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10" Wheels
Can I run 10" wheels on a 68 that's been lowered but still has a couple of inches to the fender? Will they fit if I want to go lower?
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Re: 10" Wheels
Nope. 10" wheels won't clear an 11" brake drum....
![]() It depends obviously. Front? Rear? Both? How wide a tire? What rim diameter? Fleetside truck or stepside? A 295 40 18 has way less sidewall bulge than a 295 50 15. How low is the truck? What's the offset on the rim? Personally, I think that's way too wide a wheel for the front that one of the things that ruins the look of a lowered 67-72 is a front that doesn't tuck. I think the 235 55 17 on a 17x8 is an ideal front setup and the 275 55 17 rear on a 17x9. I like the look of this combo with zero offset rims. But once again, this is a personal thing and YMMV. One of the best things I did was getting away from 15" rims but I am just assuming that is the direction you want to go since almost all the larger diameter guys don't go that wide.
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Re: 10" Wheels
Id pay to see 10" wheels.
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Funniest thing I've seen on here in a while!
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You'd need the opposite of a Big Brake kit!
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Don't forget the low rider scene! lol
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Lol
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I'm running 18x9.5 with 285/40/18 tires on all four corners. I now have different suspension, but these photos are with a 4.5/6 drop. I had to clearance the lower control arms a bit, but otherwise, they fit pretty well.
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WOW - That's exactly the look I'm after. Thanks so much for the pics. What are the specs on your wheels - backspace & offset. Those are 5 lug? Great choice, they suit the truck well!
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I'm running 295-50-15 on 15x10 steelies on my 67 short stepper lowered 5 inches in the rear and I still have a lil clearance
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1968 Stepbeds truck looks killer. There are a bunch of threads with wheel size and 5 6 lug conversion and stepside etc. on this page with a lot of the same trucks. But here is mine with setup as described earlier. 235/55/17 on 17x8 4.5" bs and 275/75/17 on 17x9 5" backspace. Converted to 5 lug disc on the front in order to actually have some wheels to choose from as you have noted... Rear is the wider 71-72 rear axle because that is what was needed to make the offset and width work.
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ECE disc conversion in the front with 2 1/2" drop spindles and 2" springs. I don't know if it changed track width any, I had made my wheel/tire choice on what I had seen on other trucks plus what I had measured on my own. Mine is a leaf spring truck with a DJM flip in the rear that dropped it just a tic over 7". On my truck with the wider axle and the zero offset wheel I have about a thumb width's clearance on the inside. I have no rubbing issues. But I don't think that would be the same with the narrower axle. You could probably run a 4.5" backspace 9" rear on stock axle. Probably? 10 Maybe in 20's. Not sure again why you MUST run a 10" rim, but your best friend will be a tape measure and maybe finding somebody local who will let you try a mounted tire and wheel and you can extrapolate to some extent what would work. 1968Stepbed and my trucks combo should help you decide what will fit. Converting to 5 lug was a no-brainer for me as there were no 6 lug wheels that I liked and by going to 5 opened up a whole new world. If you are on the fence, do the 5 lug conversion.
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