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06-28-2013, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
I know the answer is on here somewhere, but I am having trouble finding it. My question is what thickness wheel spacer is needed to make the rear wheels even with the front wheels on a 67 c10? The front has been converted to disc brakes with 71-72 spindles. Just having trouble locating the answer on here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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06-28-2013, 05:27 PM | #2 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
Provided you still have the original narrow rear end, I think you would need 1.5" spacers.
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06-29-2013, 02:38 AM | #3 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
I used 3/4" spacers on my 68 after converting to disk brakes.
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06-29-2013, 09:00 AM | #4 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
It really depends on exactly what you're wanting to accomplish. These trucks come from the factory with the rear end 1.5" narrower track width than the front. Adding disc brakes makes the front another 1.5" wider. So for you, adding disc brakes will make the front a total of 3" wider than the back.
If you want the rear track width to be the same as the front, you will need to add 1.5" spacers. If you want the truck to look like it rolled off the assembly line with disc brakes, you could either 1. Add 3/4" spacers as mentioned above or 2. Change to a wider rear end. Posted via Mobile Device
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06-29-2013, 09:07 AM | #5 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
no spacers required if you know math and how to measure a rim
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06-29-2013, 09:11 AM | #6 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
Good point. I think this is probably what most folks do.
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06-29-2013, 06:00 PM | #7 | |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
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My truck after front disk brakes installed and no spacer in the back; After adding 3/4" spacers;
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06-29-2013, 06:38 PM | #8 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
Of course you could just buy longer axles with a c-clip eliminator kit making the axle stronger and better able to handle the loads of huge wheels with little tires.
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06-29-2013, 06:45 PM | #9 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
I'm not debating that at all. It seems like a lot of people like the big and little look. I personally do not, which is why I'll be going with a wider rear end when I add discs to the front.
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06-29-2013, 07:30 PM | #10 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
If you upgrade the rear axle to Disk Brakes, will it space out or you still need to address it? I have a complete 71 front end to upgrade my truck someday, might as well start planning for all that. I will need new wheels anyway, going from 6 to 5 lug.
Edit: Your Truck is sick btw. Very nice. Love that stance.
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06-29-2013, 08:15 PM | #11 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
If you are looking for opinions, mine is I would not put wheel spacers on a lawn mower., If you want to fix the problem correctly, get the correct back spacing for the wheel or try a wider tire.
The other option is to have a rear end built to the correct width for your existing tire and wheel combination. |
06-29-2013, 08:27 PM | #12 | |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
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And it depends on what width wheels you choose.
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06-29-2013, 10:12 PM | #13 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
I agree too. One problem you will run into is finding a cast wheel that will have the correct backspacing. Or you can have a set built with the right spacing. ( My first choice if Im staying with the narrow rear axle)
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06-29-2013, 10:41 PM | #14 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
1.5" spacers are what I used for the rear axle, with stock rally wheels.
On my '78 build, I upgraded the rear axle to disc brakes. Fronts were factory disc, but upgraded to polished GM calipers, slotted/drilled rotors and 2" drop spindles. Fronts stuck out farther than the rears (stock 15x8 rally wheels). Ordered a set of 1.5" spacers for the rear and it brought the rears to the same as the fronts.
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07-01-2013, 03:05 PM | #15 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
Thanks for all the responses and suggestions. I understand there are differing opinions about using wheel spacers. The look I am trying to acheive is having the same track width front and rear. I already have my wheels. They are american racing torq thrust st chrome 20 x 8.5 with 5.5" BS. The center bore is too small for the rear, but this was not a concern to me since I planned on using spacers in the rear. I plan on going with a hub centric steel spacer from wheeladapter.com. So I will need 1.5" spacers to to get the track widths even correct?
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07-01-2013, 03:20 PM | #16 | |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
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GM, Ford, and Dodge all three use what amounts to bolt on spacers in their current and past dually applications for the correct offset up front, and if you think about it, drums and disk brake rotors that slip on over the studs are nothing more than a slip on spacer sandwiched between the hub and the wheel.
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07-01-2013, 03:25 PM | #17 |
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
Since you knew that you needed to space out you rear wheels to fit as desired the real answer is just as it was prior to your first post.
Put the truck on four jack stands with the suspension loaded and measure the WMS dimension front and rear to determine the difference and viability of commercial offerings in your application. Finally take into consideration the front of the truck specs at 79.10" without trim and the rear is 78.90" as the max body widths.
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Re: 67 c10 rear wheel spacer thickness
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Remember a drum or captured rotor are designed in spacers that are taken into consideration when the studs were sized and specd. The important differentiation is that a simple spacer that moves a wheel outboard and off the centering hub is puttng all the loads on the studs. Any spacer must have a means of centering the wheel to reduce stud loads. So a bolt on spacer that uses stock studs, centers the wheel and has its own set of studs is going to be about as good as it gets. For me it would be a custom 10 hole spacer with centering hub indexed off the redrilled axle hub. Then one set of stud holes would be counterbored, lug nutting the spacer to the axle. Then a second set of much longer studs extending through the axle and the spacer would retain the wheel. Finally anytime you have spacers they need to be removed for many brake services or inspections.
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They got a bad rap, mostly because of the market being flooded with cheap cast spacers that would crush behind the wheel when overtorqued, allowing them to loosen up, or worse yet completely fail.
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