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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: silvercrxsir on August 31, 2009, 12:35:35 am
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ive got an 83 c10 2wd shortbox and i recently put on some 20inch wheels the problem i have is that the front wheels sit to the edge of the fender like i wanted but the rea sit in almost 4 inches all the wheels are the same it seems like the front of the truck is wider than the rear by alot its very possible that the rear end i have is from a suburban but i dont think that would be and different and if this is just how they are is there a diff rear i can run so i dont have to run huge wheel spacers so my truck doesnt look stupid cause it looks really funny since the rear looks way narrower than the front
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the truck is a fleetside with a 5 lug 10 bolt rear if that helps and the reason im suspicous about a suburban axle is cause the guy who originally built the truck used a lot of suburban parts and the previous owner said he thought it had a suburban rear
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You will need different wheel offsets or wheel spacer adapters.
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The rear track width on these trucks is 3" narrower in back...1.5" per side. Get some spacers and you will be fine.
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im showin way more than 1.5 in the rear its almost 4"narrower on each side i dont really want to spend more money on wheels and i dont wanna run a 4" spacer is there any way that it could possibly be that the suburban rear is narrower i would rather install a wider axle or the correct axle cause it would be cheaper to go to the upull and do it that way wil a 88 and up axle bolt right in they are supposedly 2" wider
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All pickup rearends are the same width from 73-87, they are as listed narrower in the rear by design. If you like the wheels you are going to have to run spacers.
If it appear more than that, I would check the backspacing on the wheels to make sure they are the same. Are they all the same width?
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One of the previous owners very well may have had that rear end shortend for wider wheels.if its that much off i would measure.