Fatdan's super ultra mega slow progress build thread
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From: utica il
BAWLZ!!!!!! they only have two of those rims and can't get anymore, so i guess i'm ordering 2 from them and 2 from summit. still saving some money over ordering all of them from summit, but i wanted them all to show up at the same damn time. being cheap is hard sometimes 
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Indeed it is. I tried going to that site to check out their prices on 16x10's and it keeps freezing my phone and kicking me off the Internet. Guess my phone doesn't want a set of wheels...
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just got done texting with this axle and tire guy. looks like i'm going to have to wait a month or more on his axles and tires. he works a rotating shift and he's on a month of nights now. but the axles just got a little better. i thought the front was open, but it has a lockrite in it.
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Way cool! I'm on a f**kin rotating shift too...7 day swing. It sucks!
But enough about that, you should use your super cheap powers to will me a set of 4.88's ford a D60/10.25
bwahaha
sounds like those axles will be worth the wait. Congrats on the find mr fatdan!
But enough about that, you should use your super cheap powers to will me a set of 4.88's ford a D60/10.25
bwahahasounds like those axles will be worth the wait. Congrats on the find mr fatdan!
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just got done texting with this axle and tire guy. looks like i'm going to have to wait a month or more on his axles and tires. he works a rotating shift and he's on a month of nights now. but the axles just got a little better. i thought the front was open, but it has a lockrite in it.
I do a majority of my work in the shop when Im on nightshift and I still have plenty of time to smash newbs on here. Sleep is for the weak!
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From: utica il
i'm not too concerned. it's not like i'm a super productive get at it kind of guy, and i won't have the rims or springs for a bit either, plus a month from now the weather will be a lot better for wrenching outdoors. not everyone has the luxury of 60* winters :flipoff:
plus it gives me some time to get the other issues in order beforehand so i have a truck worth swapping a couple grand of parts into.
plus it gives me some time to get the other issues in order beforehand so i have a truck worth swapping a couple grand of parts into.
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So did you get your wheels ordered? that site you linked said "currently unavailable"
THese are what mine started out as.. BUT I got mine way cheaper back in the day...U.S. Wheel 78-5080R - U.S. Wheel 78 Series Unpainted 8-Spoke Wheels - Overview - SummitRacing.com
THese are what mine started out as.. BUT I got mine way cheaper back in the day...U.S. Wheel 78-5080R - U.S. Wheel 78 Series Unpainted 8-Spoke Wheels - Overview - SummitRacing.com
Originally Posted by sillyUSWheel
This is a reverse style wheel, there may be interference problems with most disc brakes, some large drum brakes and most fenderwells
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From: utica il
yeah, i ordered 2 from that site and 2 from summit. saved a little bit of cash over ordering all 4 from summit, sounds like they quit making these white wagon 15x10 8 lugs as the guy said they couldn't order 2 more for me. they only had 2 and thats why they were so cheap.
the ones you linked are what i wanted as i aim to paint these rims cause the white chips and starts rusting quick and looks like **** to me when that happens. but for some unknown reason it costs $27 more a wheel to get them without paint, explain the logic on that one, bunch of r-tards.
the ones you linked are what i wanted as i aim to paint these rims cause the white chips and starts rusting quick and looks like **** to me when that happens. but for some unknown reason it costs $27 more a wheel to get them without paint, explain the logic on that one, bunch of r-tards.
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Reverse offset, 2.5 inches of backspacing VS. the 4-4.5 of the others...
Only reason I can figure...
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From: utica il
slush is mostly gone. my yard fills with water from my sump pump that turns to slush on its way to the drain by the road. truck is in the yard with no brakes. current temp is not bad at 29ish but its kind of windy.