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Originally Posted by luvbowties
Are you asking re: size wheels/tires you can run on an unmodified wheel housing and tub on a 1966 stepside?
If you are going to lower the rear any significant amount--and even if you do not--you will run into a limited space/width available for wider wheels/tires. With stock fenders and tubs, 7.5" to 8" will be about maximum width that will fit underneath. Even using 8 inch pickup/suburban/van/4wd-type rally wheels, they will rub with any decent size tires, as body sinks or sways either way, on the top sides of tire. There just is inadequate room--side to side--for a wider wheel/tire combo.
Possibly the simplest way to run wider wheels/tires is to either buy widened fenders(available only in fiberglas, based on what I found), or by widening the existing fenders; end result looks same either way you go. I, personally prefer the idea of widened fenders over widened tubs with the necessary underneath frame mods that must accompany them. YMMV.  |
Would narrowing the rearend help gain any clearance? The frame is going to be about 5.5" off of the ground once the dropmember coilovers are added. I figured I could get away with running a 20x12 with a 295/40/-20 tire...hell if I could fit a 20x10 with a 275/40-20 under it I would be happy. I would just need to figure out what offset to order.