lowering & tiring size advice

[cabrera13]

heres my situation, i hav a 78 ,just got new rims,they're 15'sx10, plan on putting them on soon but in the future i wanna lower my truck. Hopefully 2/4.Don't really which way is the best for a smooth ride. Also i wanna know how big can i hav the front tires without any rubbing???

[UKNOWME]

You could probably run 295/50r15s all the way around with a 2/4 drop.
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[bikeman59]

What is the backspace on the wheels? I've heard you need a 5" backspace on that size of tire to get them to tuck. I do like both the wheel size and tire size here - doing the same thing on mine.

[cory d]

295/50/15 just look tiny on a truck that isnt low enough

[cabrera13]

Hav no clue on the backspacing,havnt checked yet aha, but it's stock ,was a diesel and the back is way higher than the front
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[cory d]

2.5/5 drop with drop spindles and a flip kit is a good first step. that way its easier to go a couple more inches when you want to without removing parts you spent good money on

[cabrera13]

Ok,yea I dnt really want to remove any parts or cut anything. Wud 15x10 fit all the way around?



Anybody hav a pic of their truck w/ 15x10's all the way around with a 2/4 or 2.5/4 drop? Wanna see how it wud look.
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[74 stepside]

Id recommend an 8 or even 7 inch wide on the front. These trucks have a wider track width in the front than the back. Which meens if you run the same size wheel and back space at all four corners, the front wheels will stick out more than the rears. Unless its a lifted truck I dont care for the look. But to each his own...

[74 stepside]

My 73 when I bought it. 295/50r15s with 15x10s all around. You can see how the fronts stick out. I didnt like it. Had a 2/4 drop.

[cabrera13]

Nice truck, oh ok I see so I wud need to get smaller tires front
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[piecesparts]

I have lowered a couple of the squarebody trucks. Both of them had 15" wheels on them for awhile. The trick is the clearancing of the lower A-arm and the rim, with a 15" wheel. You may have to put a small spacer behind your wheel to get that clearance or like I had use a rim that has enough offset that the rim does not come close to the arm. Both of the trucks I lowered had 3" Belltech spindles put on them and one of the trucks, I included another 1/2" drop by using a Belltech lowering spring with the spindle. I lowered the rear of both trucks 4" with Belltech components and had no issuses there, but the clearancing of the rear shckle to the bed crossmember. I ran 245/60/15 tires on the front of both trucks with a 295/50/15 tire on the rear. I now have 17" wheels on the trucks and there is no issue with clearancing at any point. The tires on the 17" rims are 275/50/17 in the back and 255/50/17 on the front.