New wheels - pics and specs

[71threequarterton]

First off, I'm Jim - I'm relatively new to the board here and I'd like to thank everybody for all of the great information and advice that's available here. This place is great.

After asking questions here, doing a bunch of math, taking a million measurements and going back and forth on different tire sizes and brands, I finally came up with this so here are some pics of my 1971 C20 with the new wheels.

Specs:

Tires are Falken Wild Peak A/T3W
Wheels are Wheel Vintiques 82 Series

265/75/16 on 16x8 on the front
305/70/16 on 16x10 on the rear

[FRCvette]

Welcome to the forum. This place is great. Your truck looks like it is ready for business with those tires. Cool.

[Already Gone]

Nice truck and I love your wheel /tire combo..

[RodnRudy]

I'm not a big fan of black rims and tires but yours look kick a:: on your truck, love the color as well. Welcome to the board.

[CG]

That truck looks like its ready for some serious business. Looks great!

[71threequarterton]

Thank you guys, big time - I don't think I could be much happier.

[LongBox]

With those rims/tires, your truck looks like it is "ready to take care of business". Good choice.

[TwoFiftyShifter]

Delightful. I have some 265/75/15s on back of my C10 which look pretty big. You have taken it to the next level with great results!

[special-K]

Truck looks great! You did a 3/4t right. Made it look cool, more handsome, while giving it a stronger look...as it should be with a 3/4t. If you want to sissify a truck, use a 1/2t.

If someone doesn't like black tires, what color do they like? That black wheel with dog dish caps is the look that was big back then. White spokes came along and changed that. Just about all wide steelies were used in black back then. The white with hubcaps look was very limited and only made a come back more recently. Cars used to run black wheels with baby moons before mags got so popular. It was also cheaper than buying a whole set of wheels for a quick and easy style change.

I don't like the current trend of black alloy wheels. They got it all backwards. If I run alloys I want to see some shine for my money. Steel wheels get paint or powder coat or they rust. It's the bare bones tough truck gittin' it done look (that can be refinished over and over). You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on fancy wheels you can only make out up close (being black) to have a tough truck.

[71threequarterton]

Originally Posted by special-K

Truck looks great! You did a 3/4t right. Made it look cool, more handsome, while giving it a stronger look...as it should be with a 3/4t. If you want to sissify a truck, use a 1/2t.

Thanks, special-K - Coming from you means a lot - I've gotten some good info from your posts and appreciate the knowledge transfer. Now all I gotta do is get a picture of it with Monroe - LOL

[Sicklajoie]

Nice truck and wheels. Great choice!

[CG]

I also like the bed cover, is that really a snap on cover? If so I love it even more. Also curious about the radio antenna, what is it off of and can we get a closer shot please?

[LongBox]

Enjoying this thread, and the comments about a 3/4T looking tough and businesslike are right on.

The rims on my truck are black on the inside, where you can't see them, but have been painted silver (argent) where you can see them, then have the dog dishes to finish them off. I am wondering what came from the factory back in the day? I thought they came a kind of off-white, but not sure.

[71threequarterton]

Originally Posted by CG

I also like the bed cover, is that really a snap on cover? If so I love it even more. Also curious about the radio antenna, what is it off of and can we get a closer shot please?

Honestly, I have mixed feelings about the snap down bed cover... I like the way it looks now but it's going to be some body work if/when I decide to remove it and go with something else. In hindsight, I should have used that as bargaining leverage when I was talking money with the PO. Again, I like the way it looks though.

Not sure what's going on with that antenna - it was on there when I bought it and there's nothing out of the ordinary hooked up to it. Is this pic close up enough for ya?

[clay68c10]

Cool truck, definitely looks tough. I like that copper color, it's not very common.
I think that antenna is from an early 70s jeep. I had a 71 commando with the same one.

[CG]

I like the way the antenna looks but with the close up view it looks like it might rub the paint

[70cst]

Hey 71threequarterton ...

to the fourms and from Ohio...

You have one looking

[TheCougarine]

Thats a killer look. I wish my old c20 had looked that good. That wheel and tire combo is just perfect.

[71threequarterton]

Originally Posted by CG

I like the way the antenna looks but with the close up view it looks like it might rub the paint

I see no scratches or signs of wear from the antenna.

[RichardJ]

Originally Posted by special-K

I don't like the current trend of black alloy wheels. They got it all backwards. If I run alloys I want to see some shine for my money.

I agree, but it gave me the opportunity to pick up these perfect condition H2 Hummer wheels. The guy had replaced them with what I thought were really ugly blacked out alloys. I found a set of GMC center caps, but for now the flat H2 caps are doing the job.

71...ton, your front sits higher than most C20's. As mentioned by others, it does have an aggressive looking stance.
Mine seems to sit lower than most C20's, even with 265/70R-17 in front (285/70R-17 rear). I attribute that to 50 year old 6 cyl springs. The disc's and A-arms were from a '76 SRW C30 with big block. I could have used those springs, but at the time feared it would sit too high for my taste.

The stance looks good and initially had to take a second look to see if it wasn't a K20.

[71threequarterton]

Originally Posted by RichardJ

71...ton, your front sits higher than most C20's. As mentioned by others, it does have an aggressive looking stance.
Mine seems to sit lower than most C20's, even with 265/70R-17 in front (285/70R-17 rear). I attribute that to 50 year old 6 cyl springs. The disc's and A-arms were from a '76 SRW C30 with big block. I could have used those springs, but at the time feared it would sit too high for my taste.

The stance looks good and initially had to take a second look to see if it wasn't a K20.

I agree that it almost looks like a "K". I wasn't necessarily attempting to achieve that look but I definitely like it The tires that came with the truck when I bought it were labeled "16.5 x 9.5". I think they were around 28" in diameter and looked too narrow and short for my taste so I wanted to fill out the wheel well a little more. As far as I know, I have all original suspension up front. I just figured it sits a little higher because it's a C20. I pictured it would sit more like yours but it looks like it sits a little higher.