I currently have the same, I will soon have 16"x8" 5.5" b. space with 255/50
front and 275/50 rear.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Bergman <bude2@gate.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Lowering Blocks
>Thanks for the info. Are your aftermarket wheels 15 x 8? Is the backspacing
more
>than stock? The reason I ask is because my '99 came with 255/65-15 on the
15 x 8.
>It looks cool, but actually is too much width for the 8" wheel. When my
GOODMONTH
>tires wear out, I would like to go wider but the stock wheel is not up to
it.
>
>Adam
>
>'99 CC sport, V8, speed, 3.92, SG
>
>
>DakotaJOS@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Check out those in the AIM ad in any Truckin magazine. I have 3" lowering
>> blocks from Aim industries. These blocks (2" thru 4") have the pinion
>> correction angle built
>> in, this is needed. My blocks have been in use for about 85,000 miles
with no
>> noise,
>> clunks and the like as you may get with that stuff from Advance, Pep Boys
etc.
>> I had to change the end links on my rear anti-swaybar to match the 3"
>> lowering.
>> I cut half of the stock rear bumpstop off with a knife. Recently I
installed
>> Doetsch Tech lowering shocks on the rear and Bilsteins on the front,
flipped
>> the
>> overload leaf on those 2 stage springs; which allows greater travel of
the
>> spring pack
>> before getting into that hard riding empty bed 2nd stage; all making for
very
>> good
>> handling and ride quality. I run 5star wheels with Dunlop Sport Rover
GTX,
>> 23570 15s on the front and 27560 15s on the rear. They are the same
height
>> and the truck sits level. This is more info than you asked for, hope you
find
>> it useful.
>
>
>
>
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