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Originally Posted by Tom
My 17" rims needed alot of clearancing to run tiny 2" spindles, I'd think you would need backspacing to be perfect to make 15"s work?
My 78 and my old 79 both ran 3" spindles with 15"s no problems or grinding. Ahhh the good old days
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My old '93 C-1500 had factory aluminum 15" wheels. I also had mid-90's Caprice steelies with 4" backspacing I think. I ran Western Chassis 2" drop spindles with trimmed lower controls arms & never had an issue.
I now have a '97 Tahoe with DJM 2" drop spindles. I bought 15" Wheel Vintiques smoothie wheels & did custom 4.5" backspacing. Once I trimmed the lower control arms, no issues with them either. However, I did have to grind down my calipers a bit to prevent rubbing, because I got a little too much backspacing.