4/6 or 5/7 drop with 26" tires

[68Stepbed]

OK, I've spent the last 1 1/2 hours searching the boards and still haven't found what I'm looking for. Does anyone have a truck(stepside preferrably) with a 4/6 or 5/7 drop and about a 26" tire? Everything I've found seems to have between 27-29" tires. I'm curious to see if a shorter tire will look goofy or not.

[Malamute]

These are 255/60/15 which measure pretty close to 26". ECE 4.5/6 drop. I need new tires, I will be putting 275/60/15 on the rear and keeping the current size up front.

[BossHogg69]

Here ya go.
245/40/18's, 335/30/18's - probably close to the tire size you're actually wanting to run if I remember your previous threads correctly.

First pic is when I mocked up before paint with a 4.5/6 drop. The other two are a 5.5/7.5 drop.

In the last pic, the rear wheels look weird and are tucked too much because I had my rear axle housing narrowed to fit the Schott wheels that I'm running now. I just threw the Boss wheels back on to get an alignment so my other wheels wouldn't get scratched up.

[midniteblues]

Ece 4/6 with 1 3/8" block. 235/75/15 thinkin they are 28" tall

With laying frame one can pull off the short tire look. But once you start getting a big gap between the tire and fender they look kinda "off".

I was hoping the weight of the bb would bring the front down a lil' more but it didnt.

[RustyBucket]

255/60/15 ... 26" tall. not sure about the exact amt. of drop though. 2.5 spindles w/ 1 coil cut on the front and 4" springs (ebay cheap) rear w/1" block. I need rear titres too, trying to decide if I'll buy 275's.

[68Stepbed]

I'm thinking of trying to stay on the cheap and buy new tires for the 17's I currently have, but I can only find tires in the 25-26" range. I'm thinking about running a Continental ExtremeContact DW in 255/45/17 front, 285/40/17 rear. Both are right at 26" tall. My current drop is 4.5/6.75.

[CC69Rat]

Matt -- I'd be careful on the scrub line in the rear. Do you have OE trailing arms on the truck now or tubular?

I cant remember how your truck is dropped, are you using blocks in the back or drop springs? Have your shocks been relocated?

http://www.nolimit.net/tech-center/6...on-kit-1963-72

[Ekliptix]

Not sure of the tire height, but tires are 275/60/15 all around. Drop is ECE 4.5/6.25.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

Matt -- I'd be careful on the scrub line in the rear. Do you have OE trailing arms on the truck now or tubular?

I cant remember how your truck is dropped, are you using blocks in the back or drop springs? Have your shocks been relocated?

http://www.nolimit.net/tech-center/6...on-kit-1963-72

6" Hotchkis rear spring with 3/4" drop block. OE trailing arms with ECE shock brackets. Basically stock location, but more upright.

I can't currently use the NoLimit shock brackets because my fuel pump is mounted where the brackets would mount.

I'm basically just wanting to put lower profile tires on my current 17" wheels.

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

I'm thinking of trying to stay on the cheap and buy new tires for the 17's I currently have, but I can only find tires in the 25-26" range. I'm thinking about running a Continental ExtremeContact DW in 255/45/17 front, 285/40/17 rear. Both are right at 26" tall. My current drop is 4.5/6.75.

The only 17's I ever bought were for 17x8's and 17x9.5's.
They were Nitto NT450 tires.
I had 255/50-17's and 275/50-17's.
They didn't look small at all and were very affordable.
http://www.nittotire.com/passenger-t...formance-tire/

[Mike C]

Originally Posted by Ekliptix

Not sure of the tire height, but tires are 275/60/15 all around. Drop is ECE 4.5/6.25.

Great looking truck. The 275 60 15 is a 28" tall tire. The reason you see few 26" tall tires is the wheel well is just too large IMO. I went out of my way to get taller tires. Dropped the truck 4.5"/7" and did 235 55 17 in front for 27" tall tire and 275 55 17 rear for 29" tall tire.

Wheel tire choice is subjective and personal, but almost universally the taller tires make for a better looking truck IMO. But once again that's just an opinion...

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by lolife99

The only 17's I ever bought were for 17x8's and 17x9.5's.
They were Nitto NT450 tires.
I had 255/50-17's and 275/50-17's.
They didn't look small at all and were very affordable.
http://www.nittotire.com/passenger-t...formance-tire/

I really didn't go into detail on this. The past couple years, I've geared more toward the autocross route with my truck. I actually haven't entered the truck in a car show in almost two years. Eventually, I'll go 18's so I'll have better tire choices. I want to wait until I can do more to the truck, though before ordering the wheels I really want. I hate to spend the money for custom wheels to fit my current setup, then change parts that require different offsets, then have wheels that don't fit. So, for the time being, I want a tire that's more performance oriented to autocross or grip. That being the case, there's not any tires in the 17" range larger than 26" tall.

If I were just keeping the truck as a cruiser/show truck, I'd go with the Nitto NT450. It's hard to beat that size on these trucks. They're just the kind of tires I want for what I intend to do with the truck.

[68Stepbed]

ttt Anyone else have any input?

[XwalkerX]

Originally Posted by Ekliptix

Not sure of the tire height, but tires are 275/60/15 all around. Drop is ECE 4.5/6.25.

your truck looks FANTASTIC

[72MARIO]

I don't know how the 275 60 15 do not rub on the front of that truck^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have always found it necessary to used van 6.5 rims and a skinny tire to prevent rubbing