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mothertrucker424 · 09-05-2006, 09:55 PM

i'll start by saying i have a 72' k10 bone stock i wanna put a set of 15x12.50x33 tires on stock rims and maybe do a 2"boost (blocks maybe) but i need to know what size back spacing on stock steel wheels i will need to fit tires on truck????

thanks

**special-K** · 09-05-2006, 10:55 PM

Why not get BFG 10.50/33s or I think they make 9.50/33s,too.

vtblazer · 09-06-2006, 06:43 AM

Run a set of later model factory rally's and you'll be fine.

4" back spacing seems to be the magic number.

mothertrucker424 · 09-06-2006, 08:42 PM

special K i already have the tires from a project

vtblazer do you have any recomedations??

and also can i use jeep wagoneer wheels?? or are thay not back spaced enough??

Southedisto · 09-06-2006, 10:16 PM

255/85-16 =33" tires

**special-K** · 09-07-2006, 12:22 AM

Those rallyes are all over the place.Keep an I on the parts section of classifieds.

vtblazer · 09-07-2006, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Those rallyes are all over the place.Keep an I on the parts section of classifieds.

Yep...

mothertrucker424 · 09-07-2006, 06:48 PM

i take it that the wagoneer wheels won't fit??cause i can find them in the scrap yards a dime a dozen....till i can decide what wheels i really want or can afford

1969K10 · 09-08-2006, 12:42 AM

If you can wait a little longer, I got 15" ralleys that I won't be using much longer, with just under 1 year old BFG AT 33X10.5X15. I'll try to get some pics.

see ten · 09-08-2006, 07:53 PM

Aren't Jeep Wagoneer wheels 5 Lug? Your K series truck should be 6 lug.

Southedisto · 09-08-2006, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by see ten

Aren't Jeep Wagoneer wheels 5 Lug? Your K series truck should be 6 lug.

The waggs were 6 lug.

mothertrucker424 · 09-08-2006, 10:57 PM

ya the full size waggy is 6 lug but i dont know if they would help with 33x12.5's

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 09-09-2006, 01:13 AM

I have a '71 Jimmy K/1500 [same as K/5 Blazer] that is the stock height -- not lifted-- and I run 33x12.50R15LTs on 15 x 10 chrome spoke wheels. Don't need a lift. I just got a new set of Dunlop A/T Radial Rovers today. [My old tires were blowing out like water balloons] They don't rub, even in a tight turn.
I also used to have a '67 K/10 Suburban, again with 33x12.50R15s on 15 x 8 white spoke wheels. If it was really loaded down I'd get some rubbing in the rear wheelwells when at speed on twisty mountain roads. [Stock Stance] But usually it was fine.

**special-K** · 09-09-2006, 07:20 AM

Try to find my favorites.Stock center 8x15 rims.You can keepthe stock look while adding some beef.They were used,most recently,on CUCV Blazers.But,have been around forever.

mothertrucker424 · 09-09-2006, 07:52 AM

i'd love to keep the stock look how will i know what the 15x8's look like and you say the blazers right

p.s.-what is a decent lift co.? should i go with add a leaves or full packs or blocks or shackle flip??????so many options

msgross · 09-09-2006, 08:09 AM

blocks should be your last choice unless you need to save $$$.

mothertrucker424 · 09-09-2006, 08:50 AM

i figured old leafs + blocks = break or sag

and body lift is out till i need engine space (also body lift looks cheap and unsafe)

1969K10 · 09-09-2006, 10:10 AM

Mothertrucker, here's some pics of my wheels. i'll also send a PM

2wdBlazer · 09-09-2006, 10:19 AM

Where are you in Florida, you should put the city in your profile.

BTW I used to run 15x8 Turbine wheels with 33x12.50 and no lift on an old Blazer I used to have. No problems.

Down south truckin · 09-11-2006, 12:15 AM

hey mothertrucker424 i have a couple sets and i have a friend that has a couple sets of the military 15x8 stockers if you decide on those we are about 15-20 miles N/E of Atlanta let me know and i'll try to get some pics Mike

Down south truckin · 09-11-2006, 12:19 AM

here is one set i have on a 69 swb4x4 the tires are 31x10.50 hope this helps Mike

Down south truckin · 09-11-2006, 12:22 AM

here's a set on my farm truck it also has 31x10.50s Mike

**special-K** · 09-11-2006, 06:51 AM

That`s the ones.I`d like to get a set for my shortbed.
If you want to stay stock,as in not wide tires,there are 6-lug 16" wheels that these trucks came with as an option.You can mount 285/75s of 255/85s on them.
Is there still a 4wd lift/tire combo sticky?
As for lift...spring lifts give new springs to an old truck.A no-brainer,unless your truck has been real pampered.As for blocks,I have no problem with 2".I`ve never had a problem with 4" blocks for that matter.There`s alot of hype about axle-wrap.If I was on a magazine budget recieving parts for free or nearly nothing,I`d do everything like the mags,I guess.

mothertrucker424 · 09-11-2006, 07:28 AM

i have decided on a 6" lift just not what brand yet and as for wheels i want a steel wheel (15x8-10)that my factory hub caps will mount on and still be able to use my 33x12.50 tires

09-05-2006, 09:55 PM	#1
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	72 w/ stock rims and 33"s i'll start by saying i have a 72' k10 bone stock i wanna put a set of 15x12.50x33 tires on stock rims and maybe do a 2"boost (blocks maybe) but i need to know what size back spacing on stock steel wheels i will need to fit tires on truck???? thanks

09-05-2006, 10:55 PM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Why not get BFG 10.50/33s or I think they make 9.50/33s,too. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-06-2006, 06:43 AM	#3
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,537	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Run a set of later model factory rally's and you'll be fine. 4" back spacing seems to be the magic number.

