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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: prostreet on May 08, 2008, 01:11:08 pm
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I have a 85 SWB 2wd that I want to make it look like a Prostreet piece with out spending a bunch of money.
It is currently all stock suspension. Eventually I will four - link it.
I am thinking of dropping the rear 2" and then going to a wide rim and applicable tire. What is the best tire and wheel combo for this. I want the truck to look tubbed even though it wont be. What size rim and offset?
Thanks
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The ideal height, wheel & tire combo is somewhat an opinion as to what looks right. To get "The look" I think your after, your going to need to lower that thing allot more than 2" in the rear, more like 6" for starters. As for the tires & wheels, the nice thing about these trucks is you can put some pretty big ones on there without much effort. 29" tall would be about the smallest of what I would call a "pro street" tire (again, an opinion) the fact that the wheelwell arch is so big, anything much smaller will start looking lost as you get it closer to the tire. A 14" wide or so tire will fit without moving the springs. If you want a cheap way out & have "The look" using big tires, grind the rivets off of the spring hangers, swap Right & Left spring assemblies & put them on the inside of the frame. Put the new narrower axle housing on top of the springs. A 33" x 21" will go in there & you still will not have to cut the frame. I wasn't after the "pro street" look, but here's a couple photos of my wheelwells, I cut them & widened them back in line with the spring (about 1 1/2", one bed floor rib) I'm running 28" x 11" tires, looking at it straight on from the side they look a little small to me. Have Fun, Lorne
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/HAULINIT/817728_225.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/HAULINIT/RearWheelhouses.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t285/HAULINIT/RearWheelhouseLH.jpg)
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My 85 2wd truck has 10" wide rims with 0 backspacing and 295-width tires with no suspension or body mods. They look pretty beefy but not as beefy as some 15" balonies.