74 NovaMan's 1979 Chevy Truck - LS Swap - 5/6 Drop

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If you are looking for something a bit more reasonable, try a 275/60R15... it is a taller tire that is a bit narrower and would fill the wheel openings nicely!
275/60-15
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Cooper Cobra Radial GT P 275 /60 R15 107T SL RWL (Reading the Tire Size)

All-season cosmetic performance tire.

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Mileage Warranty	50,000 Miles
Treadwear	440
Traction	A
Temperature	B
Speed Rating	T
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The Cobra Radial G/T is Cooper's all-season cosmetic performance tire that is targeted to buyers who prefer raised white-letter styling in an all-season tire. Available in a wide range of standard and low profile sizes, the Cobra G/T is especially popular with drivers of older domestic "muscle cars" who still want to retain the characteristic "look" of their vehicles.

Flat Tread Profile
Optimum footprint shape helps distribute the vehicle load improving handling and overall wear.

Performance Tread
Increased tire-to-road contact which leads to improvements in treadwear and handling.

50,000 Mile Treadwear Protection Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

[RideTech_Ryan]

If you have any questions I can help with on the suspension feel free to let me know.

[STINEY]

That had to be quite the chick magnet!

Hooked my wife while driving it.....guess so!

[JOES66FURY]

Look at Cooper Cobras...they have the look of the BFG T/A without the price....

[74NovaMan]

Yeah baby, yeah! (hi-jack over)

That had to be quite the chick magnet!

[74NovaMan]

Chris,
Have you considered BFG Radial TA 295/50R15? It would fit the stock 15X8 wheel. I used to run 31X10,50X15 on my old C-10's

Thanks for the recommendation. They are pretty proud of those suckers ($190 each). I do like the look of the RWL BFGs though and these are even wider than the 16" tires I specd above by 1.5". I will definitely keep those in mind.

to run that short of a tire... you will need to SLAM that truck

I suspect that you are correct and I also have the feeling that I should not go quite that far with it. Good thing I have plenty of time to figure it out. Patrick's recommendation may help me keep things on a more reasonable track when the time comes. Thanks for the input.

[STINEY]

Stiny be PIMPIN in his PIMPMOBILE!

Yeah baby, yeah! (hi-jack over)

[1badmonkey]

to run that short of a tire... you will need to SLAM that truck

[DanStokes]

Fashions change...........

Dan

[Deaf Bob]

Green and purple carpet!

Stiny be PIMPIN in his PIMPMOBILE!

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Chris,
Have you considered BFG Radial TA 295/50R15? It would fit the stock 15X8 wheel. I used to run 31X10,50X15 on my old C-10's

[Russell]

Green and purple carpet!

[74NovaMan]

That's great! Thanks!

[STINEY]

Underhood vacuum switch that takes the signal from the carb and completes the electrical signal to the transmission. Only allows lockup with high vacuum signal, and unlocks as soon as the signal drops (throttle blades open further)

Literally a ignition hot input and output.


Underdash showing the other end of the wires above.

I spliced a toggle switch into the circuit, and a indicator light so I could "see" the converter lock and unlock.



Black toggle is the one I used to control lockup. The red light below lights up when locked. Not necessary but interesting to watch at first......later was lots of fun as passengers would panic when the red light came on! Oh my!



Not much to it in reality. Very simple to figure out if already there, and very easy to add to a vehicle without th350c lockup from the factory.

Hope this helps.

[74NovaMan]

need to figure your tire diameter in to the overall gear ratio as well... I'd probably run a 3.42 with the OD 3.31 without...just my personal experience...3.73 works well with a 31 inch tire... about 2000 rpm at 70 mph...in OD...locked converter...

As much as I like the stock rims that are on it, options for the 15" rim in a low profile wide tire are not good. Tires that are on it have like new tread but are 7 years old. The stock replacement tires are about 28.3 inches tall. When the time comes I am hoping to get a set of these:





and wrap them with these:



It's a 245/50 R16 - the same tire the Camaro takes. (cheap and available and not likely to go out of production soon - I hope) 25.7 inches tall with a 8.5 inch tread width and 10 inch section width. I'll probably want to lower it some first.