Bone stock... NO MORE !!! Round #1 of mods begin

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Bone stock... NO MORE !!! Round #1 of mods begin

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(nice video near the end of the post !!!)

after 4.5 years of driving my 2003 S-10 Crew Cab... bone stock; I decided to upgrade instead of replace.

First mod is new wheels and tires. Wheels are the Sport Edition F7:
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painted and clear coated. I didn't want chrome. I went plus 1 size... to 16" on these rims.

tires: 235/70-16 front, 245/70-16 rear. The rears needed more "meat" to fill-out the fenders a little better; that's why I went with the 245's there. The front tire heigth increased about .6", and the rear about .8"; not enough change to worry about speedo error or 4wd problems.
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here's the before/after view pics:

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I got 4 rims, 4 tires, mounted & balanced, with chrome lugnuts... for $788 shipped !!!!

here's the video (32mb; takes a minute or two to load/ Might wanna right-click Save-As):
http://www.ctechradio.com/s10/s-10mpeg2.mpg

next mod...

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and then, some performace mods :D
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Looks really good! I like the idea of rotating my tires but, to each his own. You actually looked higher stock than mine did when it was new.Image
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Sweet!
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Those rims look way better than the stockers! :thumb:

Make sure your alignment is set perfect since you can't rotate those tires. :wink:

I also like the Vette! 8)

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Nice :thumb: Where did you buy the rims and tires?
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killian96ss wrote:Those rims look way better than the stockers! :thumb:

Make sure your alignment is set perfect since you can't rotate those tires. :wink:
thanks !

I also like the Vette! 8)

Steve
it's the wifes (she's the one drivign on the S-10 video).

Got everything at Tire Rack; ordered it Monday morning, arrived the next day. Already mounted & balanced.

I can still rotate (I think) ... side to side.
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Mike Mercury wrote:I can still rotate (I think) ... side to side.
Those tires are also directional so I wouldn't advise running them backwards just to get better wear.

If all 4 directional tires were the same size you would be able to rotate front to rear on the same side but that's about it.

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Mike Mercury wrote:..................I can still rotate (I think) ... side to side.
That is a given :wink:

I was gonna mention the attractive driver but, thought that I'd behave :lol:

I have had good luck with Tire Rack since way before the internet. I have probably bought from them for over 30 yrs and would drop by their place in South Bend, IN when I made an annual trip to Elkhart, IN.
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killian96ss wrote:
Mike Mercury wrote:I can still rotate (I think) ... side to side.
Those tires are also directional so I wouldn't advise running them backwards just to get better wear.


Steve

can still go side-to-side, and keep the direction the same (but this would require the tires being removed from the rims... and would add a little extra cost to the swap). Given; that this isn't much of a rotate as the tires will still be running the same direction.... but it's is still an option.
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f9k9 wrote:
Mike Mercury wrote:..................I can still rotate (I think) ... side to side.
That is a given :wink:
You must have missed my post above. :poke: :wink:

He has directional tires and they are different sizes front to rear which means no rotation pattern is possible.

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Mike Mercury wrote:can still go side-to-side, and keep the direction the same (but this would require the tires being removed from the rims... and would add a little extra cost to the swap).
You could do that and I'm sure that's what lot of the newer C-5/C-6 Vette owners with hi performance directional tires do with there different sized tire/rim combos.

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You should really like the way it drives with the 16" wheels. Both my Crew Cab and my daughters Bravada I put 16x8 Camaro / Firebird wheels. They both are less boaty and more responsive.

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