 patgizz
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06-18-12 02:57 PM - Post#2238836
pulled off the black 17" cragar steelies and rubberband tires and put on some 15" wheels with 215/60 tires and 1950 plymouth wheel covers.
i'm liking the way it looks, and i really like the improved ride quality since i've got tires with a sidewall now
1954 Belair
1968 C20
1972 Chevelle
1990 C3500 Silverado
1991 Corvette
1991 Sonoma
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 2blu52
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06-18-12 03:04 PM - Post#2238839
In response to patgizz
Love those radials. Car looks good. 
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 2-28s313233
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06-18-12 04:38 PM - Post#2238872
In response to patgizz
Looks good!!!!!!! 
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1942 Chevy Sport coupe
1949 Chevy Sport coupe
1954 Chevy Bel Air HTP
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cederholm
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06-18-12 05:03 PM - Post#2238880
In response to 2-28s313233
LOVE IT! 
Carl E. Cederholm
Brooklyn NYC
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 chum58
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06-18-12 06:20 PM - Post#2238904
In response to patgizz
Norm
53 Chev Belair HT
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54 pg/diff
Fenton alum twin with Carter/Webbers
(Tom Langdons)
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patgizz
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06-18-12 07:09 PM - Post#2238930
In response to chum58
thanks guys!
i'm enjoying the softer ride with the 15 inch tires that have a little meat to the sidewalls. overall they are the same height as the 245/45/17's i had on before so nothing has changed with my gearing or cruise rpm. the 17's have migrated to my sonoma and with all the new suspension, steering, and brake parts i threw at the truck a couple months ago it handles like it is glued to the pavement.
plus with the old wheel covers, the car is even more of a sleeper than before. will soon hit the dragstrip and get my 100mph club stickers. the last time i was out i trapped at 101.5mph in the quarter mile. i had gotten the go faster bug and bought some twin turbo headers for it, but once i got the impala SS finished it's faster enough than the 54 that it has satisfied the need for now.
driving the 54 still puts a big smile on my face every time, and people talk to me or turn their heads or flag me down everywhere i go with it. we took it to work one day for fun last week when we didn't need to carry tools, and 5 or 6 people stopped me to talk about it at the gas station, at intersections, and at the house we were working on.
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Keith_Knox
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06-18-12 09:35 PM - Post#2238966
In response to patgizz
Looking good Pat.
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2blu52
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06-19-12 05:43 AM - Post#2239036
In response to patgizz
The car looks good. I really like the floor!
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 dads54
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06-19-12 09:21 AM - Post#2239103
In response to patgizz
i had gotten the go faster bug and bought some twin turbo headers for it,
Ha ha! Here we go! Once the bug bites, there's no turning back. Soon the car will be back-halved and tubbed with a blower sticking out of the hood, lol! I've seen it happen so many times. Kidding....
Nice looking car!
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arnieg141
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06-19-12 09:48 AM - Post#2239112
In response to patgizz
nice the low profile tires and rims over 15 inch. just don't look right on 50's and 60's cars
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06-19-12 02:43 PM - Post#2239192
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