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To: lacrew; taxcontrol

Something not a lot of people consider in tire sizes on trucks...

Fords and Dodges can take oversized stuff. You can go nuts with the tires. Chevy though, not so much.

It’s all about the offset in the design. The Chevy axle calculates wheel offsets on the “Doesn’t look cool” side to improve it’s overall weight capacity. A wheel with less offset (More pokey-outey look-at-me) actually reduces the maximum axle capacity because.. the wheel will actually warp.

Chevys aren’t that accomodating with changing tire and wheel dimensions. They need to stay near the factory size and offset. If you don’t, it will affect the performance and satisfaction you’ll get out of it.

Fords and Dodges are more accomodating.


9 posted on 08/07/2018 3:27:11 PM PDT by Celerity
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To: Celerity

I need to get tires and wheels for my 79 K5.

Staying with stock height. The old chrome wheels are rusted. I will probably go with white wagon wheel style.

Ditto the Willys jeep.


20 posted on 08/07/2018 3:32:58 PM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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