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Old 03-04-2011, 06:31 AM
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show my your wheels, can't decide what kind of wheels to go with

anyone who has pictures of their trucks with nice rims
i'd love to see them
having trouble deciding what wheels to go with
 
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Old 03-04-2011, 06:51 AM
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I have Billet Specialties Daggers. You can see pics in my gallery or I can send pics when I get home. I don't have the pic here at work.
 
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mine are are Boze Alloy, Doons

18x7 and 20x10

use this doc to get measurements for any wheels you might look at
Billet Specialties - Measuring Guide & Order Form

and the Discount tire, sizing calculator will help on the tire size.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

mine are 255/45/18, and 315/35/20

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It is not the greatest picture of my wheels...I will have to dig to find one. Stock late model Ford steel wheels (KH), bullet center caps from Wheel Kid, stainless beauty rings from fleabay, bullet lugs from fleabay, 2 cans of black rustolium enamel paint, and a weekend with a die grinder and wire wheel. I took em down to bare metal before painting the next day. It is by far my favorite visable modification to my truck (not to mention the only one). I wanted to get the early style steelies that take the small center cap, and I passed because people think they are gold...and I am glad I did. Total cost including the bias whitewalls was $500, which indludes buying my friend a new wire wheel.

My original plan was to run slots and blackwall tires, and carry a pair of cheater slicks in the bed...but the whitewalls are to sexy IMO.
 
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:43 AM
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Don't have a good side view but I was going for an early 70s look on my 48 F-3 so I went with OEM steel wheels with narrow whitewalls and 55 Caddy hubcaps. I'll be going with wide whites on my 49 but haven't decided on the hubcaps yet...have some 55 Olds Fiesta caps that I may use.

 
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Old 03-04-2011, 10:10 AM
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No pics, but I've got 16 x 7 chrome smoothies. Centers will be painted yellow to match the truck. I may run a red stripe around the outside of the yellow.
 
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I got some pics in my gallary after I got the wheels painted orange--16x8 front 16x10 on rear.
 
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Here ya go! Wheels body color, hubcaps painted argent, red letters...
 
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Here it is bigger!
 
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87 Lincoln Town Car, to go with everything else under it.
 
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Steel smoothies, powder coated with stainless trim rings and Ford hubcaps. Plain but it makes the red look good.
 
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Mine are in my gallery.
 
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Here's my truck with Cragar SS 5 spokes;
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And here it is with slotted mags;
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Bobby
 
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RIMS

these are Dick Creppers. I LUV THEM.
 
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You Guy's jumped right in with the pic's. Cool, Good thing he didn't ask ta see your Bra's.

You know, the ones that go on the front ta keep bugs off yer grille.
 


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