The usual tire size question......Please help an idiot out.....
 

Please help me out on this guys. Just picked up a set of 17x9" wheels with a 6 inch offset. Hoping to run them on my '79 2 wheel drive with no drop. May drop it later but will be a 2" max. What would be the best tire size for me to run. Looking at possibly going with a 275/55/17 but I'm not sure. What is everyones opinion on this. Thanks.....

Justin

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Take your pick ;)
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/sizes/...sp?diameter=17

Use this calculator to see how the tires stack up against each other.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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315/35/17 :metal: but hey thats me (;

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/f49affbe.jpg

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275/60/17 Goodyear on a 17x9.5 wheel with 5.5 inches of backspace. It is lowered 5 inches in the rear .
Frank

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More importantly....

Frank, would you have room to go another .500" toward the center of the truck? I know my 74 was very close (too close) @ 5.5"bs. I don't think 6"bs would work w/o spacers.

Same on the front.... I had 8's w/5.25"bs which required a fairly healthy shave of the lower a-arm lip. 6"bs would require the same, & then some.

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could you post a side shot of your truck, thanks

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:metal:
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/0ee881bc.jpg

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/a...9/987546e2.jpg

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I run 315/35/17 in the rear and 275/45/17 in the front. I have shaved a small amount from the lower a arms and installed wheel spacers. They have never rubbed and ride good.

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275/55/17x9..........225/55/17x9.. in front with a 4.6 drop.c notch,flip kit...no issues.

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List your back-spacing guys.....

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Please.....

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You are right about the rear . I would never go any more than 5.5 backspace in the rear unless I was going to use a spacer . The fronts clear the a-arms fine but I only use 2.5 Western Chassis spindles for that reason. Once you go to 3 inch spindles you have clearance issues.
Frank

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i realy dont know mine. i got them used. no fitment problem. the back could use a 1/2 spacer. it rubs the inner wells on hard turns. im going to get skinner tires next time around to fix that problem