kellen---looks to me like that blazer in the pic has somewhere around 4 inch backspacing with 7 inch wide rims, doesnt look like it is but it could also be 6 inch backspacing with 9 inch rims.

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nails,
I have the same damage and its from a 30". I bottomed out hard while wheeling.


ITs hard to tell what size tires hes running or what backspacing. An educated guess would be in the 3.5"-4" backspacing on a 7" or 8" wide rim.

 

He's running 31/10.5/15.

Here's the guys page.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2289079

 

And that Blazer also has a 2" body lift as well as 2" lift shackles on the rear and probably jacked up torsion bars up front...

 

Yeah I read that.

 

Well, after reading all your great advice, I think I will go with a 30/9.5 BFG MT.


What is the backspacing on the stock rims? Because I'm guessing even with just a 30 inch tire, If I go with too little backspace, it will still rub on the back off the wheel well, right? I do like the look of the tire sticking out a bit like the pic i posted. So basically, on a 15x7 or a 15x8 wheel, whats the least amount of backspace i can run without having a 30 inch tire rub on the read of the wheel well? Hanr, you could probably field this one

 

PS thanks for all the great info, and answering my dumb questions, I'm a total truck 4x4 noob.

 

The Cragar Soft 8's are available in either 3.75" or 4.5" backspacing. It looks like the truck in that pic is running the 3.75" ones.

The stock 4wd rim 15x7 has 6" backspace, while 2wd versions have 3.75" backspace.

Now some bad news: Even people running the 5" TM lift with 31s on low backspace rims have problems with rubbing (on the fenders). The only way it works well is to keep the backspacing on your rims close to factory specs, so no smaller than 5". American Racing sells a few decent rims in that category, but selection is pretty slim now a days. If you want steel rims, give Eaton a call. They make some notoriously tuff steel rims for off-roading (DOT approved) and they always do them special order. So you should be able to request the proper backspacing that way. Expect to pay between $80 and $120 for 15x8s though.

I'm running 31x10.5 R15 Pro Comp xTerrains on 15x8 American Racing Slider rims with 5" of backspacing. That's with a PA 2" body lift, 2" rear shackles, and a slight crank (1/2" to 3/4") to the torsion bars. The shackles were to offset sagging rear springs and the torsion bar crank to offset the drag look caused by the shackles. So far so good, on pavement or off-pavement.

I don't have any pics of mine, but the link below is of someone else running pretty much the exact same setup as I do (lifts, tire size [though MTRs run slightly smaller than normal], and wheels).

http://www.s10extremist.org/georgesblazer.htm

 

I was on the phone with National 4WD today ( http://national4wd.com/ ) asking about some steel wheels in a 15x8. I'm trying to get a black steel wheel in either cragar soft 8 style or american racing 767 style.

soft 8


767


basically in a 15x8 in either of those style of wheels, the most I can get is 4.5 inches backspacing. So my question is are those going to work? With a 30/9.5/15 mud terrain, am I going to have issues with rubbing on the fender? Also, would that look too out of wack?

 

Bump!


I'm planning on buying wheels on saturday.

Is a 30/9.5 tire going to rub on a wheel with 4.5 inches of backspacing as opposed to the factory 6 inches?!?!?!