5-lug Hubcap/Steelie Style Wheel Options

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 5150

Keith, what about the possible issue of the 15 inch steel wheels not fitting over drop spindles. I was talking to Dino at the Brothers Show about his truck and he brought that possibility up.
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People have been putting 15" wheels on drop spindles for over 30 years.
Not sure what your concern would be?

The 5-lug steelies would be no different than a truck rally wheel.
(since they were made for 71-87 trucks and 88-91 2wd burbs, that all came with disc brakes)

The issue is when you have a 15" wheel with more than 4" of backspace.
Ususally between 3.5"-4.25" BS you will need to trim the lower a-arm (in the balljoint area) to make them work with 2.5" and 3" drop spindles.

The real concern is when people do a 6-lug disc brake conversion,... and try to use pre-'71 steel wheels that aren't designed to clear the disc brake caliper.