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**mr48chev** · 01-14-2013, 02:01 PM

Remember that things are going to settle a bit after you drive the truck a few mile.

I went back and checked the size and diameter and I ran 195-60- 14 tires on 7 inch rims on the front of the 48 for years and they fit the wheel well pretty well and looked balanced with the 255-60-15 tires on the back on 15x8 inch rims.
This I believe was when I had 205 tires on the 14 inch rims.
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I'm thinking that with the dropped spindles you are going to have to run at least a 15 inch wheel to be above the scrub line though. I've always viewed dropped spindles as a way to correct a suspension that sets too high after the vehicle is already together without using dropped springs rather than a starting point on a build.

01-14-2013, 02:01 PM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,824	Re: who has 2" dropped spindles w/ IFS? Remember that things are going to settle a bit after you drive the truck a few mile. I went back and checked the size and diameter and I ran 195-60- 14 tires on 7 inch rims on the front of the 48 for years and they fit the wheel well pretty well and looked balanced with the 255-60-15 tires on the back on 15x8 inch rims. This I believe was when I had 205 tires on the 14 inch rims. URL=http://s173.beta.photobucket.com/user/mr48chev/media/1948%20Chev%20pickup/2008-01-02-0933-02-2-1.jpg.html][/URL] I'm thinking that with the dropped spindles you are going to have to run at least a 15 inch wheel to be above the scrub line though. I've always viewed dropped spindles as a way to correct a suspension that sets too high after the vehicle is already together without using dropped springs rather than a starting point on a build. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.