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skalywags
08-15-2004, 11:10 PM
When I went in and got my Nitto's they tried to get me to buy these. If I was looking for wheels I may have done it, but I'm happy with the '03 stock wheels I have. They are selling them for $150 each. here they are:

http://www.billetwheel.com/Wheels/Cast/smoothie.html

they are 18 x 9.5,and retail for more than double the price.

L8 APEX
08-15-2004, 11:33 PM
Yep we ordered them for Rob's truck and they never came in in time. They got stuck with them.

StormShadow
08-16-2004, 08:23 AM
Are they the smoothies or smothies II's?

L1nt2B
08-16-2004, 08:40 AM
Sold!

03LightningRocks
08-16-2004, 08:43 AM
Sold!

Damn..........that didn't last long. Someone just scored a good deal.

StormShadow
08-16-2004, 01:04 PM
Sold!
So which are they Tim?

L1nt2B
08-16-2004, 03:23 PM
I have not seen them but I have to asume they are the smoothies :D

L8 APEX
08-16-2004, 07:03 PM
They were Smoothies but they are a set of 18x10's Rob ordered way back when. The first set came dinged and they ended up double shipping replacements so they have 4 and cannot return them. Rob only wanted two 10's for the rear DR's. But the Discount store manager says buyer must take all four not just a pair. That is why they have had them for ever and are giving them away. The offset is too much IMO. They stick out the fenders front and rear they have about a 6" deep lip to them.
http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/15CIMG0536.JPG

L8 APEX
08-16-2004, 07:23 PM
When I went in and got my Nitto's they tried to get me to buy these. If I was looking for wheels I may have done it, but I'm happy with the '03 stock wheels I have. They are selling them for $150 each. here they are:

http://www.billetwheel.com/Wheels/Cast/smoothie.html

they are 18 x 9.5,and retail for more than double the price.They are cussing you for posting this on the forum:rll: . They have been getting calls all day. I took an L up there and showed them they don't fit in the fenders :hammer: . I did tell them Tim may be different enough to like it though:D

L1nt2B
08-16-2004, 08:03 PM
wow thats some fat ass lip on them bad boyz :D

StormShadow
08-16-2004, 08:07 PM
You'll be rollin cockroach for shizzle Tim. Just be sure you got your high beams on.

03LightningRocks
08-16-2004, 08:16 PM
You'll be rollin cockroach for shizzle Tim. Just be sure you got your high beams on.

:cool:

L1nt2B
08-16-2004, 08:28 PM
You'll be rollin cockroach for shizzle Tim. Just be sure you got your high beams on.
is that a good thing? :rolleyes:

skalywags
08-17-2004, 01:11 AM
They are cussing you for posting this on the forum:rll: . They have been getting calls all day. I took an L up there and showed them they don't fit in the fenders :hammer: . I did tell them Tim may be different enough to like it though:D
They got what they asked for! I was aked by three guys including Brant, If i wanted them He told me they were 9.5, and the one on display had that written on the wheel. One of teh guys ask me about three times, so teh last time I told hm no, but I would post it on here. Brant told me they were special ordered for the L. At least I helped them get rid of them!

02BOLT
08-17-2004, 08:14 AM
When I ordered the set, I originally wanted 18"x9.5" on the front and 18"x10.5" on the rear. However, unbeknownst to Discount, they were only available in 9" or 10" widths(no 1/2 sizes). I had the 9" width wheels on the truck for several months, while waiting on the 10" width wheels to come in for the rears (They originally shipped 4-9"W wheels because the 10's were on B/O or some crap.). The 9" wheels pinched the Drag Radials up, causing them to balloon on the sides, which looked kinda silly. So I waited on the 10" rears....and waited....and waited...and then I waited some more. When they finally showed up, one of them was damaged in shipping. It was at that point I decided to go with the Timeless 2's.

The wheels in that pic are definitely NOT the 9" wide wheels, that lip is waaaay too deep to be a 9" wide wheel. The 10's will look BADA$$ on the REAR, but I don't know about up front. I'd think long and hard about those fronts, Tim. That much lip up front could very well turn out to look a little hokey IMO. Test fit those bad boys. It's your truck, and if you like 'em then that's really all that matters.:tu:

Later,
Rob

L1nt2B
08-17-2004, 11:07 AM
it does look a bit extreme but it is also very hard to tell without a tire mounted, if it looks bad in the front, well at least I didn't pay a whole lot for em and maybe someone will come along wanting the same set up that would be willing to trade 2-10's for 2-9's. any takers? one thing is for sure, I will be rollin phat! 4 sure!

L1nt2B
08-18-2004, 09:37 PM
WooHoo! New Shoes!
<img src="http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462642.jpg">
<img src="http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462640.jpg">
<img src="http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462641.jpg">

L8 APEX
08-18-2004, 09:55 PM
WooHoo! New Shoes!
http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462642.jpg
http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462640.jpg
http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/bigblue5150/462641.jpg
Here, you are bold!:tu:

my2002lightning
08-18-2004, 10:08 PM
Those Boyd-Coddingtons look nice! :tu:

skalywags
08-18-2004, 10:36 PM
yeah they look good! almost makes me wish I bought them. :beer:

L1nt2B
08-18-2004, 10:54 PM
Thanks for the pic fix Terry...So what do yall think about the front offset? Im still on the fence about it but I would be willing to trade 2-10's for 2-9's
Brent is going to try to get another deal on some 9" if somebody wants a set

L8 APEX
08-18-2004, 11:01 PM
They look good for your purposes. Remember the 9" looks nothing like that, it has less than half the lip depth! Nothing beats the 10" dish:cool:

02BOLT
08-18-2004, 11:24 PM
They look good for your purposes. Remember the 9" looks nothing like that, it has less than half the lip depth! Nothing beats the 10" dish:cool:
I beg to differ. The 9" wide wheel still has a pretty fat lip. It's not as deep as the 10's, but then again, you don't really want the front to be as deep as the rears. It also gives the wheels a custom/tailored look, IMO.

Congrats on the new rollers Tim.:tu:

wesman
08-18-2004, 11:50 PM
Thanks for the pic fix Terry...So what do yall think about the front offset? Im still on the fence about it but I would be willing to trade 2-10's for 2-9's
Brent is going to try to get another deal on some 9" if somebody wants a set
Depending on what he can get the 9's for I may be interested. I'm stepping down from the 20's to 18's so i can run drag radials fulltime on the rear.

I like those, but I'm also looking for some black/gunmetal with polished lip if anyone has seen any around ('01-'02 stock or aftermarket). Kinda like Terry had on his L, should have picked those up when I had the chance.:hammer:

--wes

StormShadow
08-19-2004, 12:03 AM
I those look nice like that Tim. Big :tu:

L1nt2B
08-19-2004, 04:02 PM
the more I look at em the more I like...wish the weather was dry so I could go play :burnout: