How will my K5/truck look with xx" tires on xx" of lift?

[Fay]

man there are alot of great looking trucks on here

 

[dleroy43]

325 85 16 (38s)XML on 52s and a custom shackle flip

 

[454 blazer]

Hey Fay ! What are the rims that you have on your beast, they look really cool !

 

[Avery4jc]

Look like painted DC-1's...

 

[Fay]

Look like painted DC-1's...

yep those are them. I think they are 15x10. The only problem is that the guy befor me went off with a can of red spray paint and did a really bad job. plus if you look he also decided that yellow was a great color to paint a bunch of stuff under the truck.

 

[496truck]

Maybe he was sponsored by McDonalds.

 

[blazin' j]

hey fay, air those pj's down to around 10psi when u wheel n they will be awesome...

 

[Avery4jc]

yep those are them. I think they are 15x10. The only problem is that the guy befor me went off with a can of red spray paint and did a really bad job. plus if you look he also decided that yellow was a great color to paint a bunch of stuff under the truck.

If he used cheap paint I bet you could strip it off with some acetone without removing the factory paint (since it's no doubt better quality, or possibly even powder coat).
Might be worth a shot, maybe find a place on the back of the wheel to try it.

 

[locker1962]

wow,that thing is really nice, good job on the resto!

Thanks, Had a friend do the bodywork basicly in a barn, replaced the steel roof on the 88 tub (role over) offshore doors,fenders,hood under $5000.oo canadian, changed frames,changed gears to 4:88,added a detroit to the front, home built ram assist,bought and installed a used NV4500 mated to a NP205 which i twinsticked,hydrolic clutch,made a rear bumper,38.5"SX's, Reused a lot of my old stuff..interior,springs,ft bumper/winch, diff's/rear detroit, engine, cross oversteering......All in All under $8000.oo. Have had this truck since/94 total $ spent including purchase....$20,000, other than changing to radials and 5th gear noise this should last me till they take my licence away......unless I role it

 

[locker1962]

 

[Fay]

hey fay, air those pj's down to around 10psi when u wheel n they will be awesome...

when i take it out ill try it at 10 and see how it works. thanks for the tip

 

[Fay]

If he used cheap paint I bet you could strip it off with some acetone without removing the factory paint (since it's no doubt better quality, or possibly even powder coat).
Might be worth a shot, maybe find a place on the back of the wheel to try it.

yea thats what i was thinking also. but i also thought about blacking out the whole rim. im not a big person on the chrome or bling stuff.

 

[Fay]

Front
6" tc Springs, 6.5" Long Shackles w/ relocated frame mount, Zero rates to move the axle 1.5" Forward, on a D60.
Rear
DIY F&S, 6" Long Shackles, 4" Lift 56" long TC Springs with Bottom leaf removed, Zero rate to move axle 1.5" Back on a 14FF.

Rolling 39.5" Iroks on 16x10 Rock Crawlers, More trimming needed and bigger tires wanted........It's a sickness!

i really like the look of this truck.

 

[docjake]

Thanks, Had a friend do the bodywork basicly in a barn, replaced the steel roof on the 88 tub (role over) offshore doors,fenders,hood under $5000.oo canadian, changed frames,changed gears to 4:88,added a detroit to the front, home built ram assist,bought and installed a used NV4500 mated to a NP205 which i twinsticked,hydrolic clutch,made a rear bumper,38.5"SX's, Reused a lot of my old stuff..interior,springs,ft bumper/winch, diff's/rear detroit, engine, cross oversteering......All in All under $8000.oo. Have had this truck since/94 total $ spent....$20,000, other than changing to radials and 5th gear noise this should last me till they take my licence away......unless I role it

Do you have any pics of you doing the install on the NV4500? I am wanting to do this myself and I was hoping to see how difficult it was.

 

[locker1962]

I did take pics with the old film type camera.....don't know where they are though. I used a trans from a /96 4x4, 32 spline output, i used a 32 spline input from an older style T400/np205 (short style), had to notch the stock Tcase adaptor for the Tcase shift rod, made a linkage and mount for the twinstick. Total length was within an inch of the stock 4spd set up. I went with an internal slave (/96) and a master set up from an /88 and mickymoused the two hydrolic lines together. Used a crossmember and mount from an 88 blazer. The X member needed to be heated and slightly bent to clear the bottom of the 205. Cheap and Easy.

 

[blazer88]

lift

It all depends on what you want to do with it. My first blazer was an 88 and I put a 4 inch rancho lift under it, blocks and springs, and I put 33x12.5x15 mastercraft tires on it, looked great, still drove great on the road, and kicked ass out in the trail mud or beach. My second was a 91 with a 4 inch procomp lift, which was not as big as the rancho 4 inch lift, it had 33x12.5x15 BFG AT's. Drove great just like my 88. My third is an 84 with a 4 inch suspension lift and a two inch body lift, with 37x12.5x15 Intreco tires. It has 4.88 gears, and it drives good, could be more forgiving on the road, had it only a few days, have yet to get it off road. But lift all depend on what you want to do. I say bigger is better.

 

[Gamma]

'91 K5 350 TBI stock, 35s Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, 4 inch Rancho lift on blocks (i guess it's 4inch...dunno exactly ). Pre-owner invested around USD 40'000.- over 5 years to rebuild & restore, it's like new and i love it!

 

[SUPER'BURB]

'91 K5 350 TBI stock, 35s Mickey Thompson Bajas, Pre-owner invested around USD 40'000.- over 5 years to rebuild & restore, it's like new and i love it!

SSIIIICCKKKKK RIG

 

[blazin' j]

nice rig...but i dont see $40,000 invested in a stock restore...

 

[nvrenuf]

nice rig...but i dont see $40,000 invested in a stock restore...

You might if you shipped those parts to Switzerland.