sliding door = no flares / wider tires

[RAM MAN]

no room here

WOW

didn't realize it was that tight until I just happened to notice it from the back with the slider open the other day

check out this clearance

[RAM MAN]

plenty in the wheel well though

[Bubba_Hemi]

Convert the door into a gull wing door... plenty of room then. :)

[RAM MAN]

I remember when they used to do that .....

and weld the back doors together and do it back there as well ....

ahh, the shag carpet days

L O L

[Bubba_Hemi]

There you go... shag carpet, nice plush bed in the back and velvet lined interior... big pimping right there. lol

[bocephus]

Take off the door and hang groovy beads !!!!

[RAM MAN]

and a record player !

[bocephus]

yep,yep, then the water bed and pinball machine...yeah yeah you should definately listen to us, yeserie the chicks will dig ya man..do it !!

[Ram3500Dually]

What year is that van? I have a sliding door extender around here somewhere brand new in the box.

I remember when they used to do that .....

and weld the back doors together and do it back there as well ....


I remember too, as a matter of fact I was one of the first ones to do it in the mid 70's :D

[Bubba_Hemi]

Now that's a pimp interior... even though it looks like a load was dropped on top of it. lol

[Ram3500Dually]

I used to own a van shop doing that kind of work in the 70's and 80's

[RAM MAN]

thanks

its a 2000

[Dodgevanman]

How much room do you have between the wheel and the leaf springs? You could put a wider tire/wheel on, but have the offset towards the inside of the wheelwell. That way the wider tire won't stick out past the wheelwell lip and hit the door.

[RAM MAN]

plenty enough room for that way

I guess when the time comes, I'll have to make sure I get someone that knows backspacing ...

[dodges 3]

its not a Dodge, but you get the idea of the sliding door extender...

[RAM MAN]

I did find one on eBay once, and emailed the seller, but he said the extensions he was selling that were made for Dodge would not fit my application ...

[Denim]

I was told by a number of fellow vanners that the door extender could be cut and lengthened by a good welding shop. Dodges3, do you go to van-ins? That Ford in your pic is a friend of mine. His last name is Scull (sp?), so he goes by the handle Bonehead. That Ford is something. He's owned it since new ('75 I think?) and it's been thru a number of changes. His latest modification is shoehorning a '99 turbo deisel in the engine compartment. Go here to read more about it: http://www.showtrux.com/showvans/bonehead/index.html To see other cool vans of all brands check out this link: http://www.showtrux.com/showvans/index.html Just click on the year, then on the van you want to see. And people think vanning is dead or just a bunch of old hippies with shag carpet?!

[RAM MAN]

thanks again for the info

[dodges 3]

Hey Ram Man. I just got my new rims and rubber. Sorry no pics yet. You will have to wait till after VANFEST. But, they are 15x8's w/275-60-15 in the rear, and 15x7's w/255-60-15's up front. The slider does just rub....Brad

[Ram3500Dually]

I'm all packed up and just waiting for my rider to get here. Cya there!

[RAM MAN]

I'd like to see the same kinda angle shot with that wheel / tire setup, if you get a chance

TIA

[dodges 3]

Well that won't be for a little while, as my van is in the shop. I think its ECM.

[RAM MAN]

sorry to hear it

[dodges 3]

Here are some pics of the wheels, just not the angle you wanted Ram Man.

[RAM MAN]

thanks

what size are those rear tires again ?

[DANVAN]

They look good, big imptovement over factory!!

[dodges 3]

The rears are 15x8 w 275-60-15, and the front are 15x7 w/255-60-15 Cooper Cobra GT's...Brad

[Ram3500Dually]

I saved you a spot right up till about 10 pm then figured you weren't showing up. Read when I got home what happened to you over at vandomain.com :(

[dodges 3]

Ya it really sucked. I appreciate you saving me spot and all. I was so p.o.'d. Worst thing was, I was only about a half hour from home, not actually heading for Alymer, but doing my bi-weekly smoke run, down in Brantford area. We were going to take backroads from there to VanFest, but ya know....

[Ram3500Dually]

Check your email dude! :D :D :D

[dodges 3]

Now that I've seen my e-mail, I'm more PO'd for not making it there. Damn it, I new we should have transferred everything into my minivan, and still made the trip. I'm just not sure if the cv joints would have been with us.....

[Ram3500Dually]

Ya, you should have :( I got her address if you wanna get in touch with her, LOL. She was a "nice" girl :D :D :D

[dodges 3]

Ya and she looks just like the kind of "nice" girl I like.....

[dodges 3]

Ram Man, here are the pics. you wanted, of my wheels and tires. The one side shot shows how far I can open door until it hits the tire...Brad

[Ram3500Dually]

I still got that sliding door extender :)

[dodges 3]

And you drive round trip to Brampton eveyday. We should meet on 401 sometime. How much do you want for it???

[Ram3500Dually]

I don't want anything for it, its yours. I am working 4 days this week then I am off for 3 weeks

[RAM MAN]

super, thats what I wanted to see

thanks

[dodges 3]

No problem Ram Man. I work afternoons (3-11pm) this week mon-thur. Do you have standard times for your driving schedule, to and from Brampton, Dually....

[Ram3500Dually]

Well, kinda, LOL. I have to load first at Veltri and that is a chore. If everything goes good and the lazy SOB's wanna work then I am out of there at 10:30 AM. If they don't wanna work I don't get out of there till 11-11:30. I am 2 hours to hit the Woodstock service plaza. 55 minutes after that I am at the 320 at Milton. So that puts me about 2 and a half hours to where you are at. PM or email me a phone number that I can reach you at tomorrow about noon and I can tell you exactly where I am and how long to get to wherever you wanna meet on the 401. I know I am running for sure tomorrow, don't know about Wednesday or Thursday yet.