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mcampbell · 05-21-2010, 03:20 PM

I ran van 7" ralleys for years on a heated spring drop. A few weeks after a front end rebuild and an ECE 4-6" drop kit install I got a set of 8" wide ones. The new front end rebuild did a fantastic job on ride improvement but rode very solid and bounced pretty hard. I installed the new rims on the back with my old 275-75r15's and the rear end ride improvement was a huge difference. Originally I planned to use 7" vans up front and truck 8" rims in the back but because the rear ride was so much better with wider rims I traded the fronts out also and the improvment was very noticable.
No idea what the difference is unless I had too wide of a tire for the rim width.

05-21-2010, 03:20 PM	#11
mcampbell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Santa Clara, Utah Posts: 48	Re: Truck / van rally wheels I ran van 7" ralleys for years on a heated spring drop. A few weeks after a front end rebuild and an ECE 4-6" drop kit install I got a set of 8" wide ones. The new front end rebuild did a fantastic job on ride improvement but rode very solid and bounced pretty hard. I installed the new rims on the back with my old 275-75r15's and the rear end ride improvement was a huge difference. Originally I planned to use 7" vans up front and truck 8" rims in the back but because the rear ride was so much better with wider rims I traded the fronts out also and the improvment was very noticable. No idea what the difference is unless I had too wide of a tire for the rim width.