2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission question on rims and tires

[cwarner]

Found a set of Centerline tracker rims that are a good price.

they are 16 x 10 with a 4. 5" backspace, bolt pattern is 8-6. 5"



First will these fit a 01. 5 (rear disk's) truck and how will a 285/75 tire look on a 10" rim ?

 

[Regcabguy]

rims

The 10" width will spread the bead to much on 285's causing wear problems and making airing down situations risky at best. They'll also stick way out of the fenders chewing up your paint and slinging road kill,etc. onto your paint. They'd work fine with your 315's but would still stick out.

 

[Ralph Heron]

tires/rims

yup, tires stick out... . check out my pix.



The wheels are 16x10 with 305's (33's). Still the setup looks pretty tough (no rubbing at all). Leveling the truck and changing from the 245's made the truck look entirely different. I opted for the D range tires (BFG muds) for the look and also for the snow/mud traction. The only load I pull is an inboard water ski boat (~200# tongue weight). BTW, the ride improved 100% going to this setup !!!



The tire/rim combo works great (doesnt have that balloon look). I'd guess that the 285's would look pretty weird as they are over an inch narrower than the 305's (also most likely will do damage to your wheels if you ever find the curbs or take it off road... ). One thing, I'll probably need to get some flaps to keep the rocks off the boat this summer (those open lugs love to pick up pebbles and throw them at highway speeds... )



Not sure about wear or longevity (only have 7k miles on this setup... ) but I'd expect about 25k out of the tireset...



Rgds,

Ralph-

 

[cwarner]

Thanks for the replys. My 285 are pretty new (forgot to change the sig from the 315's) so that's an excuse not to spend the money on the rims.