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KCMongo

12-31-2003, 06:15 AM

Finally got my new wheels and tires mounted and installed.
Thought I'd share.

Front
http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3021/1100_1220s.jpg

Back and Spare
http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3021/1100_1221s.jpg

Side View
http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3021/1100_1217-400.jpg

Drive In
http://www.chevygmcofkc.org/Gallery/data/3021/1100_1223-400.jpg

The tires are 235-75-R15 Dimension radials with a 1 3/4 whitewalls which were the widest I could find without going to Coker or the other really expensive places. I got them from Cross Midwest Tires. They also powder coated the corvette ralley's for me. The front wheels and spare are 15X7's and the rears are 15X8 reversed wheels they all have Police caps I ordered the rears and caps from Wheel Vintiques.
Mongo

Mai Ki-Ki

12-31-2003, 06:27 AM

Wheels maka de kAr!

HEHE..im saving atm for my wire wheels....but still got a kick out of mounting up freshly painted steelies and fresh port a walls....yummy...

Feels good don't it!

Cheers
MAIKI http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Rocky

12-31-2003, 06:48 AM

Mongo LIKE ralleys and whitewalls..........

Ant

12-31-2003, 06:59 AM

Looking good man, the truck is great.

JimC

12-31-2003, 08:25 AM

Mongo have nice truck.
Jim Jealous.

12-31-2003, 10:04 AM

Mongo have nice wheels.

I gotta get me a pickup like that.

Fwiw - the width of the whitewalls is period correct for the mid-late 50's far as I'm concerned.
The whites I stuck on my 50 Ford sedan looked very similar.

I like the small fact that they are radials.
The narrow bias-plys look good on some cars, but if you do some digging and searching you can find radials that look very close to bias.

raven

12-31-2003, 10:09 AM

Hey, what happened to the BLUE walls you had?
The truck is looking good.
Now, if we can get you driving it everyday...
r

zman

12-31-2003, 10:20 AM

looking good, kinda along the lines of what I want for my '59

Ayers Garage

12-31-2003, 10:36 AM

I remember that your wife usually poses in front of your truck in your pictures....<hint>

Just kiddin man. The new ones really look great.

Crosley

12-31-2003, 11:55 AM

good lookin setup.

the right tire/wheel combo does the trick.

but you knew that!