82 k10 project

[nazielinski]

Whats up from ohio. I just joined not to long ago im 19 and have an 82 k10 i have been doing a frame up on since i was 12 it has been a good father son project its almost dont but im changing a few things im plannint on going with 3 quarter ton axels, putting a stroker kit in the motor, an 8 inch lift, 37x14.5x18 tires im hoping to have it done inna few years provided i have the money im currently going to school at university of northwestern ohio and im in the automotive program and it is hard to keep my project going and be a full time student if i have any questions about the truck i will shurly ask and hopefully get some feed back i would post pics of the truck now but i just got a new phone and dont have any on it i will post some when i can take a few but anyway thanks for reading and dont be afraid to talk about your projects i would enjoy reading about them cuz im still trying to get ideas on what i want to do with mine

[Irish_Alley]

welcome from maryland. but 14.5" rims? how much grinding will you have to do for that? or is it a typo?

[roundhouse]

welcome from maryland. but 14.5" rims? how much grinding will you have to do for that? or is it a typo?

14.5 wide shoulder
18 rim

that's expensive tires
$800-1000 each , maybe more



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[Irish_Alley]

i was sure i seen it typed like that before but never knew why

[roundhouse]

i was sure i seen it typed like that before but never knew why

its typed odd.  But that's what it has to be

Not a budget friendly tire at all
Unless it was supposed to be 37.5 x 16.5 surplus military humvee tires
They are cheap , sometimes $100 each
 But then you have to have the fancy bead locks rims cut and re centered
And that's big $$
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[nazielinski]

i know they arent cheap im going with nitto mud grapplers for tires they are roughly 400-500 a piece. but its going to be a show truck and not driven a whole lot so im not really worried about tread wear they should still last awhile. ive been doing my research on them and i like the looks of them on the squarebody trucks.

[nazielinski]

and i meant 14.5 wide not rim height. rim height will be 18

[enaberif]

and i meant 14.5 wide not rim height. rim height will be 18

I'm still confused... You want to run 18x14.5 wide rims on a K10? That would be just silly and require a ton of lift and even with crazy backspacing that just wouldn't work.

[nazielinski]

its getting 3/4 ton axels and 37s only require a 6 inch lift but im going with an 8.

[nazielinski]

the rims are only going to be 9 to 10 wide the tires will be 14

[enaberif]

You won't be able to comfortably fit 37" tires on a 6" lift nor will the truck run well with 14" wide tires.

Your better off sticking with 10" rims with a 12" tire.

[nazielinski]

ya i have a 4 inch lift now with 33x12.5. people have told me that i can fit 35s on it but i feel like they would rub the fenders on turns with body roll. but with an 8 inch lift i should be able to fit 37s fine and ill probly end up with 13.5 wide tires. the 12.5's that i have on it now clear with a ton of room. when i get new rims they will have a little bit of offset but not too much.