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Offline 78 Chevyrado

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What do yall think?
« on: April 12, 2010, 09:52:56 am »
I'm getting some aluminum wheels before too long.  Two of my current wheels were messed up from the wreck way back, and I didn't know about it till now (tire shop kept saying the tires were bad), so I'd rather get some aluminum rims than buy 2 more steelies.  Here's the ones I'm going to get when I get some.  I like the gray inserts, i think they'll go good with the truck and the price is hard to beat.  I'm going to summit later on to check em out and see if I like them in person.   The backspacing will move the outer rims outward 2" which should be perfect since the rims i have now are tucked under so bad.   Tell me what you think.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-174-6881GN/?rtype=10


« Last Edit: April 12, 2010, 11:21:32 am by 78 Chevyrado »
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 05:22:42 pm »
Honestly, I think you can do better. They're nice but they're kinda blah. I don't like the centers
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 06:47:58 pm »
Personally, I like the "stockers" It's all GM and a mix of different eras. I really like that look.
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 07:47:31 pm »
Stock, all the way... If you want aluminum go for the stock aluminum version of what you have year wise.  My $.02
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 07:48:25 pm »
I would by a good name brand quality wheel. I own a tire shop and have seen several of these "off" brand wheels leak through the aluminum.

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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 10:29:01 pm »
I like the stock look on these trucks.  Stock ralleys or I had a set of 16" five hole 'Vette ralleys made for my '86 4X4, they were so nice someone else decided they need them more than I did.
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2010, 06:02:29 pm »
I like em.  Went and saw them in person yesterday.  They're made by Ultra Wheels.

One of the guys on 67-72's site photo shopped them on here for me.   I like them even more now.  I'm not totally sure on the beadlock look, but it is growing on me.  The way it's done, they look good, not all crappy.  The finish is nice and they look like good quality to me.   And they grey inserts almost perfectly match my paintjob.  Basically the other wheel I liked is like $300 per wheel, too much for my blood.   I'll just be so happy to have round true wheels for once.  I may be wierd, but I just don't like steel wheels.  I love aluminum.

« Last Edit: April 13, 2010, 06:05:33 pm by 78 Chevyrado »
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2010, 03:45:21 pm »
That does look pretty good Kenny.

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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2010, 03:59:16 pm »
Look hard to clean to me....but they look nice

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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2010, 02:25:24 pm »
Don't know if you would value my opinion since I'm running Dodge 8 luggers on mine :o, but I really am a fan of that wheel you picked out.  Looks really sharp. 
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2010, 10:34:12 pm »
I bought a set of these for my truck, I liked them because they could almost pass for a stock type of wheel used on the newer c10s but have a nicer cleaner look.
look here
http://www.ultrawheel.com/wheel_detail.cfm?brand=1&id=46

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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2010, 07:00:20 am »
That does look good, and will look better on the truck becuase its hard to photoshop backspacing, but those photoshop skills are amazing.
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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2010, 06:08:47 pm »
I am in the same predicament.  Done with my original 16.5 s, like the later model steel chrome wheels or the aluminum wheels.  I also like the dodge aluminum wheels.  But backspacing is always an issue, and any 8 lug wheels in the aftermarket usually look like they are for a four wheel drive.  My truck is a 3/4 ton 2wd and I am happy with it,  so i keep searching.

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Re: What do yall think?
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2010, 06:37:47 pm »
Maybe I'm a little weird but I have always liked the the stock white steel wheels with the factory hubcaps on these 3/4 tons. When I wear this set of 16.5s out, I'm going to replace them with 16s of the same style. For aftermarket wheels I like the old school look with a lot of backspacing so the front of the wheel center is not right at the front edge making them look all flat. That's just me...
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