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Offline zieg85

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Re: Thinking about these in 17"
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2012, 05:00:54 pm »
I am not a big fan of aftermarket rims but I gotta tell you those look real nice on your truck!!!
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Re: Thinking about these in 17"
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2012, 08:29:30 am »
Looks great! Now.... Are you thinking about lowering it any?
Thinking about bringing it down 3 & 4 inches
What is a good way to go? If you go 3" drop coils and 4" shackles & hangers do you need to modify or change anything else? Like shocks or pinion angle blah...blah...??
Or would drop spindles be a better route to go?
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Re: Thinking about these in 17"
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2012, 05:19:40 pm »
Looks great.

BTW, I run 4" backspacing for stock 8" wide tires, you can get away with less on the rear if you want to move the tire out to match the front.  The impala SS wheels I have use 5.25" backspacing.