Am I green
New guy here and need to be educated
Just got a 82 chevy step side and want to put possible 20"s all round and lowered 4|6 , does anyone have this rim setup on their stepside I'm needing all info on the rims and tires that will fit. Also are the tire , rim combo the same on step sides as fleet sides ???? as far as fender room ??? Any info would be great Tires and rims is a lot of $$$$$ without getting it right. |
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Best advice I can give, is get some cardboard. Lots of it. Cut it to size of the rim tire combo you Wana run put it on your wheel studs n check how much clearance you have.
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Rim dia is insignificant....the size of the tire (od & width) you want to run is what matters...along with back spacing and rim width |
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Thanks for your replies
I was hoping that some body on here would have a set up on their 82 step side that had 20's and give me all the details on tires and rims , backspacing , tire size , |
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I had some on my 86, it was a fleetside though. I didn't like them, finally got rid of them and got 18's with more tire. Rides so much nicer now. If you do a search on wheels, you'll probably get quite a few threads on the subject.
Here's one, it has several trucks with 20's |
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Wheel & tire combo's are based on individual preferences & budgets. Research will suggest 20x8 - 8.5's up front will work w/o issue. Steppers are notorious for limited rear fenderwell clearance. I know some have squeezed 20x9.5's but they needed to really nail down back-spacing (BS). So here's where preference & budget turn the discussion..... Some drops require rubber band sidewalls while others allow moderate. Some guys are obsessed w/the drop amount & opt to run 'whatever will fit' to be the lowest truck vs doing some sort of compromise that gets a nice drop w/some decent sidewall. Then there's the entry price point 'on the shelf/in stock' CAST wheel choices that come w/limited BS options vs. billet aluminum wheels w/more specific BS options. More BS options allow better (more precise) placement which can lead to more tire size options. Which category are you? |
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This is the reason I'm asking these questions , to figure out what my needs are and what will fit my step side . I do want the 20's and for price , I'm in the middle bracket for what I want to spend Thanks again |
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The nice thing about steppers in my opinion is the ease of 'modding' for additional clearance in the rear if desired. Some measuring/trimming, some fleetside wheel tubs bolted in, & boom..... more room. There's more to it but it's do-able. Stick w/a tire sidewall as close to or greater than 4" tall for better ride quality (a 245/40-20 would be as short as I would go up front). The taller the sidewall, the better the ride should be. You mentioned a planned 4/6 drop (mild). Mild drops can handle a ~28" front/29-30" rear tire w/o much (any) issue. More drop or taller tire in front will start to yield clearance problems w/factory inner wheel wells. |
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TKCR - what size tires are you running on your 18"s? All the 18" tires I could find which were taller were mostly offroad style tires, where the 20" ones are more car/street tires.
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Tires are Pirelli's 265/65/18 all around. They are an All Season tire, Scorpion Verde. Old set up was, 20x8 255/45/20 front 20x10 285/50/20 rear |
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Thanks for your input, great help Have my eye on the Ridlers 695 chrome |
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