Plus size wheels
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Plus size wheels
Im looking over the choices for 15 and 16in wheels for the new 64 flareside this afternoon and the misses tells me that she wants a hotrod look.
I really don't know anything about putting 17s on our trucks.
I like the looks of the 17x8 Ansen Sprint, 17x8 TTD, and the budget 17x8 Ultra 50/51.
All have a 4.5in BS.
Will that BS clear the springs and steering?
I thought for tires: 225/65R17 and 235/65R17.
I need to keep around a 29in tire to clear the driveway, and a narrow tread for the manual steering.
thoughts?
I really don't know anything about putting 17s on our trucks.
I like the looks of the 17x8 Ansen Sprint, 17x8 TTD, and the budget 17x8 Ultra 50/51.
All have a 4.5in BS.
Will that BS clear the springs and steering?
I thought for tires: 225/65R17 and 235/65R17.
I need to keep around a 29in tire to clear the driveway, and a narrow tread for the manual steering.
thoughts?
Logistics Pro
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I haven't messed with wheel/tire choices on 2wd's. I'm a fan of 17" and 18" rims on a lot of cars/trucks usually gives a great appearance as long as the rims look good. I like the smaller smoothie wheels and dog dish hub caps also just depends what way your going with the truck decided what rims look best. There's a tool on summit that allows you to play with offsets, rim widths and diameters so you can make sure everything will fit and not have to wait until your rims are shipped to you then find out they won't work. Someone with a 2wd will be able to tell you off hand what can work as I'm sure there's multiple members on here that played with wheel/tire choices on there truck.
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Isn't a 15" wheel about as hot rod as it gets? The bigger stuff is just modern, pretty standard stuff.
I have 8" wide wheels on the rear with 3.5" backspace and I'm sure 4" would work. 4.5" will be pushing it, but with the narrower tires, you may get away with it - the rim might fit fine but the bulge of the tire could be a problem. The skinny tires also aren't very hot rod looking.
I don't know about the track width.
I have 8" wide wheels on the rear with 3.5" backspace and I'm sure 4" would work. 4.5" will be pushing it, but with the narrower tires, you may get away with it - the rim might fit fine but the bulge of the tire could be a problem. The skinny tires also aren't very hot rod looking.
I don't know about the track width.
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