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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: Tarik on June 24, 2010, 08:34:30 pm
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Sorry about starting another tire size thread, but I searched the archives and couldn't quite find an answer... I just picked up a '79 2WD Stepside that needs tires and wheels badly. Right now the rears are 275/60/15 and the fronts are 235/75/15. The front wheels are American Racing wagon wheels, and the rears are no-name wagon wheels that are badly rusted. I like the stance of the 275/60/15s and was thinking of putting them all around on 15x8 wheels, but I just read about the rear track being narrower than the front and am wondering if this will look awkward? For that reason I'm considering a 235/70/15 in the front, which is exactly the same height as the 275/60/15 but obviously narrower. The truck will mostly be a fun beater/cruiser, but may occaisionally tow an old racecar as well. Then I was also considering 255/70/15s as they may fill the wheel wells better, but I like the look of the wider tire... I'm very undecided! Any advice is very much appreciated!
Attached photo is the wheel I'm considering ($43 @ Summit Racing!)
-Tarik
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I think it'll work out with 235's up front. I believe that's what's on my truck right now. I have 15X8's all around and 275/60's in back. My wheels are stock rallye wheels and I'm not sure of the backspace or offset.
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I'm being a little bit indecisive here... Cragar makes the wheel pictured below in 15x8 in both a 4" and 5" backspace... Would it be a good idea to run the 4" on the back and the 5" on the front with the same tire size all around? Maybe 265/60/15 or 255/70/15? I like the wheel in my original post better, but it only comes with a 3.75" backspace. For some reason I'm really having a hard time making up my mind on this issue!
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Whoops! Attached the wrong picture above (that's my truck), and my browser crashed when I tried to change it... Here's the other wheel I'm considering:
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truck pic doesnt work
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Well, I'm pretty much decided... I think I'm going with the Cragar in my original post on all four corners (15x8 w/3.75 BS). I'm going to run a 275/60/15 in the back, with a 235/70/15 in front. They have the same outside diameter but the section width is 1.5" different, which should help even out the front/rear track difference. The only other choice I'm stll contemplating is 255/70/15 all around, with 5" BS up front and 4" BS in the rear, although I'm thinking that may pull the fronts in a little bit too far...
Comments/suggestions/pictures are very welcome!
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I think it'll work out with 235's up front. I believe that's what's on my truck right now. I have 15X8's all around and 275/60's in back. My wheels are stock rallye wheels and I'm not sure of the backspace or offset.
Thanks, Team39763. I think I'll go with the same setup (15x8s all around, 275/60/15 in back, 235/70/15 up front). The Cragars I'm planning on getting have 1/4" less backspace than stock (3.75"), but I really don't think that's enough of a difference to cause any kind of rubbing with a stock suspension. Does your track width look somewhat balanced visually?
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I just went and looked and I have 235/75/15's up front. It actually does look somewhat balanced. When I first bought the truck I had 15X10's all around with 275/50's all around and the front seemed to stick out a tad more and I hated it. I like this look better, but I'm lowered so I think that has a lot to do with it. My wheels seem to just barely tuck and I like that.