burban1500
Registered Member
im picking up a 60 and 14ff with 456 gears and a limited slip in the back tomorow for 800 bucks. My question- can i use a 15 inch rim with these axles or do i have to get bigger rims
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1 ton rim question
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mo
1/2 ton status
you have to grind the calipers to fit 15" rims...search and ye shall be enlightened 
OffRoad
1/2 ton status
yes and no.
no - they won't fit stock. well, i thinkthey'll fit on the rear stock.
yes - they will fit front and rear if you grind the front caliper some.
the other solution is to 16.5" humveee wheels and have them re-centered or swap on dually hubs, which is really a whole other kettle of fish.
no - they won't fit stock. well, i thinkthey'll fit on the rear stock.
yes - they will fit front and rear if you grind the front caliper some.
the other solution is to 16.5" humveee wheels and have them re-centered or swap on dually hubs, which is really a whole other kettle of fish.
OffRoad said:yes and no.
no - they won't fit stock. well, i thinkthey'll fit on the rear stock.
yes - they will fit front and rear if you grind the front caliper some.
the other solution is to 16.5" humveee wheels and have them re-centered or swap on dually hubs, which is really a whole other kettle of fish.
Or you can get 16" rims straight off the shelf, no machining, no grinding...
atho
1/2 ton status
BadAss90K5 said:
You can use H1 rims straight off the shelf, too...but they might rub with bigger tires if you are still using SRW hubs.
burban1500
Registered Member
the reason i want to run the 15 inch rims is to keep my 37's which are meant for a 15 inch rim-so from my understanding the back is no problem and the front calipers need grinding thank you for the fast response
while im on the dana 60 topic-im going from a 10 bolt with a raised steering arm that comes with a 4 inch lift to a stock dana 60, will the drag link be long enough or will i need something different to go from 10 bolt to a 60.
-are the 10 bolt u bolts going to work on the 60?
while im on the dana 60 topic-im going from a 10 bolt with a raised steering arm that comes with a 4 inch lift to a stock dana 60, will the drag link be long enough or will i need something different to go from 10 bolt to a 60.
-are the 10 bolt u bolts going to work on the 60?
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
The drop drag link should work with 4 inches but I could be wrong as I have 12 inches and Im just going ahead with a crossover. A buddy of mine just used a raised steering block with a 6 inch lift with his 60. The u-bolts will not work. I just found that out the hard way today. 
I knew about having to have the studs but the axle tube itself is thicker than the 10 bolt is. You'll need new ones for your 14 bolt as well. As far as the rims, make sure you have plenty of backspace so you won't have to grind off too much of the caliper. I'm going with a 3 inch back space but you might not want that much but you're still going to have a grind a little to makje them not rub.
I knew about having to have the studs but the axle tube itself is thicker than the 10 bolt is. You'll need new ones for your 14 bolt as well. As far as the rims, make sure you have plenty of backspace so you won't have to grind off too much of the caliper. I'm going with a 3 inch back space but you might not want that much but you're still going to have a grind a little to makje them not rub.
sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
Stock HMMWV will not fit on a Dana60 front. The rim will hit the tierod before the lug nuts get tight. You can run a 2" spacer or swap on DRW hubs to get the room you need.
You can run 15s on a 60 but the grinding is more than a little and it varies with backspacing. I run 15X8s with 4.25" backspacing and I had to grind for almost 4 hours on both calipers to get my rims to fit. If you go with a 2.5" backspacing the grinding will be less but I am unsure how much.
For the 14FF 15" rims will fit on the rear with no modifications. I run the largest drums available and my rims fit with no issues.
Dick
You can run 15s on a 60 but the grinding is more than a little and it varies with backspacing. I run 15X8s with 4.25" backspacing and I had to grind for almost 4 hours on both calipers to get my rims to fit. If you go with a 2.5" backspacing the grinding will be less but I am unsure how much.
For the 14FF 15" rims will fit on the rear with no modifications. I run the largest drums available and my rims fit with no issues.
Dick
burban1500
Registered Member
ok so let me get this straight, less backspacing on the rim makes the tires stick out more correct?
Copasetic
1/2 ton status
Exactly! it's called negative offset. Some like more, some don't. It's just preference I reckon to a lot of folks.burban1500 said:
sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
burban1500 said:
Yep, set the back of the rim flat on the ground with no tire, then measure from the mounting flange to the ground, that is your back spacing. The deeper the back spacing the farther in the tires will be tucked into the wheel well.
Here is how far mine stick out with a stock Dana 60 and 14FF with 15X8 steel wheels with 4.25" backspacing. The tires are 37X12.50 MTRs. I did have to grind a lot on the front calipers but I do not rub anywhere except the firewall at full stuff. The rears rub the inner fender when stuffed.
Dick
The solution my buddy used were 15x8 rims with 2.75" BS. They might only need just a very small amount of grinding (30 seconds???), plus they don't stick out any more than a 15x10 rims with the more standard 4-4.25" BS.
