New chrome smoothies!!

[creed1969]

Hey all! I've just gotta show off my new rims, they showed up yesterday and could hardly wait until today to get them mounted. Here's some pictures:





Here's the sizes:
Front - 15x8x4"BS, 245/60 tires
Rear - 15x10x4.5"BS, 275/60 tires

Thanks to Darryl Loose of Wheelmaster Classics in Calgary for setting me up with these! I'm very happy with them.

[PowerdbyChevy79]

Looks good brother...

[midnight rambler]

Nice look

[YBNORML]

I like those! Gives the truck a nice classic look.

[Barleynose]

I've allways liked how smoothies look on these trucks, very nice!

[slow-1]

Nice!

[Tinkermc]

Tires and wheels look good, I like the stance also.

[EdSevered]

NICE!

What brand and model are those wheels? Also, love the stance, please share what lowering components you used: brand, specs, etc.?

TIA!

-Ed

Sub'd for future reference...I really want those rims, or a painted version with chrome moons.

[big mike71]

I like them.

[creed1969]

Thanks for the kind words guys! EdSevered I believe Darryl brought these up from Wheel Vintiques. They're a pretty generic chrome smoothie I guess. Came with the baby moons.

As far as the stance is concerned:

Front and rear are converted to a 1971 5-bolt setup.

Front: CPP 3" drop spring and early classics 2.5" drop spindle for a total of 5.5"
Rear: CPP 4" drop spring and 1.25" block for a total of 5.25". The axle is pretty much sitting on the bump stops. I've got helper bags installed in the back too that I can pressure up to haul a load or pull a trailer, and depressurize to get my smooth ride back.

I like to have a nice rake, so I aimed for approximately equal drop front and rear.

[jsprengeler]

Like it!

[EdSevered]

Originally Posted by creed1969

Here's the sizes:
Front - 15x8x4"BS, 245/60 tires
Rear - 15x10x4.5"BS, 275/60 tires

Thanks to Darryl Loose of Wheelmaster Classics in Calgary for setting me up with these! I'm very happy with them.

Hey Creed,
First, I have to say again, I am really digging the look of your truck. I had to save the pics.

Next, I have a '71 Cheyenne with a stock front end, which I thought (haven't verified) would be a stock 5x5 bolt pattern. I was checking out the Wheel Vintiques website (www.wheelvintiques.com) and saw that they don't offer a 5x5 in the 15x8x4"BS in most of the smoothie lines.

Which series did you go with? From the pics they look like Series 13. Which I like a lot. Are you using adaptor plates, or possibly different width?

TIA!

-Ed

[70jnktrk]

Nice look

[creed1969]

EdSevered I emailed Darryl to see if he could tell me the Series name for these rims. Here's what he said: ..."the wheels are manufactured by Wheel Vintiques out of California and they are called Chrome Smoothies". These are a double pattern wheel, I think the other pattern is 5x5.5. So no adaptor plates, and the rims are definitely 15x8x4BS up front. I looked at the Wheel Vintiques website and I think these are what I've got:

http://www.wheelvintiques.com/index....12-series.html

[EdSevered]

Originally Posted by creed1969

EdSevered I emailed Darryl to see if he could tell me the Series name for these rims. Here's what he said: ..."the wheels are manufactured by Wheel Vintiques out of California and they are called Chrome Smoothies". These are a double pattern wheel, I think the other pattern is 5x5.5. So no adaptor plates, and the rims are definitely 15x8x4BS up front. I looked at the Wheel Vintiques website and I think these are what I've got:

http://www.wheelvintiques.com/index....12-series.html

Perfect! Thanks for your help!

-Ed