Got my shoes on!

275/70/17 Firestone Destination A/T
Fuel Hostage 17"







Now this weekend the .85 Billies and Eibachs will be on ! Woot Woot

 

Very nice!

 

Looks good, I love how every picture (including mine) of new rims and tires ALWAYS has the old wheels and tires in the bed!

 

Its cause we can't wait to take them out before getting the first pic posted up! Lol

 

dang, that looks awesome! and 4 spares in the back

 

Nice, id help with billies but busy

 

Haha Thank ya! Just in case i have a small breakdown.

 

Ahhh come on!!! Not even for a case of your choice? haha

 

How far are you from etown? Where did you get those rims Im trying to find some but my mind is not made up....

Lookin for 16s, black rims open to anything but prefer not crazy expensive lol...

If I can help it will be early tomorrow or sunday some time

 

I payed $635 shipped for the Fuel Hostage. They were 151 a rim i believe plus shipping. I looked forever before i could make my mind up. I was first going to go with the ballistic jesters but they were out of stock and i didn't really want to wait that long before getting them. I got these from www.eliteswheels.com that was the best price i could find shipped within about $35+ dollars of anyone else.

I'm probably about 2-2 1/2 hours from Etown i'd say.. If i didn't have to have a coil compressor to put the Coils on i would probably hit ya up on that offer.. Unless you have one just laying around! then i'll be right up! lol

 

looks nice man!

 

Lol negative on coil compressors I dont trust the rent ones... I saw one bust lose once!

CRAZY!!

Well if you werent THAT far then I'd make a road trip!


Also I think my rear axle might be tweaked? Posting up in my build thread a lot of pics!

 

Time to take off the Mud Flaps.

 

I trimmed 7" off the front ones.. I'm thinking about trimming a few inches off the back as well. I'd like to keep the scratches down as much as i can, but removing them does look better.

 

I've heard the rent ones are scary dangerous to use, simply because of that reason. I'll go check out your build thread.

 

Looking good. I'm getting my 17" hoss wheels, billies and eibach's installed tomorrow. Also with some 265/70/17 hankook tires. Your pic just makes me more anxious to see how it looks tomorrow.

 

I saw one first hand come out of a compressor! Luckily it did not hurt anyone I told the guy 5 times he wasn't doing it right (worked at a shop).


I walked across the shop and watched him do it and then BAM it was gone!


Scary shit!!!

 

I know the feeling man! I cant wait to get my Coils on tomorrow and get it aligned on Monday so i can be done!

 

Yeah i've heard of people getting killed because of those things! Losing fingers/arms and all kinds of junk.

 

Oh man, I remember when I tried the rented coil compressors, never again! My roommate was a little ambitious about it. After I tried (and failed to get them to compress) he thought could help me so he jumped on top of the spring with his impact wrench just going to town on it. When I noticed what he was doing I told him to stop. If the spring compressor would have broke (I could see the large 3/4 dia screw starting to bend) he would have been dead for sure! I ended up just taking them to a local shop and they took care of it for free, go figure...

Anyways I am about to put some 265/70/17 under my truck and I read in other threads that there is no problem with them rubbing. I don't have mud flaps installed, but I was hoping to maybe get some input from you since you just had yours put on. Do you have a stock suspension? Are you trimming your mudflaps because the tires are too big? Do they rub on the inner plastic fender?

Thanks!