The old Pick-em-up gets new shoes

I have been contemplating a new look for my truck for quite awhile now, and finally went out and did something about it. I have been running steel wheels since I brought the truck out in '07, and thought that a little change of pace would freshen it up, so here is the old look, followed by the new look wheel and tire combo.
The new wheels are some Halibrand look alikes, with some bullet caps, the tires are a bit narrower and taller than the combo on the steel wheels.

old set- 15x6's w/ 205-60-15's and 15x8's w/ 245-60-15's
new set- 15x4.5's w/ 165-80-15's and 15x7's w/ 235-70-15's

I plan to keep both sets of wheels and tires, and switch them up from time to time.

I know I will get the "who cares what others think, as long as you are happy" response, but I am curious to what others think of the new look.

Take care, -Joe

 

I like both!

 

Lookin GOOD !!

 

Two very nice looks. Truck has a *****'n stance with either set.

 

Huge improvement.

 

Great looking truck.....Looks good either set

 

Nice . great new look

 

I like it with either wheel set-up, great lookin truck. What suspension you runnin?
I'm buildin a 55 rite now, hope it looks as cool as yours, Im runnin chrome reverse with blackwalls....pics comin soon.

 

I'm like the other's, i dig em both.
Honestly, i just really like the truck and i would if it was sitting on the drums. It's just cool.

Tony

 

i like the old rims....... but who the hell am i

 

Diggin the new look!

 

i like the new look...the old wheels with some wide whites would probably look good too.

 

Who's wheels did you use and what sizes?

 

i prefer the steel wheels but the mags are good too. plus if youre keepin both sets you can easily swap back an forth. cool truck either way

 

Lookin gooooood!
The cool thing with steel's,is you can change up the colors....many possibilities!

 

i liked the steelies, but thats just me. nice truck.

 

Looks sick either way

On your steelies, what brand are they, and are those police caps? That's the look I'm after on my '59

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Thanks for the input, the old steels are from www.earlywheel.com along with the no-name caps, that are just like the ford caps, with no logo. I bought these wheels from Early Wheel before they changed hands, they are now run by Bear Metal kustoms, who are an alliance vendor. I had great service from the original owner, and have friends who have used them under the current ownership, and are happy customers too... they are a great company to deal with.

The new rims came from www.jdwheel.com , they do not have a name on them, so i am unsure of the manufacturer. I opted to but some bullet centers for the new wheels, since they came with a real generic cap.

The sizes of both sets of wheels and tires are in my original post.

As for the specs. on my truck, it has a camaro sub, with an additional coil cut, and a camaro rear sitting on top of the original leaf springs.

 

I like the new look... the truck sits Great!

 

Dunno....I kinda like the steelies better. But the new set is *****in too.

 

Its a cool truck either way, hope mine looks as good.
Mark