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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter
I've leared this the hard way over the years. It always annoyed me to run same size wheels front and back and the front look wider than the rears.
That's why I always run 8's on the rear and 7's on the front. With staggered tire sizes, the two different width wheels, and the offset from the spindles, the stance looks perfect.
Anything else looks poor with front wider than rear.
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He's right.
I installed new Wheel Vintiques wheels, on Saturday. 15x8 front with 4" backspace and 15x10 on the rear with 4.5" backspace. These front wheels do NOT stick out, and do NOT bump or rub anywhere in the wheel well or wheel opening.
I kept my stock rear axle and went with the 7" wide front wheels, like I said in my first reply. It looked good and never, ever bumped or rubbed. I just got tired of the aluminum many-hole style and the 3-bar knockoffs. My new Vette-style rallye wheels look good (in my opinion) and the drive is great. Hadn't driven it for several months, so it felt good to be back on the road.
So, go ahead and make the upgrade. My discs (6-lug) came from ECE. Their ads show different drop heights and the wheel/tire sizes that are on the trucks. In an email, I asked about back spacing and followed their recommendations and I have no regrets.