09-06-2006, 08:42 PM	#4
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s special K i already have the tires from a project vtblazer do you have any recomedations?? and also can i use jeep wagoneer wheels?? or are thay not back spaced enough?? Last edited by mothertrucker424; 09-06-2006 at 08:43 PM.

09-06-2006, 10:16 PM	#5
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s 255/85-16 =33" tires __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie!

09-07-2006, 12:22 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Those rallyes are all over the place.Keep an I on the parts section of classifieds. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-07-2006, 06:48 PM	#8
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s i take it that the wagoneer wheels won't fit??cause i can find them in the scrap yards a dime a dozen....till i can decide what wheels i really want or can afford

09-08-2006, 12:42 AM	#9
1969K10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 733	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s If you can wait a little longer, I got 15" ralleys that I won't be using much longer, with just under 1 year old BFG AT 33X10.5X15. I'll try to get some pics.

09-08-2006, 07:53 PM	#10
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,074	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Aren't Jeep Wagoneer wheels 5 Lug? Your K series truck should be 6 lug.

09-08-2006, 10:57 PM	#12
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s ya the full size waggy is 6 lug but i dont know if they would help with 33x12.5's

09-09-2006, 01:13 AM	#13
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,512	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s I have a '71 Jimmy K/1500 [same as K/5 Blazer] that is the stock height -- not lifted-- and I run 33x12.50R15LTs on 15 x 10 chrome spoke wheels. Don't need a lift. I just got a new set of Dunlop A/T Radial Rovers today. [My old tires were blowing out like water balloons] They don't rub, even in a tight turn. I also used to have a '67 K/10 Suburban, again with 33x12.50R15s on 15 x 8 white spoke wheels. If it was really loaded down I'd get some rubbing in the rear wheelwells when at speed on twisty mountain roads. [Stock Stance] But usually it was fine. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

09-09-2006, 07:20 AM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Try to find my favorites.Stock center 8x15 rims.You can keepthe stock look while adding some beef.They were used,most recently,on CUCV Blazers.But,have been around forever. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-09-2006, 07:52 AM	#15
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s i'd love to keep the stock look how will i know what the 15x8's look like and you say the blazers right p.s.-what is a decent lift co.? should i go with add a leaves or full packs or blocks or shackle flip??????so many options

09-09-2006, 08:09 AM	#16
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s blocks should be your last choice unless you need to save $$$.

09-09-2006, 08:50 AM	#17
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s i figured old leafs + blocks = break or sag and body lift is out till i need engine space (also body lift looks cheap and unsafe)



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09-09-2006, 10:10 AM	#18
1969K10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Clarks Hill, Indiana Posts: 733	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Mothertrucker, here's some pics of my wheels. i'll also send a PM Attached Images

09-09-2006, 10:19 AM	#19
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s Where are you in Florida, you should put the city in your profile. BTW I used to run 15x8 Turbine wheels with 33x12.50 and no lift on an old Blazer I used to have. No problems. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

09-11-2006, 12:15 AM	#20
Down south truckin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lilburn Georgia Posts: 1,240	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s hey mothertrucker424 i have a couple sets and i have a friend that has a couple sets of the military 15x8 stockers if you decide on those we are about 15-20 miles N/E of Atlanta let me know and i'll try to get some pics Mike

09-11-2006, 12:19 AM	#21
Down south truckin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lilburn Georgia Posts: 1,240	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s here is one set i have on a 69 swb4x4 the tires are 31x10.50 hope this helps Mike Attached Images

09-11-2006, 12:22 AM	#22
Down south truckin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lilburn Georgia Posts: 1,240	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s here's a set on my farm truck it also has 31x10.50s Mike Attached Images

09-11-2006, 06:51 AM	#23
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s That`s the ones.I`d like to get a set for my shortbed. If you want to stay stock,as in not wide tires,there are 6-lug 16" wheels that these trucks came with as an option.You can mount 285/75s of 255/85s on them. Is there still a 4wd lift/tire combo sticky? As for lift...spring lifts give new springs to an old truck.A no-brainer,unless your truck has been real pampered.As for blocks,I have no problem with 2".I`ve never had a problem with 4" blocks for that matter.There`s alot of hype about axle-wrap.If I was on a magazine budget recieving parts for free or nearly nothing,I`d do everything like the mags,I guess. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-11-2006, 07:28 AM	#24
mothertrucker424 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: st pete Posts: 404	Re: 72 w/ stock rims and 33"s i have decided on a 6" lift just not what brand yet and as for wheels i want a steel wheel (15x8-10)that my factory hub caps will mount on and still be able to use my 33x12.50 tires

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