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Old 01-28-2013, 08:41 PM
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Heres the after pics yall....











Im really torn on tire and wheels!! I love alcoas, thats why I kept them on there, with used 35's for now. As you can see in the pics, the front is wider in the front. I personally dont like that. The tires barely rub when your really trying to...SO what Im thinking is.

1. Keep the alcoas, get 2 inch hub centric spacers for the rear from arrowcraft, and run 35'' cooper stt's.

2. 18'' XD diesels machined/black with slight neg offset to set them out a little, 2 in spacers in the rear, and 37'' tires. Different, yes.

3. 16'' or 18'' mickey thompson classic locks with offset, 2'' rear spacer, and 37'' tires

I NEED OPINIONS. Ima bad decision maker lol
 
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I like option 2! I love black wheels. After that you could powdercoat the chrome fender flares and the diamond plate bed caps to match the headache rack, bumper and wheels. That would look pretty sick. Also 37s would fill the wheel well slightly better...
 
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Man your giving me all kinda ideas lol I agree, I think it would look sick with the chrome powder coated to match everything els black. And you think I could clear 37's?? This is my first 4 wheel drive, it looks to me like I could step up a size and fill the fender wells
 
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that truck is MEAN. Wow im jelous, great job! How much did everythig cost ya including the small things if you dont mind me asking? Also do you have a locker or posi in the rear?
ps; if this were my truck i would make some kind of bumper/protector for the fromt spring shackles. wouldnt wanna spend all the time making them to get crunched by some jerk off (probably wont even budge but i like to be sure)
 
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The D60 ZF5 and 10.25 that came with it all. 600

clutch and flywheel for the ZF5 from LuK 500

Pedal assem, floor pan, stick and boot...50 JY

Floor shifter assem/tcase 60

D60 axle ''bebuild'' 400

V codes 40, swap meet

PMF RSK 375

5in. block for the rear, free

front and rear u bolts 120

ALOT of grade 8 hardware, ill just say 100 bucks, not 100%

SKY rear shackle brackets 120

PMF drop trac bar mount 75

drop pitman 75

tie rod ends 150

And it cost me about 50 bucks to build that bumper...thats just a list off the top of my head, Im sure theres more detail I forgot like brakes and so on...needless to say 4x4 conversions are not cheap lol but well worth it for me. And na my my rear end is still a one wheel peeler, i need a locker forsure. Sooo rough estimate, 2665
 

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Old 01-30-2013, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by southtexasidi
Man your giving me all kinda ideas lol I agree, I think it would look sick with the chrome powder coated to match everything els black. And you think I could clear 37's?? This is my first 4 wheel drive, it looks to me like I could step up a size and fill the fender wells

It looks like to me 37s would clear easily and would look damn good. That is the tire size I want on mine as well but on a 20" wheel. It should look pretty sick! I am actually going a lil darker of a blue than you have or maybe even black and then I plan on powercoating all the diamond plate and even the stacks black. I also plan on blacking out my headlights, taillights, and even my clear corner lenses too. The clear corner lenses will look way better blacked out than the stock orange ones. I think the orange under it would look a lil crappy. Lol. Iirc the place I got my clear corner lenses from sell them for your truck as well. I can get you the website if you are interested. But either way, good job on your truck! It looks really good!
 
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Heck yeah, do you remember what the website is called? I have never been able to find someone that makes those marker lights in clear or black
 
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I will look to see if I can find it again.
 
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They are pretty cheap and decent quality too.
 
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sweeet thanks
 
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