Tire & wheel fittiment help

[hi pinion]

OK, so heres the deal

got some new 33x16 tires from a brother-in -law of mine,,,,,BFG knockoffs for really cheap,,,

and i have a set of STEEL WAGONS,(6lug) i got from him also,,, THEY ARENT MOUNTED ON THE NEW TIRES YET,,,,they have American racing center caps,,,,so i was assuming they were ARs , but i cant find them anywhere on the site,,,,,but thats another story in itself,,,,they look almost exactly likt these, but chrome,,,, and there 6 luggers,,,16X ?

I measured the Backspacing today, stuck my head in there real good in the rim,,from the inside CENTER of the rim,(behind where the bolts go)
to the exact point of where the rim ENDS, and its exactly 4.5,,,,

so my qusetion is this,,,,can i mount that rim ,,, on this truck that has half ton axles and be ok with out the rim hitting ?????

HELP!

 

[hi pinion]

Anyone?

 

[NEK5]

Anyone?

whats wrong with the rims ya got...i like em...same ones i have....if ur chuckn i`ll take one for a spare?

 

[chevyin]

Im not following, why can't you just remove a current wheel/tire and try mounting up one of the new wheels (minus the tire as its not mounted yet) just to see if it will clear? With a 4.5" BS and 1/2ton brakes, I suspect they will work fine.

edit: btw I think I have a set of the same wheels,they look just like those in the pic only chrome (and well, rust now too) and 6-lug. They came on my 73 blazer when I bought it, they cleared the 1/2-ton stuff just fine.

 

[NEK5]

Im not following, why can't you just remove a current wheel/tire and try mounting up one of the new wheels (minus the tire as its not mounted yet) just to see if it will clear? With a 4.5" BS and 1/2ton brakes, I suspect they will work fine.

mine are 4.5 also...work fine

 

[hi pinion]

Im not following, why can't you just remove a current wheel/tire and try mounting up one of the new wheels (minus the tire as its not mounted yet) just to see if it will clear? With a 4.5" BS and 1/2ton brakes, I suspect they will work fine.

edit: btw I think I have a set of the same wheels,they look just like those in the pic only chrome (and well, rust now too) and 6-lug. They came on my 73 blazer when I bought it, they cleared the 1/2-ton stuff just fine.

because they are 15s

 

[hi pinion]

whats wrong with the rims ya got...i like em...same ones i have....if ur chuckn i`ll take one for a spare?

were not dissasembling the rig and giving stuff away YET!

 

[Muddytazz]

because they are 15s

Ummm, 15" rims where STOCK on blazer 1/2ton stuff.

 

[Greg72]

Here's a simple idea:

Why not pull one of the existing wheel/tires off and measure the backspacing on it??

If it's close to the new wheels, it will probably work fine. A little bit of time under the truck studying how much clearance you have around the existing calipers and tie rod ends will also help you decide....

 

[NEK5]

were not dissasembling the rig and giving stuff away YET!

well let me know

 

[hi pinion]

Here's a simple idea:

Why not pull one of the existing wheel/tires off and measure the backspacing on it??

If it's close to the new wheels, it will probably work fine. A little bit of time under the truck studying how much clearance you have around the existing calipers and tie rod ends will also help you decide....

Yeah, im a STOOPID NEWB!

geez man, ya diidnt have to fly the flag on that one!

 

[hi pinion]

Ummm, 15" rims where STOCK on blazer 1/2ton stuff.

IM aware of that.

I was responding to what he said.The new tires and rims are 16, and the old ones are 15, therefore i will probobly end up just doing what he said, have the tire shop mock one tire (the new ones)up with a wheel,and seee if it will all go together.Withought hitting anything

Jake

 

[chevyin]

Okay, so one set of wheels are 16's and one set are 15's... still not following why this means you cant simply try bolting on one of the new wheels to see if it will fit...? What needs to be mocked up? Just bolt on one of the new wheels (minus the tire) and see if it fits.