Wheel Setup On lowered truck

[85C10Draven]

I was wondering if anyone has pictures of their C10 with a 4/6 drop and running 17’s or 18’s?

 

[Frasier433]

Was wondering the same thing myself. When all said and done, my 86 should be in the 3/5 - 4/6 range and I want to run 18's instead of the bigger wheels. Want it to still look like "dad's ol' pickup truck", but can't run stock because they're too small for my upgrades. I think 18's will be the sweet spot

 

[Grit dog]

No good pics but buddy has done a couple 72 ish trucks. 3/5 range drop, no channeling or front tubs. Sitting on 18s looks great. Definitely a good balance between OE look and big wheels.
I went 20s but haven’t lowered yet. I like that look but it’s subjective.
IMO 20s don’t result in rubber band look. But there’s a few considerations with front drop spindle type, change in track width compared to tire size and offset.
Lots of good info been presented and hashed out here with a little search.

 

[TotalyHucked]

I see 17s or 18s on a lowered square every so often and just IMO, it always looks goofy. Especially if we're talking 3/5 or 4/6 and not 5/8 or 6/9. The wheel wells are so long front to back and large overall, you need a bigger wheel to fill it up or be super low. Which also is an imperfect reasoning because 15s look great. 17s or 18s are just like the early teenage years, awkward lol

 

[Scott91370]

Front: 18x8 with 245/45 and a 1.5" spacer
Rear:18x9.5 275/40 and a 2" spacer
Spacers are made by BORA @ https://www.motorsport-tech.com/bora.html
Brings the wheel/tire combo out near the edge of the fender.

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[TotalyHucked]

And see it's not always a hard set rule either, ^that looks good. Maybe it's just cuz most of the guys I see running 17s or 18s have big ole fat tires or too small of a tire

 

[Frasier433]

Front: 18x8 with 245/45 and a 1.5" spacer
Rear:18x9.5 275/40 and a 2" spacer
Spacers are made by BORA @ https://www.motorsport-tech.com/bora.html
Brings the wheel/tire combo out near the edge of the fender.

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What's the drop on yours?

 

[Scott91370]

@Frasier433 - I have a flip in the rear (so 6" or so) and 4" in front (2.5" spindles and 1.5" springs).
I wish I would have gone with 3" spindles just to keep more spring under the truck but...I didn't.

 

[LuvNLife]

Older thread, but for anyone that comes across it, this is mine with 17x8's up front, and 18x8's out back. I used 1.25" spacers on the rear to pull them out more flush to the bedside.

 

[xm20k]

I was on 20s but now on a drag pack 15x10 28/12 out back 17x4.5 26/6 in the front.

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[Hilllbilly]

Disco !

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