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Old 06-04-2007, 01:15 AM   #1
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has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

i have a 72 blazer i have a 12" lift for it and also have 16x18 real racing wheels, im going to run 38x15.5x16 trxus tires. and yea i have 8 lug diffs for it also just wondering if anybody has any pics out there with k5s with same set up with wide wheels?
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Old 06-04-2007, 02:24 AM   #2
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:57 AM   #3
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:06 AM   #4
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Old 06-04-2007, 12:40 PM   #5
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

Welcome to the board. I think that 2wdBlazer might have a set-up similar to yours. He hasn't been around here in a while, but he is on CK5.com.

Got any pics of the rig?
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Old 06-04-2007, 12:57 PM   #6
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

That is a really wide wheel. If you like the look, I'm sure there is a way. Money cannot buy happiness...but it can pretty much buy everything else!
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Old 06-04-2007, 01:07 PM   #7
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Old 06-04-2007, 03:06 PM   #8
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:35 PM   #9
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

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i have a 72 blazer i have a 12" lift for it and also have 16x18 real racing wheels, im going to run 38x15.5x16 trxus tires. and yea i have 8 lug diffs for it also just wondering if anybody has any pics out there with k5s with same set up with wide wheels?
Your 15.5" wide tires will look all getto on those 18" rims IMO.

What's the offset of those rims?

Maximum that will fit on our trucks is 4".

That gives you 14"s of wheel sticking out.

Sounds more like a sand rail set up.

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Old 06-04-2007, 06:38 PM   #10
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Put Monster truck axles under it and them there rims will work perfectly
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:52 PM   #11
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Put Monster truck axles under it and them there rims will work perfectly
Tires will still be to skinny.
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:03 PM   #12
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

I would think with 12" of lift you could go alot bigger than 38's...

I have 37's on a 6" lift.
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Old 06-06-2007, 05:02 AM   #13
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

i will post pics when i mount the wheels on the rims. btw how do u post pics on here from my pictures?
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Re: has anybody lifted a 72 with 16x18 wheels?

There are a few posts in the FAQ forum on how to post pics. Go to Krue's Index and you can find some of those posts.
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