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Old 08-21-2013, 02:04 PM
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I've managed to either completely confuse myself or something. I'm looking at picking up at set of wheels for my '98 Blazer (Lil' Stinker). I know they were used on I believe the Xtreme S10 pickups for a couple of years. With everything planned for modifications, these wheels will help set the truck off nicely.

My question is, do I need a spacer/adapters and if so, how many and what thickness(es)??
 
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I dot know about that wheel in particular but I personally had 15" 2wd wheels on mine (now my winter set) and the only reason I had/have spacers is on the rear due to the dumb narrower rear axle stance (for visual effect, they were/are not needed).
 
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I have 15" 2WD swirl wheels on my 2dr 4x4. No spacers. The backspacing on these wheels pushes the tire out a little past the fender. No issues with turning and may allow me to go to larger tires without a body lift.
 
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Originally Posted by HotRodHearseGuy
I've managed to either completely confuse myself or something. I'm looking at picking up at set of wheels for my '98 Blazer (Lil' Stinker). I know they were used on I believe the Xtreme S10 pickups for a couple of years. With everything planned for modifications, these wheels will help set the truck off nicely.

My question is, do I need a spacer/adapters and if so, how many and what thickness(es)??

No spacers/adapters required. You might run into some clearance issues depending on what size tire you will be running.
 
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Old 08-21-2013, 08:51 PM
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Thanks for the input guys! I really wasn't sure due to the front differential being more like a FWD car or minivan as opposed to the normal RWD style setup. If I do run spacers, it will most likely then to help bring things out more to make them look/appear correct.
 
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You will only need spacers on the rear to match the front as the 2wd rims will already give you about 2" of extra width.
 
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I learned the hard way that 4x4 Blazer rims don't fit in a 2wd haha.
 
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4x4 rims will fit, but that's when you need the spacers to get them to fit.
 
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