Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[07Burb]

I'm sure I missed the story but what was wrong with your fenders before?

Nice work, btw

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm sure I missed the story but what was wrong with your fenders before?

Nice work, btw

They were never rolled and when the inner structure was cut out it left them sharp so if the wheels were turned too far (when I’m riding low) the tires would grab the lip and bend it down or up and the PO had re-bent them a few times so when I did it, they broke at the bend. Plus I put 295 tires on it for the drive from Cali which made it worse. I ended up wrecking the passenger side fender. So now they’re rolled and where a tire would contact, it’s smooth so they won’t catch. Plus I went back to 255 tires. Much more clearance.

 

[07Burb]

They were never rolled and when the inner structure was cut out it left them sharp so if the wheels were turned too far (when I’m riding low) the tires would grab the lip and bend it down or up and the PO had re-bent them a few times so when I did it, they broke at the bend. Plus I put 295 tires on it for the drive from Cali which made it worse. I ended up wrecking the passenger side fender. So now they’re rolled and where a tire would contact, it’s smooth so they won’t catch. Plus I went back to 255 tires. Much more clearance.

Makes sense! Sounds like you're making it right that wasn't right before. Seems like even though you bought a 'built truck' you've had to go back and redo quite a few things that weren't done right or at least tie up a lot of loose ends since you've owned it. The truck seems to have come a long ways since you bought it.

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm thinking I'm gonna have to get some new billets to make this truck look right. Considering a couple three so far.

 

[iamdub]

Out of those three, I'm diggin the split 6s the most

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm pretty sure it will be the Split 6's. I just sent a request for a quote on 26 x 14's for the rear and 26 x 9's for the front. I want the wider wheels for the rear so I can get rid of the 2" spacers I have. The rear end was narrowed for 14" wheels. I love the look of those wide hoops. On another note, Eastwood has a 100% satisfaction guarantee so I emailed them and asked for a refund due to all the issues I had with the fender roller, including the stripped threads on the adjuster nut. And even though I used Vise-Grips on the thing and bunged it all up, they're refunding me for the whole shebang, lol. Good customer service right there.

 

[Rocket Man]

intro quoted me $1395 each for the fronts and $1595 each for the rears, just about what I expected. Plus shipping of course. I figure eventually I'll be able to sell the ones on it now for prolly $3000- $4000 plus I am going to sell my 26" Dubs with tires for hopefully $1500 so in the end it should almost be a wash. Of course I'll still have to buy 2 new tires for the rear since the rims will be 2" wider. I'm going to stop by the body shop today and measure the backspace on the ones it has on since even the rear will be the same, the extra width will be on the outside and I'll lose the 2" spacers I put on it. The hoops will be super deep. I'm going with the Split 6's with brushed face and polished hoops just like that red truck, only his are 12" wide.
Edit: it's a done deal, wheels are ordered.

 

[Rocket Man]

I changed the wheel order after looking at tire options for 26 x 14’s. I would have had to go to a 315/40-26 because there’s no 30 series tires that wide and those would only be 12.4” wide so they would be an extreme stretch on a 14” rim. For comparison the 26 x12’s that are on it have 295/30-26 tires that are 11.6” on a 12” rim and they’re definitely stretched. So after re-thinking my goals which are to remove the 2” spacers and have the wheels remain at the furthest outward distance as possible (as close to the fenders as possible) as well as increase the depth of the lip by 2”, I came upon the conclusion that if I just decrease the backspacing by 2” and leave the rims at 12” wide, the goals are all accomplished. This basically moves the center of the wheels back in the hoops 2” so the lips are now 9” just like the 14” wide rims would be with a 5” backspace. And the spacers can go away. Added benefit: reuse the tires, saving about $400 or more. So I sent the change order in. They called me, and at first she said they can only go to 4” minimum backspace. She said besides that, I’d have to be modified. I said believe me, I’m modified lol. As in the rear end is narrowed, so she goes back and asks an engineer and comes back and said they can do it, at least real real close to 3” if they do some other machining. So it’s a go. 26 x 12 with a 3” backspace. They’ll look like 26 x14’s from the outside.

 

[iamdub]

...26 x 12 with a 3” backspace.

Sick.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Unreal can't wait to see it with the new wheels. How long does it take for them to make them?