baby got her new shoes

I went with the Napa oespectrum stock shocks for the front. no more Bob and sway whatsoever.

I might still flirt with a t Bar tweek to level, but already me likey. so just to recap... Rough Country won't make a lift for the all-wheel drive, so I gave up on that and went with replacing the one bad shackle stock. Monroe load leveler rears. Napa oespectrum fronts. 30 by 9 and 1/2 15s on my Bravada rims. good enough for who it's for LOL; 😁

 

Looks good. What brand wranglers did you go with?

 

I found a full set of Trail Runner ATs on Chicago Craigslist. this was the jeep guy that had 10 million tires and four Jeeps in a closet lot. the deal also included one GSA for spare but that's the one I lost in Wisconsin due to poor securement of the second load. see my road trip adventure Post in what do you do with your Blazer...completely my fault for not being assertive enough.😒😞

 

so we're in the next phase of the truck tire saga AKA try to fit summer rims. Don L. was right and I found a place to custom build aluminum bore Centric rings at a recipe of 80.06 to 70.3, after having a machine shop (that's been hidden on my block forever) properly measure the inner bore of my Buick Einkei rims.

So today in the Sun and 65 I decided to play with the torsion bars.

after three turns, took away even more floatiness without getting bangy. now I know I'm in heaven and she stands level...er.
I was shocked to find that my T Bar key bolts turned like butter. Three 3 full turns each side, and I still have at least 1/4 Bolt left on each side. The below pic was just after I got the shocks done. That is actually the truck sitting slightly downhill on the street. But pay more attention to the fender Tire Gap on the front.

after rear shackle and four shocks. still rakes front low a bit. Ride wise, I thought I was in heaven...
another week and a half I'll have my rings and throw the snowflakes on. In the meantime I'll let one of my shops do an alignment.

 

...welll, sheeeeeet....... the offset rims even with 30 by 9 and 1/2 are digging into the lower back of each wheel well...at SIX 6 total tbar turns (which I haven't even tried to drive on yet.) This is all in the driveway: Mount, Turn full stop to full stop, crank t, repeat. now I don't know what to do.

driver side barely touches the bottom of the fender skirt flaring only.

passenger side actually buries into the back of the wheel well itself...
Methinks I will have to revisit Christine's front end build.

 

,double check to see if they do the chamber toe in and out as well, some shops only do the tierods without saying anything...

I like those rims, they will go with the bravada so nicely I think. And Christine's front end would be a good idea... after getting the rc kit, I think I could've sourced it out for cheaper, or atleast better options for the same price lol...

 

And yes, my shop will do camber and Caster if it's computer tells it to.
6 turns + wheel rub....and does she look skyward to you now? Grrrr, now what?

 

take two... p235 75 15 do NOT rub...YAY!

neighbor sold me his factory set with the 235s on them. a bit oxidized but I will see if someone can clean that up and at least reclear coat. the brand new 30 by 9 and 1/2 will go on these for winter. the bravadas and 30 by 9 and 1/2 will stay an extra set. $300 for tires and rims vs 2k 2.5" lift install quote LOL. and my shop wouldn't even tell me what lift they found or what was included in it...🤫

 

I wouldn't go with that kit install for sure... those rims aren't too bad, and once cleaned up, will look good with the black accent.

Are you keeping the chrome or going to get it painted?

 

on all rims I like the black and chrome mix. not so new Factory 15s a lot of the Chrome is oxidized similar to my bravada rims. the weird part is it's under the clear coat and there is a grooming or combing of grooves in the aluminum. so I don't know if they can be restored to look right. I even thought of doing the same to my bravada rims and having all the gray paint changed to Black.