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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => The Lows (Lowering/Drops) => Topic started by: cabrera13 on December 28, 2012, 08:04:21 pm

Title: lowering & tire size advice
Post by: cabrera13 on December 28, 2012, 08:04:21 pm

i have a 78 & just got 15x10 rims,i wanna put them on soon put plan to lower it 2/4 or 4/6.Really want 4/6 but dnt noe if i would be able to go that low with the 15x10's all around? any suggestions to make this possible??

Title: Re: lowering & tire size advice
Post by: Captkaos on December 30, 2012, 12:40:22 pm

If you are running 4/6 and 15x10's and inner fenders and have some bumpy roads they are going to hit.  What kind of backspacing are the wheels?

Title: Re: lowering & tire size advice
Post by: cabrera13 on January 02, 2013, 12:16:42 am

idk i havnt measured yet. wat would i have to measure, the back of the tire to the fender im guessing?

Title: Re: lowering & tire size advice
Post by: bake74 on January 02, 2013, 07:39:28 am

Quote from: cabrera13 on January 02, 2013, 12:16:42 am

idk i havnt measured yet. wat would i have to measure, the back of the tire to the fender im guessing?

     He means backspacing of the rims.  Rims can have backspacing or actually the opposite and have forward spacing.  Check these out.

http://www.ehow.com/info_7814146_backspace-mean-referring-rims.html


http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=n96lE8jdMlQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dn96lE8jdMlQ