UNBROKEN's 2014 CCSB build thread....starting over fresh

UNBROKEN · Sep 17, 2014

Gonna try something.....swapping on OEM R/T wheels tomorrow to make sure I like the look. If I keep them I'll be widening them to 10" so I can run a 305 tire and not look all ****** up on a 9" wheel. I think it's gonna look nice.

DavidRam · Sep 17, 2014

UNBROKEN said:
Gonna try something.....swapping on OEM R/T wheels tomorrow to make sure I like the look. If I keep them I'll be widening them to 10" so I can run a 305 tire and not look all ****** up on a 9" wheel. I think it's gonna look nice.

Sounds really cool. What kind of shop does wheel widening??

14RAMRT · Sep 17, 2014

UNBROKEN said:
Gonna try something.....swapping on OEM R/T wheels tomorrow to make sure I like the look. If I keep them I'll be widening them to 10" so I can run a 305 tire and not look all ****** up on a 9" wheel. I think it's gonna look nice.

How bout 325's . I had 22's on my 01 Tahoe. 22x9.5 and ran 40/305's up front and 40/325's outback. Looked good also had a djm 3/5 kit

Dubstep Shep · Sep 18, 2014

9.5 isn't wide enough of a wheel to run 305. IIRC 9.5" wheels are only good up to like 275 or 285 depending on sidewall length. You lose A LOT of grip when you stretch a tire to a wheel to skinny or too fat, period.

Brody57 · Sep 18, 2014

Definitely subbed to this thread! Great lookin truck man!

BLKMAGIC · Sep 18, 2014

I think your current wheel choice is MUCH nicer than the R/T wheels...just not a fan of that wheel at all. Just my opinion, obviously its your truck so you have to like it not me lol

UNBROKEN · Sep 18, 2014

Dubstep Shep said:
9.5 isn't wide enough of a wheel to run 305. IIRC 9.5" wheels are only good up to like 275 or 285 depending on sidewall length. You lose A LOT of grip when you stretch a tire to a wheel to skinny or too fat, period.

R/T's are 22x9 so adding an inch will make it 10" wide. The backspace on SRT wheels is 25.4mm or 6.5", R/T's are 19mm so adding the inch will make them 6.8". A 1/4" spacer which I already ordered will bring the overall specs very close to the SRT wheels....they'll be .3" wider which is nothing.

14RAMRT · Sep 18, 2014

Dubstep Shep said:
9.5 isn't wide enough of a wheel to run 305. IIRC 9.5" wheels are only good up to like 275 or 285 depending on sidewall length. You lose A LOT of grip when you stretch a tire to a wheel to skinny or too fat, period.

Hmmm don't remember stretching . This was 2002 or so . Fit great I thought. The 325s were a bit much but didn't have issues

Dubstep Shep · Sep 18, 2014

10" is 275-285 on my mustang. If the SRT is 305 at 10" wide you'd need 10.5-11" wheels to get a 325 on properly.
Also, can you get your hub length changed when you have the wheel widened? I imagine they could weld the spacer on then machine the important tolerances. Expensive if possible, but preferable to spacers IMO

UNBROKEN · Sep 19, 2014

Swapped wheels with Dubstep yesterday. Forgive the crappy, dirty pic. We're having a little bit of a flood issue around here right now. lol
I need to do some measuring and see exactly how much widening I can get away with then I'll ship em off to be cut up and throw some 305/40's on them.

DavidRam · Sep 19, 2014

Looks good! Where do you get your wheels widened??? I think I need to widen my rear ones...

Dubstep Shep · Sep 19, 2014

I honestly think BOTH trucks look better after the swap.

Can't wait to see what Arrington says hehe

O.R.T. · Sep 20, 2014

Definitely both look better. Dubstep Shep, have you considered paint matching the outer ring/lip of those?

Give me a few w my shop-fu and I'll show ya what I mean.

Cheap and Quick Example, only spent like 10 minutes on it. Needs more time to show the idea better and get past the inherent Van-Halen-ness of it.

Dubstep Shep · Sep 20, 2014

I may plastidip the wheels black to see what it looks like. Might try white as well, but I doubt I'll like that was much.

Whenever I figure our what I like I'll take the wheels off and get them anodized, painted, or powdercoated. Not sure yet.

Stuntdriver · Sep 21, 2014

Nice truck Unbroken! like your taste and how fast you work!

UNBROKEN · Oct 6, 2014

Pic the other day after it left the detail shop.

Then I swapped the chrome bar grille insert for the honeycomb insert...just wasn't feeling the chrome.

Kodi · Oct 7, 2014

As always, looking great!

MR.REMBERT · Oct 7, 2014

Sittin just right. How much did you bring it down?

UNBROKEN · Oct 7, 2014

Just 2/4 via BellTech's kit.

tipnitty · Oct 7, 2014

I drove my truck to work today and was really proud to show off my clean truck...

And this is the first thing I see on the internet today. And my truck is boring lol.

Looks fantastic man. Whats up next?

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