Period correct wheels for 86 K10 Stepside?

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Grit dog

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No wait a second, the O.P. can't tell if it's lifted and its his truck. The guy working on his truck is very likely 1/2 the age of the truck and also very likely the first one he's ever worked on. No lift blocks,no body spacers the guy working on it very likely thinks it all looks factory.
Fair enough. For the OP, a simple search will yield 100s of pics of stock K10s instantly, for comparison.
For the shop, ok, ya it’s in Connecticut. Anyone under 40 may not have seen a 70-80s Chevy that wasn’t sagging and rusted out cab mounts, lol.
Good points.
Regardless, @j-rad you have a beautiful truck! Lifted or not. Again personal preference, but lifted looks more awesomer.
 

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There were factory 3-leaf springs also, even in the 1/2 tons. They also were negative arch from the get go. However, the new aftermarket replacements I've seen have been more flat. I installed a set once and the stock length shocks were actually too short. I don't recall what manufacturer they were.
 

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Fair enough. For the OP, a simple search will yield 100s of pics of stock K10s instantly, for comparison.
For the shop, ok, ya it’s in Connecticut. Anyone under 40 may not have seen a 70-80s Chevy that wasn’t sagging and rusted out cab mounts, lol.
Good points.
Regardless, @j-rad you have a beautiful truck! Lifted or not. Again personal preference, but lifted looks more awesomer.
Thanks. I think I’ll leave it as-is for a while and swap to 33” A/Ts and 15x8 Rally’s and see how it goes.

Plenty of other work needed so I can wait on the decision on the lift.
 

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