17" Rims...will they fit ??!

[Rob73-87]

Hi everybody,

long time no hear - I hope you had a merry christmas

I found a set of Billet Specialties wheels, which I would like to buy for my 1984 longbed project.

They are 9,5 x 17" BS 3,5"
and 11 x 17" BS 4,5".

Now, do you think the backspacing of those is okay for my lowered(5/7) longbed ?

And what tires would YOU use ??

Thank you all, I appreciate your help

Rob

[Rob73-87]

nobody ?

I know questions like this are boring and I already used the "search" button - but I didn`t got what I wanted to know .... so please HELP

[crawdadfox]

The backspace would be way off. As much as you are lowered i think you would want around 5 1/2 -5 3/4" on the front and 6" or more in back. I have ran 10" wheels out back on a few dropped square bodys but with an 11" it would be super tight!

[Rob73-87]

well, that was to be expected, but thank you anyway !

another opinion ?

[dammitmitchell]

if you had a 4x4 you could run as wide of a tire as you wanted!

[ont_guy_38]

I,m pretty sure that a 10" rim with 4.5 backspacing runs right out even with the fender lip so 11 will stick out that much more,depends on what you looking for i guess

[Rob73-87]

well okay - has anybody installed some rims on his/her rig with similar specs ?? Maybe some pics and feedback ???

[N2TRUX]

I think you are wanting someone to tell you this is going to work. From the responses you have had so far your not going to get that. The advice you can obtain from this is to pass on this deal and get something that will better fit your needs.

[Rob73-87]

you`re right - i liked those rims too much - well as N2TRUX already said - I should pass on them and I will do so...

But please allow me one more question about those 17 inchers :

I know somebody has asked this before in here, but I can`t find it any more...

What is the maximum in wheels size( width) and backspacing for a 17" rim, that would fit under our square bodies ????

That would help a lot

thanks from cold germany !!!

Rob

[N2TRUX]

Rob- Are you asking about front or rear? Are you set on running 17's? Check the price of tires over there.

I may be wrong, but aren't 18's a more comon tire size in Germany? You only buy wheels once, but tires need to be replaced. Factor in the tire cost before you decide on wheel size...

[Rob73-87]

In germany you`ll find smaller tires like 13" to 17"(max.) - bigger rims/tires are not so popular in old germany because of the extremely high prices...

on newer cars you`ll see bigger rims, on older cars the smaller ones - problem is, there are not so much new cars in germany as in the USA....believe it or not

But yes - I like those 17" wheels - I think it`s a good compromise between 15" (which I like very much) and the big 20" (which are very cost intensive).

I will try to post a pic of a truck, which had a nice set installed, soon.

[Rob73-87]

Here`s the pic (hope it works...first time)

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by Rob73-87

Here`s the pic (hope it works...first time)

Nice truck, what size are the rims on there?

[Rob73-87]

cochino12 - thanks for correcting my pic...I think I need a little practice in posting pics

[Rob73-87]

Another nice one where I would like to know the wheel specs...

[slugish]

have 17,s on mine with 5.5 backspacing with 255,s on front & are pretty tight . 5 in bs maybe but 4.5 you would be rubbing. In rear you would need at least 5.5 bs with 11in rims & that would be verty tight.

[Rob73-87]

ok, then - so you think 9,5 x 17 BS 5,5 and 11 x 17 BS 6,0 should work ?

[slugish]

11x17 -6 in bs on rear probably ok

9.5 x 17 5.5 bs on front will not work. 8 in x17 -5 in bs about max. on front .