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04-21-2010, 10:54 PM | #1 |
Bloodied Knuckles
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14bff and 15" rim questions
Im lookin for some 15" rims that will fit on a 14bolt. I have been told numerous different things from "you cant fit a 15" rim on a 14bolt, the drum ,wont clear, to you need 2 1/4" backspace....which is it? Please help. The 14bolt is out of a 77-78 1 ton. Drum brake, with the big hubs. I have 15" allied type 97's on the front in 6 lug, Im lookin for something similar in 8 lug, if not identical. Any suggestions?
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04-22-2010, 02:45 AM | #2 |
Just Another Crazy Canuck
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Re: 14bff and 15" rim questions
never heard of anyone having a problem with a 15" on the rear, I know if you want to run 15" on a Dana 60 FRONT you need to grind the calipers abit.
I have a set of 15x10- 8 bolts, if it's not pissing rain in the morning I'll go out and see if they fit
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04-22-2010, 08:06 AM | #3 |
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Re: 14bff and 15" rim questions
I had a set of 15" 8 lugs on my old 97 2500 HD (basically a 1 ton) with 4 1/4" offset wheels and they fit fine. Also had them on my old 89 GMC that I SAS'd that had the slip on drums, they were close but fit.
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04-22-2010, 09:18 PM | #4 |
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Re: 14bff and 15" rim questions
Eaton/Barts makes 'em. You can get them from National Tire Wholesalers, www.ntwonline.com
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04-22-2010, 11:41 PM | #5 |
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Re: 14bff and 15" rim questions
15x10 8 lugs all the way around, ground the calipers up front to clear the rims other than that bolt and go
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04-23-2010, 06:22 AM | #6 | |
just can't cover up my redneck
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Re: 14bff and 15" rim questions
I have never heard of an issue with 15" wheels fitting on a 14 bolt FF rear.
Fitting the front can be a bit problematic though. I had 15s on the truck pic below, but they were two different brands of wheel. The rears were American Racing and because of the back-space, they would not fit the front. The wheels on the front were Jackman, which AFAIK are not even made anymore. The main thing was that they had less back-space...missing the calpiers and tie-rod ends. Not the greatest pic, it is a scan from a snapshot from sometime in the summer of '82
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