Changing direction lol, now some new wheel fitment questions :)

[KevinK7]

OK, I'm new here and some may have seen my post asking about my C20, lowering, wheels, tires, getting rid of the utility bed, etc.
Well, I've changed my mind, it's gonna stay stock height with the utility bed. Being an original 396 4sp utility truck from day one it kind of cool, so I think it deserves to stay that way, at least for now.

SO, looking at (8-lug) wheels, I am thinking of the (black) steel Wheel Vintiques 16x8's (4" BS). I am still planning/hoping to convert to disc brakes (POL), and I'm wondering if anyone else out there is running these wheels and if they clear the disc setup?

With tires, I would love to use 275/60-16 all around (29"Tall 10.8Wide 6.5 Sidewall) but that size doesn't seem readily available.
My next choice is a 255/65-16 (29.1Tall 10Wide 6.5 sidewall) OR 255/70-16 (30.1Tall 10Wide 6.5sidewall), basically a 1" height difference.
I want to go as wide as I can (on an 8" rim) and have the tire (for the most part) 'fit' the wheel opening. Curious on others opinions/suggestions on these sizes?

Thanks,

Kevin

[Mike C]

Lots of utility beds really limit how much tire you can run. I had 265 75 16 on the 16x7 Alcoas with 4" backspace on my '70 2500 with the fleetside bed. That was a great setup front and rear. The 8" might rub with the the inner fender well at that 32" height would be my guess. Same in the rear, the 8" may just come out too far depending on your bed.

[KevinK7]

Originally Posted by Mike C

Lots of utility beds really limit how much tire you can run. I had 265 75 16 on the 16x7 Alcoas with 4" backspace on my '70 2500 with the fleetside bed. That was a great setup front and rear. The 8" might rub with the the inner fender well at that 32" height would be my guess. Same in the rear, the 8" may just come out too far depending on your bed.

Thanks for the reply Mike. I was wondering the same with the utility bed clearances. Was actually thinking there was more room overall, but wasn't sure about the inner well, which as you noted is something I'll need to focus on. I'm actually not near my truck (its out west, and I'm on the east coast) so I'm going to have my brother take some measurements as it sits today (and this is still with it's original "HD spring" equipment). I may not even change the springs since I'm OK with the current height. With that said, my two current tire choices have me at 29.1 or 30.1 so I'm going to see where that puts it, then I'll figure out the inside clearance in the rear (and I reached out to POL for the front disc clearance, so I hope to hear from them as well).


Thanks,

Kevin