daily driver overhaul progress

[Dradley]

I have a 1997 c1500 5.0L ext. cab, this truck was bought brand new off the lot in 96 by my dad. Ever since I started thinking about cars (11-12 yrs old) this truck has been my "dream" vehicle, if you will. Always thinking about what Id like to do with it, what kind of power I would like it to be putting out. Daydreams. Always daydreams, finally I have gotten to a point where i can get some **** done so I am going to use this thread as a rebuild progress report.

So. Here is my truck as it sits outside as of Jul. 9 2010











So, with the exception of MSD cap rotor and 8.5mm wires and the K&N air filter this truck is pretty much bone stock from the factory 15 years ago. I have all of the parts to rebuild my front end, suspension, brakes and i got some nice new tires(half the size on the sidewall compared to current tires). so by the end of next week i sholud be riding around with a nice new suspension, 10x better handling and a nice 5/7 drop.

will be updating as i get the opportunity to do so.

[jjamontan]

keep posting!

[Dradley]

setbacks setbacks setbacks. story of my life.

hopefully saturday is the day.

[Dradley]

saturday was not the day. looking like later this week or weekend. however. in the mean time.
Tires.

w/o the drop they look rather silly methinks

[Dradley]

So its been a while, but I have made some progress. Got the 2/4 drop completed, all new suspension, front end and brakes installed.
Ill get pictures up sometime soon. Unfortunately the tires i got still look silly after the drop. So I am looking into new rims and tires,
I have found some 2010 camaro wheels for a great price and i was wondering if anyone could tell me if those would fit my 97 c1500.
since its not a local sale, im worried ill end up getting something that isnt going to fit. and that would be a problem to say the least.
any help greatly appreciated. thanks

[Stoner]

The bolt pattern would be the same. the offset on the other hand wouldnt work i believe

[Dradley]

hmm. excuse the rudimentary questions, as i am by no means an expert on this, but is there any way to compensate for the offset? i would really like to have these wheels on my truck but if theres no way to do it without spending thousands of dollars ill move on and find something else.

[Stoner]

wheel spacers, but then the wheel would stick out. I am not sure but i would think the offset would be bad but i could be wrong.

[Dradley]

alright then. got some pics of the truck post drop finally.





Got tired of hearing the end of my stock exhasut scraping the ground so a few friends helped me out and got the exhaust trimmed back a little. MUCH cleaner looking too in my own opinion.




I will get some more pics when i get the chance. so far its been up on the curb every time.


Oh yea, and just to make some of your mouths water. 2 days injection marinated and 24 hours of smoking in the grill. (18hrs oak/6 hrs mesquite)

[silverado_lover]

The bolt pattern would be the same. the offset on the other hand wouldnt work i believe

The bolt pattern is not the same

You would have to buy wheel adapters