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Old 05-06-2008, 01:19 PM
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Not bad!
Old 05-06-2008, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BigCountryx
lookin good....did you raise the rear?
It's a 3/4 drop but I think because of it being a long box insted of a short box it's a little higher. I'm planning on a c-notch and a little lower in the rear.
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Originally Posted by trever1t
those wheels are cool! Cute kid too!
Thanks, she helped by putting the caps on the lug nuts for me.
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Looks good!
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Originally Posted by sv650lex
I just put on some rims off a 07 yukon and some new 275/55r17 Toyo Proxes. I haven't had a chance to drive it yet but I'm sure it will handle better then the stockers.

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I really like what u've done to your truck!! White looks good. I also noticed sunroof, u don't see that too much.


Originally Posted by TG02Z71
Looks great.
Were your old rims powder coated??
Ya, agreed. What's the story on those? What r the center caps off of?

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Old 05-06-2008, 09:40 PM
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I put the sunroof in myself it's not power but it was fairly easy.

I painted the old rims will rustolium. I scuffed them good then did primer, gunmetal then clear coat. The center cap is stock I just taped the center circle off. They turned out decent I painted them about 3 years ago. They were starting to look a little dull but I'm going to keep them for the winter.
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nice! but what is with the mud flaps?
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I'm wondering what the new rims would look like in white to match the truck... Been seeing a lot of white color match lately.
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Those wheels look good on your truck, did you feel an improvement with the Proxes?
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
Those wheels look good on your truck, did you feel an improvement with the Proxes?
Yeah, they feel great the ride doesn't seem any more rough but the handling is a lot better.

The mud flaps are there to keep all the rock chips off the lower cab and lower box. I drive on gravel sometimes and they also help in the winter when the roads are salted and sand, to keep the chips down.


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