the skin across the top and finish it off with "J" moulding on the edges. More pics to follow......
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With the Tonneau cover on hold, I decided to swap out my front turn signals. I has to trim the mount brackets to fit inside the grille shell. I also trimmed the excess that stuck out past the chrome trim rings.
Here's some before and after pics. -Josh
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During and after pics.
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I installed the power bucket seats and center console from a 99 Silverado I'm stripping for my 65 Buick Wagon.
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Do you have more room with the new seats or less. I always thought these seats with the built in seat belts were the way to go.
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Keep up the good work!
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I finally got tires for my factory 20 inch wheels. I hope i can get them mounted Wednesday so i can install them on the truck and post more pics. -Josh
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Re: Captain America 68 short/fleetside
I know I'm of Wednesday, but that's going to be a crazy day. I might be off Thursday.
I went with 245/40r20 tires. Found some online for $85 each. With shipping, it was less than $400.00. -Josh
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Ok, I finally got my tires mounted and balanced (245/40R20). Correct 2 inch spacer adapters push the wheel out into the center of the wheel well. Rims are 20x8.5 with 22mm offset. Total back spacing is 5 inches. I like the look of the front wheels in the fender. I think I need bigger tires in the rear next time. I"ll have to relocate my exhaust tips for that, but it'll do for now.
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The Captain is looking good!
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Looking good bud
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Got some progress on the Tonneau cover today. Last week, Dad and I figured out how to mount the cover to the bed via hinges bolted into the front top rolled edge of the bed. Today, I mounted the rear "T" handle latch that locks the cover to the tail gate, Mounted the hood springs (1999 Chevy Silverado hiid springs) and attaching brackets. Now, I have to take the cover back off to have it skinned and install weatherstripping.
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What a perfect use for the hood springs! Its looking great. How did you get the hings mounted on the rolled part of the bed? I couldn't tell in the pics
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