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5150 · 09-01-2012, 11:55 AM

Nahhh, I'm not big on whitewalls on vehicles in a time when they weren't using whitewalls.

ThreeQtr · 09-02-2012, 03:41 PM

Don't tell Rene, a member on here.
Here is one of his trucks as a feature in a mag.

http://www.classictrucks.com/feature.../photo_01.html

5150 · 09-02-2012, 04:58 PM

Well those whites aren't 4 inches wide!!!
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bruin_d · 09-03-2012, 11:59 PM

Put it on the ground!!!

capev86 · 11-25-2012, 03:29 PM

don't mess with that beauty. she looks good enough to eat off of!

**TBONE1964** · 11-25-2012, 04:05 PM

I vote for leave it alone and put a nice wheel and tire package on it.

Aarons72 · 11-25-2012, 06:34 PM

If you keep it. Lower it.

Shaun1162 · 11-25-2012, 06:43 PM

I'd say to leave it alone too...

**57NAPCO** · 11-25-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AzDon

I'm suspicious of lowering jobs when I'm buying a vehicle and confirm that they never quite drive as nice or as easy as stock. Lowering is something I'm unlikely to agree to pay a premium for, but that I'll also spend "full-pop" for parts to do properly myself.
More buyers will consider it at stock height and you wont have lowering costs to recover.
I love the color of your burb and would bid if I had the money to win! Good luck to you!

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mdw · 11-25-2012, 11:45 PM

that is one I would say to let it be as is.

CrewCab59 · 11-26-2012, 01:38 PM

Don't lower it , add steel wheels with hub caps.

502ms · 12-02-2012, 09:55 AM

IMHO wide whites would be hot if you were coming downtown. Yup...lowering it. Come on! I promise you will stop being bored with it. The second you sell it, you are going to regret it. Trust me
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67ChevyRedneck · 12-03-2012, 03:46 PM

I've been struggling with the same question on my truck for about 16 years, still haven't done it yet (one day I want to, the next I don't).

*IF* I had a 2wd burb though... I would HAVE to drop it! They just look sooooo much cooler down low.

If you do go with drop spindles, it will kick your front tires/track width out another 3/4" per side if I remember correctly? and to me it appears your front tires are already a hair out past the wheel wells? Pet peeve of mine, drives me nuts. I'd drop it 3.5/5 with all ECE stuff and put a 7" front wheel on it with a 4 to 4.5" backspacing (keep the wheel the same, I love those, I have 'em on my truck!) The 3.5 drop up front will be a 2.5" spindle with a 1" spring. I like the tire size, I'd leave it alone, just get smaller width front wheels.

09-01-2012, 11:55 AM	#26
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower Nahhh, I'm not big on whitewalls on vehicles in a time when they weren't using whitewalls. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

09-02-2012, 03:41 PM	#27
ThreeQtr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Port St Lucie,FL Posts: 203	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower Don't tell Rene, a member on here. Here is one of his trucks as a feature in a mag. http://www.classictrucks.com/feature.../photo_01.html

09-02-2012, 04:58 PM	#28
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower Well those whites aren't 4 inches wide!!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

09-03-2012, 11:59 PM	#29
bruin_d Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 578	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower Put it on the ground!!! __________________ My 72 Suburban Build - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454019 79 Volvo Turbo LS Build - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=594252 Buggy Bed for son - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=657350

11-25-2012, 03:29 PM	#30
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower don't mess with that beauty. she looks good enough to eat off of!

11-25-2012, 04:05 PM	#31
TBONE1964 Cluster King Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Junction City, OR Posts: 5,263	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower I vote for leave it alone and put a nice wheel and tire package on it.

11-25-2012, 06:34 PM	#32
Aarons72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 233	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower If you keep it. Lower it. __________________ Aaron Anderson 1971 GMC Burban - Daily 1962 Nova

11-25-2012, 06:43 PM	#33
Shaun1162 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NH Posts: 368	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower I'd say to leave it alone too... __________________ - 2010 Silverado - 1984 Chevy M1028 (K-30) - 1969 Chevy C-30 - 1933 Ford Stock Car

11-25-2012, 11:45 PM	#35
mdw Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: molalla or Posts: 90	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower that is one I would say to let it be as is.

11-26-2012, 01:38 PM	#36
CrewCab59 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 1,185	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower Don't lower it , add steel wheels with hub caps. __________________ 1972 Custom Deluxe 20 4x4 burb 1971 GMC SWB CST 4x4 1972 GMC k20 4x4 (X- brush truck ) 1971 Chevy CST Blazer 4x4 1971 Chevy C/10 1970 Cab Chassis C30 157" 1971 Cab Chassis Custom 30 Deluxe 157" 292/4spd ( Napco Replica ) 1988 Chevy V30 4x4 wrecker challenger 4812

12-02-2012, 09:55 AM	#37
502ms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,523	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower IMHO wide whites would be hot if you were coming downtown. Yup...lowering it. Come on! I promise you will stop being bored with it. The second you sell it, you are going to regret it. Trust me Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Best Regards, Leon M. Instagram: @TheDirtyDianah Bagged \| 6.0L LS \| T-56 (6-Speed Manual) \| Turbo Burnout/Rolling Video: Chevy C10 Stepside 6.0L LSx & 6-Speed Manual

12-03-2012, 03:46 PM	#38
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: To Lower or Not To Lower I've been struggling with the same question on my truck for about 16 years, still haven't done it yet (one day I want to, the next I don't). IF I had a 2wd burb though... I would HAVE to drop it! They just look sooooo much cooler down low. If you do go with drop spindles, it will kick your front tires/track width out another 3/4" per side if I remember correctly? and to me it appears your front tires are already a hair out past the wheel wells? Pet peeve of mine, drives me nuts. I'd drop it 3.5/5 with all ECE stuff and put a 7" front wheel on it with a 4 to 4.5" backspacing (keep the wheel the same, I love those, I have 'em on my truck!) The 3.5 drop up front will be a 2.5" spindle with a 1" spring. I like the tire size, I'd leave it alone, just get smaller width front wheels. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!



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