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phantom dually · 07-03-2003, 09:02 PM

Why did you have to use a spacer at the rear?? Also are the tires and wheels turning without rubbing the fender well??

SCOTI · 07-03-2003, 10:01 PM

Why the spacers? Well . . ..... I'm a cheap f**ker. When I spend money, I want it to go a loooooooooooooong way. So, I bought the wheels in a car pattern w/the correct offsets for most GM's so if I get a chevelle, GTO, or camaro on down the line, they'll bolt right up or if I need to sell them I've got a lot more potential for buyers (plus they were originally for my 67 which has a car pattern).

Oh, just the rears use spacers. The front rotors are machined/re-drilled.

phantom dually · 07-04-2003, 11:38 AM

So the 5.25 backspacing is correct for the truck??

SCOTI · 07-04-2003, 12:08 PM

For the front, yes. That is the same 'front dish' that would be on a stock 7" corvettte ralley. The back spacing on a 7" ralley is 4.25 so I just had to add an inch to the inside measurements.

I've seen alot of people lately using longer upper arms (ex:Turners) to correct alignment/shim issues, but I try & keep the track width as close to stock (narrow as possible) because I hate it when the tires scrape the outer fender lips while turning. On my 67, the lower arms have the balljoint area sectioned & moved in about 3/4.

*mike reeh* · 07-04-2003, 04:58 PM

more like smart f***er than cheap f***er

nice truck
mike

SCOTI · 07-05-2003, 12:19 AM

Thanks Mike.

**N2TRUX** · 07-05-2003, 02:11 AM

Scoti,
I found a pic of your 74's older brother...

SCOTI · 07-05-2003, 01:41 PM

Hhmmmm . . .... that's cool. I could live w/both of them in my driveway. But . . ..... which one to drive?? It would be tough to decide every morning

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Bobs76 · 07-05-2003, 06:41 PM

SCOTI I have some brackets if you want em. I have an extra set just sitting here. I am hauling the truck (or whats left of it) to Mississippi on the 18th. If you want the brackets you can pick them up or just pay for the shipping.

SCOTI · 07-06-2003, 11:10 AM

Thanks.

07-03-2003, 09:02 PM	#26
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	Why did you have to use a spacer at the rear?? Also are the tires and wheels turning without rubbing the fender well?? __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

07-03-2003, 10:01 PM	#27
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Why the spacers? Well . . ..... I'm a cheap fker. When I spend money, I want it to go a loooooooooooooong way. So, I bought the wheels in a car pattern w/the correct offsets for most GM's so if I get a chevelle, GTO, or camaro on down the line, they'll bolt right up or if I need to sell them I've got a lot more potential for buyers (plus they were originally for my 67 which has a car pattern). Oh, just the rears use spacers. The front rotors are machined/re-drilled. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.**

07-04-2003, 11:38 AM	#28
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,792	So the 5.25 backspacing is correct for the truck?? __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

07-04-2003, 12:08 PM	#29
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	For the front, yes. That is the same 'front dish' that would be on a stock 7" corvettte ralley. The back spacing on a 7" ralley is 4.25 so I just had to add an inch to the inside measurements. I've seen alot of people lately using longer upper arms (ex:Turners) to correct alignment/shim issues, but I try & keep the track width as close to stock (narrow as possible) because I hate it when the tires scrape the outer fender lips while turning. On my 67, the lower arms have the balljoint area sectioned & moved in about 3/4. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

07-05-2003, 12:19 AM	#31
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Thanks Mike. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

07-04-2003, 04:58 PM	#30
mike reeh 5 day ban, learn to behave. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 683	more like smart f*er than cheap f*er nice truck mike

07-05-2003, 02:11 AM	#32
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Scoti, I found a pic of your 74's older brother...

07-05-2003, 01:41 PM	#33
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Hhmmmm . . .... that's cool. I could live w/both of them in my driveway. But . . ..... which one to drive?? It would be tough to decide every morning . __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

07-05-2003, 06:41 PM	#34
Bobs76 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Granbury Texas Posts: 141	Bumper brackets SCOTI I have some brackets if you want em. I have an extra set just sitting here. I am hauling the truck (or whats left of it) to Mississippi on the 18th. If you want the brackets you can pick them up or just pay for the shipping. __________________ If it aint got t*ts or wheels I am not interested!!!!!!

07-06-2003, 11:10 AM	#35
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,066	Thanks. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*



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