Backspacing on stock 15x6 wheels
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Backspacing on stock 15x6 wheels
Backspacing for the 15x7 SR5 alloys I know is 4.75"
Is the backspacing on the 15x6 stock steelies the same?
Sorry if this has been stated already All I can find is stock BS for the SR5's
Friend has a cheap set from his old pickup and I'm sick of wide, custom wheels with no backspacing....
On another note, I know Roger Brown has done this, but has anyone else run 33x10.5's on the stock 15x6's? Please share your experiences if so.
Thanks in advance
Is the backspacing on the 15x6 stock steelies the same?
Sorry if this has been stated already All I can find is stock BS for the SR5's
Friend has a cheap set from his old pickup and I'm sick of wide, custom wheels with no backspacing....
On another note, I know Roger Brown has done this, but has anyone else run 33x10.5's on the stock 15x6's? Please share your experiences if so.
Thanks in advance
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I have some solid axle 15x6 steelies in my parts bin that measure at 3 3/8" backspace. A quality steel wheel as you can have the centers cut out and custom backspacing done by wheel builders. Not sure on 86 & up 15x6 as all I ever run into are the 15x7 steel wheels.
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I believe I read somewhere the stock backspacing on the older, solid axle Toys was different. Rims from IFS trucks would have clearance problems on those trucks...that's what I read here at least...
Thanks for the info though! Hopefully someone who knows the BS on IFS stock steelies will chime in.
Thanks for the info though! Hopefully someone who knows the BS on IFS stock steelies will chime in.
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I'm not sure what the backspacing is, never bothered to measure, but I am running 33x10.5 BFG's on stock steel rims. With the balljoint spacers the tires rub on the upper A arm.
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I'm not sure why that's good to hear, unless you mean you now know what not to do. I don't have any pics. The tires are fine on and off road. I'm not sure what you mean by the balooning effect. When I air down the tires rub worse, but my tires wear unevenly because the adjusters for the lower arms are rusted in place and I can't align it. When I do my brakes this week I'll take a grinder and grind off about 1/4" of the upper arm in hopes of curing the rubbing problem. Maybe I can take some pics of that to show everyone my lazy man fix to the problem.
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Haha yeah I meant it was good to hear some feedback. You are right though, mechanically this is in no way ideal as I would be running with a 4.10 gear ratio, no lift, yadayadayada. It's definitely possible though as other people like jode on the board have done the exact same. I love the look though, of tall, narrow tires which fit nicely inside the fenders with no lift. Looking forward to those pics though -
Thanks!
Oh yeah still looking for that backspacing.
Thanks!
Oh yeah still looking for that backspacing.
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Here is a pic of the truck with the 33x10.5 tires. I thought you wanted pics of the tires rubbing on the a arm.
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...29/t_=49313129
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/A...29/t_=49313129
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Very nice. Exactly the look I'm after. Are you running 4.10's as well or have you regeared?
The ballooning effect I've read about is from the tire being run on such a narrow rim that it "balloons" or crowns the tire tread so that it wears unevenly. BFG M/T's in the 33x10.5 flavor are recommended being run on a minimum of 7" wide rim, but you seem to be fine on the 6" rims.
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Very nice. Exactly the look I'm after. Are you running 4.10's as well or have you regeared?
The ballooning effect I've read about is from the tire being run on such a narrow rim that it "balloons" or crowns the tire tread so that it wears unevenly. BFG M/T's in the 33x10.5 flavor are recommended being run on a minimum of 7" wide rim, but you seem to be fine on the 6" rims.
The ballooning effect I've read about is from the tire being run on such a narrow rim that it "balloons" or crowns the tire tread so that it wears unevenly. BFG M/T's in the 33x10.5 flavor are recommended being run on a minimum of 7" wide rim, but you seem to be fine on the 6" rims.
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