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Gray Ghost · 12-23-2008, 02:05 AM

On a fleetside bed most any 10" wheel will fit inside the well....backspacing is generally 4.25" to 4.5" on most wheels. Most folks don't know that the stepsides are an inch narrower on each side and most 10" wheels of the day won't fit under the wells. I have 10" wagon wheels on my stepper [not my choice...they were on it when I bought it] and they stick out a bit.

I think my '73 C20 had 6.5" wide wheels and they looked very slim in the wheelwells....never seen or heard of any wheel wider than that from the factory on a 3/4 ton....were they steelies?

12-23-2008, 02:05 AM	#3
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: 10" wide rims too wide for the front on a c20? On a fleetside bed most any 10" wheel will fit inside the well....backspacing is generally 4.25" to 4.5" on most wheels. Most folks don't know that the stepsides are an inch narrower on each side and most 10" wheels of the day won't fit under the wells. I have 10" wagon wheels on my stepper [not my choice...they were on it when I bought it] and they stick out a bit. I think my '73 C20 had 6.5" wide wheels and they looked very slim in the wheelwells....never seen or heard of any wheel wider than that from the factory on a 3/4 ton....were they steelies? __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps. Last edited by Gray Ghost; 12-23-2008 at 02:11 AM.