Wheel and tire backspacing question

[duderhimer]

I'm sure this question has been beat to death, I did a bit of a search in the forum and couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for, so here we go.

I have a 1974 Bronco with a 2 1/2" suspension lift, front disk brake conversion, and rear fenders are cut, I plan to install a 33X12.5R15 tire on my Bronco, I found a smoking deal on some steel 15"x10" rims that advertise at 4" back spacing. Has anyone ran this combo? Was there any rubbing issues?

Thanks for your time.

Ken

 

[70Canada]

Hey dude. Don't hesitate to ask!. I run a 70' with flares in the rear and front. I currently run 15 x 10 Mickey Thompson classic II rims with a 3.75 inch backspace. (-45 offset) I run tsl boggers 31" swampers that measure out to about a true 13.5 width. I run with a 1" body lift. You are not going to have any issues with a 2.5" lift running that sort of offset wth 33x12.5r15.
remember there isn't a tire out there that doesn't run a little off of true advertised size. Go to this site ( i just happen to google the toyo for you but on the left side you can look at any brand and find out the TRUE size of your tire)
https://tiresize.com/tires/Toyo/Open-Country-MT.htm

IF you at all have any hesitations, I'm very happy with the 1" wild horses body lift pkg. Looks good, but don't let them fool ya, the fan may just nip at the shroud which may require you to take your grinder and cut a larger radius.

 

[70Canada]

the caveat to the clearance is what type of driving you do. if you do go wheeling, the body lift would be the way to go and you can do it yourself pretty easily and economically.

 

[DirtDonk]

Are the front fenders cut too duderhimer? Or just the rears?

Paul

 

[70Canada]

wheeling while wheel cranked nipped at my drivers side fender with the boggers. ...

 

[duderhimer]

Thanks guys, the front fenders are not cut but plan to later down the road. This rig sees mostly road use but it's also my hunting rig and does go places she probably shouldn't go. When I'm hunting on a friends land we drive as close to the prize instead of dragging the prize to the truck. More fun that way

 

[70Canada]

I would guess without the front cut.. from time to time you're going to nip at the front during a turn.... , its where the bracket bolts down. that little pesky metal triangle, that when caught by a lug makes a gross sound of "uh oh".. lol
like i said, all depends on how aggressive of lug and tire brand(real size) DirtDonk has helped me and I am interested to hear what he has to say on this setup. Also have a look at nashville bronco .. he has a setup which sure looks like he's running a 15x10 with a 3.75" BS , running 35's with a TBP 2.5" lift with a 1" body lift.

 

[70Canada]

have a look at a few of his vids where he is also wheeling to give you an idea and perspective of maybe what you are doing vs him and this might also give you an idea of what may or may not rub. ** he is cut in the front

 

[duderhimer]

Thanks for your time, I'll check it out