Cool thx bro east los it is. Never thought of cooks tho they did a shortened 8.8 for one of my projects

 

I kept my GSL axle but am doing the TII big brake upgrade so I'll be using press in studs in the rear and the front hubs are already equipped with them. It's pricey once you factor in everything you need but considering the TII rotors are about 2" larger up front and a little less in the rear, you get a lot more torque out of them on top of the wheel choices in a 5x114.3 bolt pattern. Plus braking parts are going to be readily available longer. I had to hunt for the last set of GSL rotors I bought. You also get the luxury of not buying and installing new wheel bearings every time.

 

I thought of doing the same thing of going with the big brake kit but I decided not because I would then have to use a high offset wheel like +35 which in my opinion won't look good on our vehicles and also the wheels out there in that bolt pattern are mostly 16" and up

 

The wheels I got ahold of are a staggered set at 16x7.5 and 16x8.5, both with a +14 offset. The front fits perfectly. I haven't checked the rear since I don't have the new axles yet but it too should fit perfectly. I had a 15x8 +20 on there before and they sat just inside the fender. I raised it a bit so I didn't have to roll the fender, but I'll be tucking these wheels a bit more. A 16 isn't really too big and the tires I'm going to be using will actually be 2 inches shorter in diameter than the ones I had on the 15x8's.

 

Can't wait to see that setup Chris. I've been thinking about the Respeed brake upgrade for a while now, ever since I road in Sam's car. So much win!

Just not sure about moving away from 13" wheels (yeah, I'm weird).