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  1. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    The tires I had were Goodyear 1100R 20's. I got rid of them a few months ago. A guy was going to put them on a offroad only truck.
  2. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Thanks Clinto.
  3. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Thanks Off Road Fab Works, I guess I will probably go with the King. If for no other reason my truck will be painted blue :roll: I'll give you a call when I need to order them and I will start looking to you first before I purchase anything else. I also am going to need a sway bar. I'll call...
  4. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    On the front I welded a couple of straps top to bottom above the spring perches. I didn't put any cross bracing in front for oil pan clearance. In the rear I used a rear frame section that still has the origional cross braces in place. Also straped above the spring eye in front and left the...
  5. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    A friend of mine has the xl's and I have the xzl's on mine. With either, we have been able to back out of everything that they won't go forward through without recovery. I had a set of the goodyears but decided not to use them with everyone telling me how bad they ride on pavement.
  6. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Everyone that I talk to says that the xzl's run the smoothest on the highway. The goodyears look like they would do great offroad, but they don't balance well. The xl's run good on the highway and do great offroad, but I don't think the treadwear is very good and they aren't as wide. Hope this...
  7. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Price being no object, which one would you run? (coilovers that is)
  8. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    New site looks great, wish that I had come by you sooner! Will the FOA coilovers fit the same mounts as a King coilover? 2.5" remote res.,12" travel. I set up my Chevy for Kings, but the FOA's sound pretty good.
  9. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Off Road Fab, I paid a local machinist $400 to make me 4 sets of tube clamps for 2" O.D..120 wall DOM about 6 months ago. How long have you offered these? I was going to get them from ballistic fab but they hadn't made that size yet and didn't know when they were going to get around to it. WOW...
  10. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    It is a 1955 Chevy Cameo pickup (screenname 55Cameo :P ) tube chassis, rockwells, narrowed front, 2 1/2 ton discs, 2" overson rear shafts w/lockers front and rear, 502 chevy crate motor, th400, np205, NOS fogger, fiberglass body, coilovers, 4 links, and a whole lot more. Those pics are a couple...
  11. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Thanks, I wish that I had purchased my axles for my other project from Offroad Fabworks. I wouldn't have had all of the problems that I did with USA6x6.
  12. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    It wasn't mine at mudfest, I wish that I had it finished I would have gone. Just finished putting the bed on today. Still have to put on the mudflaps and change out the clutch. Pics.
  13. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    I didn't know that there were Deuce wreckers. I had a 5 ton wrecker in the military and that was a lot of fun. Would have been great doing this project. My bottle jack has gotten a workout.
  14. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Stazworks makes nice wheels. There is also a guy in Jacksonville, Fl. who makes nice ones, I will see if I can dig up his #. Got the bed welded together today and started lifting the bed up so I can back the truck under it. Not really a fun or safe job, but I do with what I have. A lot of...
  15. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    I don't know about a speed rating on the tires. I've heard people taking their trucks up to 80 with these xzl's (not on a deuce) My deuce was running 63mph with 11.00 r 20's at 2600rpm. With the 53" xzl's I haven't turned it over 1900rpm's so I don't know what top speed is yet. Needs clutch...
  16. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    No they haven't gotten any better. I ordered rebuilt and shortened axles for another project that I am building along with the wheels. Axles were supposed to have chrome moly lockers, they came with mild steel lockers (I paid for chrome moly). The 4 wheel disc brakes weren't set up correctly...
  17. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Is this a direct swap? Clutch, driveshaft and everything? I do need to put a clutch in immediately, but I don't have enough 'road' time to see if I still need or want the overdrive.
  18. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    There are a lot of discussions on this site about putting power steering onto a Deuce using a power steering gearbox from a 5 ton or f700 or something like that. You would need to make a column though for the box sitting on the lower frame section to make the hookup to the axle O.K. The wheels...
  19. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    I believe that the only bumper height restrictions apply to vehicles under 5000lbs. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I know that there is a headlight height restriction of 53" from center of headlight to the ground or less that I need to address. I am, however, going to be putting another bumper...
  20. 55Cameo

    Bobed deuce on 53" xzl's

    Haven't finished the bed yet, just finished the rest of the truck 4 days ago. Her are some pics of the side view. I will post a slew of pics when the bed is installed.
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