looking really good

 

well just got home from work and hopped out of my truck and smelled hot radiator fluid. greatt. popped the hood and looked around the new t-stat i just installed yesterday, seals perfect no leaks there. Look at the hoses where i reconnected them to the engine after flushing, the farthest left one is fine, look at the one behind the belt and its leaking slightly. hmmm. guess i need to look at in the daylight. im thinking maybe get a new hose, and a new clamp. i think the clamp might have gotten just weak enough from opening and closing it, it may have lost some of its tension. so i will get a 3/4" adjustable one tomorrow and go from there!

 

15x8 Black Wheel Alloy Ion Style 186 5x4.75 - Rims - Style 186 - Black - 5x4.75 - - 8 - 83.82 - 25

Will these bad boys fit on my truck? I've got 2" shackle lift in the rear and 1.5" in the front. Also what size rubber should I wrap them in? I'm looking at 31x10.50r15, just not sure on a brand, or maybe just stay stock size. I kinda switch from driving on the road to off road gettin to my hunting spots. I'd like an A/T cause I dont need a full M/T.

I'm kinda new to the whole wheel and tire world so can someone please help??

 

ended up cancelling the order on the 186's after I thought about the chrome and how it would clash with my truck. Everything is blacked out on mine, and i think the chrome wheels would look goofy. I am going to order the Ion 182's here in the next few days and look about picking up a set of used MT's from either a junk yard or a couple local tire business. How does everyone like the looks of em? I dig em.

 

imo i could do either or they both look really nice

 

i have seen the 182's on some jeeps and i THINK the new Tundras have them, or close look a likes, and when they get dirty then don't look very good. I still can't decide if i want the 186's or the 182's. I am leaning towards the 186's though. I can get em for $87 a pop with lugs and center caps and stems.

 

pickin up some Mastercraft Courser M/T's in 31's tomorrow. It was a kid i went to school with and i offered him $150 for a pair and he said deal. Now that i'm working at good ol Tractor Supply and got a flow of money coming in this build won't be going as slow.

Up next is replacing the passenger rear quarter panel and truck bed line both sides and finally finish debading. just need to take off the Blazer ones on the doors. Then new front plastics and new drivers side headlight.

 

new rubber. don't pay attention to that rust spot. its just very minor. thats where the replacement patch panel is. i just a half ast job rattle can painting it just before it snowed this year. it will either be rhino lined, or maybe buy a quart of paint and shoot it myself.

 

this picture is before the 31's. next to a stock blazer at school and a yoter on 33's. that truck is actually pretty sharp.


got the 31's put on this weekend. also finally had some great weather and got the all the rest of the debading done. it looks so much cleaner now i love it. oh and no rub at all even at full crank and turning into my driveway.

next step is to take the spare tire carrier off and sand it down and bed line it. my passenger side quarter panel will be replaced here in a couple weeks then i'll bed line the lower half as well. gonna order some rear spacers here soon to get the back equal to the front.

the second picture is my moms Trailblazer parked next to mine. It is exactly 2" taller, she is still convinced her's is bigger though!

 

http://static.photobucket.com/player...ps56cf59e2.mp4

Video of the exhaust. My camera on my phone sucks. It doesn't do it justice, it definitely is a mean V6.