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Got my new wheels & tires today! NEW Pics! With Paint
Posted: April 12, 2008, 9:40 pm
by Greg D
Wish I could upload a pic, Ill get some tomorrow and upload them to photobucket. New front tire size steers pretty good and dropped the front of the truck abit more. Now I can swap in the mono leafs and start on the rear springs.
The guy calls me yesterday and I didn't see the missed call/message til after they had closed. Turns out the center caps won't fit in the rear wheels. He spent along time on the phone with American Racing and the rep there said to offer me the 3 bar spinners for 1/2 price, guess what I ordered today. 
Posted: April 12, 2008, 11:06 pm
by Phil
Pics. Now. or ban
Posted: April 13, 2008, 3:41 pm
by Greg D
Here they are, should look even better with the 3 bar spinners when they come in!
I just tryed to make one of the pics my avatar, now I don't have one.
http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/GregDvsn/
Posted: April 13, 2008, 3:51 pm
by Fanatic
Lookin good Greg....what wheels are they?
Posted: April 13, 2008, 3:55 pm
by Greg D
American Racing Series 132 Rodmasters, 15 x 7 front with 225 x 60s & 15 x 8 rear with 275 x 60s BF Goodrich Radial TAs. I'll get a better pic of the wheels later, working on getting my compressor hooked up right now.
Posted: April 13, 2008, 4:51 pm
by ezernut9mm
those look real good man!
Posted: April 13, 2008, 5:12 pm
by Fordified1
Good choice on the wheels Greg!
Posted: April 13, 2008, 6:47 pm
by Shawn F.
Looks great. The old (almost) Kidney bean style wheel. They should look sharp with the 3 spoked center cap.
Posted: April 13, 2008, 8:16 pm
by Slick Fan
Nice & shiny!
Posted: April 13, 2008, 8:44 pm
by FORDMANLCRACKEL
Looks good.
Lonnie
Posted: April 13, 2008, 11:55 pm
by Phil
I like em!
Thought you were doing the "salt flats"
Posted: April 13, 2008, 11:59 pm
by Greg D
Salt Flats were 12 to 16 weeks +! and no return or refund! They are all custom order, so what ever they send you own, what if they got my backspacing wrong?
Besides with gray centered salt flats it would have been too tempting to leave the truck primer.
Posted: April 14, 2008, 8:11 am
by Phil
Posted: April 15, 2008, 6:35 am
by jwh f-100
Greg, The wheels look great. Your hood spears look good too. Did you repaint the red??? If so what type of paint and any special prep to make sure the paint sticks????
If I ever had the chance to get my hands on a lwb uni worthy of modifications (not one like your's it's too nice) I would take some of the a$$ off it. Like this...
Posted: April 15, 2008, 3:59 pm
by Greg D
Those hood spears aren't that nice, I just painted them with the same Duplicolor sprayed into a container that I used on the red wheels. When I paint my good pair I will likely use epoxy paint, pretty tough stuff should hold up pretty good. Just make sure they are good & clean.
Posted: April 15, 2008, 4:15 pm
by ICEMAN6166
Greg i think those wheels are very nice.looks real good and matches your truck quite well.
Posted: April 15, 2008, 9:50 pm
by Greg D
Thanks for the complements guys! These were my original choice for it before Heavy photoshopped Salt Flats onto a pic of my truck. When I found out the wait time and the other issue with the Salt Flats I just didn't want them anymore. Turns out I have the last 2 15x8s in Ford truck bolt pattern they made, the Rodmasters are discontinued now.
Posted: April 15, 2008, 10:21 pm
by Z-MAN
nice
Z
Posted: April 15, 2008, 11:23 pm
by Johnny Canuck
Purdy!
Posted: April 16, 2008, 12:23 am
by Phil
jwh f-100 wrote:Greg, The wheels look great. Your hood spears look good too. Did you repaint the red??? If so what type of paint and any special prep to make sure the paint sticks????
I repainted mine with One Shot signpaint.
They sell it at autobody supply places around here. Its one of the last lead based paints. Good stuff. If you worry about adhesion use this
