My wife is going to kill me...
#22
Its a really tuff call, I mean the stock rims weigh a ton so upgrading them to something lighter and more stylish is a plus, but more power is ALWAYS a great thing too...
The only plus to doing the cam later on in the year would be the weather would be cooler, not 104* in the garage WITH the swamp cooler going (it helps, just not that much) so both myself and my installer would be a bit more comfortable and I could take my time gathering and ordering parts.
#23
Weight at the wheel and tires makes a huge performance difference, plus takes a lot of wear and tear off all the front end components.
I know I influenced a certain moderator into ditching his heavy a$$ stock 20" wheels in favor of a good, lightweight (yet stronger) set of 17" aluminum wheels when he bought his new tires.
Big difference for him, even before he went to 4.56 gears. Now with those, I would imagine it'll be night and day after he suffers through the break-in peroid...
I know I influenced a certain moderator into ditching his heavy a$$ stock 20" wheels in favor of a good, lightweight (yet stronger) set of 17" aluminum wheels when he bought his new tires.
Big difference for him, even before he went to 4.56 gears. Now with those, I would imagine it'll be night and day after he suffers through the break-in peroid...
Truckin' get the rims. Admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of that style, but hey, it's your Ram, get what you like. Those stock 20s are unbelieveably heavy, so anything lighter will help you out in terms of acceleration and braking. Just to give you an idea of how heavy, my stock 20s with no tire are only 2 pounds lighter than my 17s with 33 inch tires.
#24
- G-FX OR9 (They are a branch off of the Voxx Wheel Line)
- 2 Finishes available All Flat Black or Flat Black Lip w/ Machined Face (the ones I want).
- 20X8.5 5-139.7 18FBF
- $179.00
#26
I haven't convinced myself of anything just yet, I can think of just as many pros and cons for doing each of them first or waiting to do them last...
#28
I know but we are talking two different smiles hear.... sure I'll be grinning ear to ear everytime I sink my foot into the pedal with the new can and wide open headers... but when I get out of the truck its still going to have that same stock look that Im begining to not like as much...