Yo rims gots to be flickin YO!!!

 

Don't you have to do some grinding of the calipers to fit 16's? I thought with 13in rotors you have to have a 17in tire for clearance.

 

This would be the case if you were to go with 15in rims but not 16's.

 

HI!... BLOWN318 : Do you have any pics of those rims and tires on your truck? How about a rear veiw like RTKILLA's above pic. I just want to see how much they stick out of the body line. RTKILLA's are just about perfect. Even with the rear fender lip. I've seen soe rim off sets that stick WAY out of the body line and look stupid. I'm leaning towards the PRO STAR XP's. Even if they only come in 16x8, I'll have them widened to 16x10 or 16x11 at WELDCRAFT. THANKS.

 

hmm dont have any right now....... I will look to see if I can find them on my G-friends computer....

 

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Does anyone run drag radials? Also does anyone know what size drag radial would I need for a 16x10 rim?

 

Ok Ok
I've seen the blingin light

 

I've run the 275/35/16 Goodrich TA drag radials on a 16x10 rim before. The tires are the same price as the Hoosiers or MT ET Streets. My advice, don't waste your time with drag radials. The more mods you have, the more difficult it is to launch radials.

 

I run American Eagle 16x10 rims


http://aewheel.com/wheels_detail.cfm?id=41

 

I see lots of rims & slicks for sale in the classifieds if anyone is looking for some....

 

HI!... DON'S BOLT : What size slicks are you running on those rims? What did you pay for those rims each? With that offset how close is the sidewall of your slicks to the leaf springs or inner fender well? Sorry for all the questions but I'm trying to find the cheapest, lightest, good looking wheel , THAT DOES NOT stick out of the wheel well. The 16x8 looks like it has the correct offset in that it has 3.5" from mounting surface to outside of rime compared to the LIGHTNING wheel's 3.7" from mounting surface to outside of rim. Basically I'm looking for a rim that sits in the stock location just inside the rear fender but goes towards the leaf spring as deep as possible without making the slick rub on anything. I really like those rims you have. Worst comes to worst I'll have to get the 16x8's and have them widened by WELDCRAFT. I might even get another pair of 16x8's and have them narrowed to 16x4 and run some "SKINNIES" up front for the dragstrip. Thanks.




P.S : Don do you happent to have any rear or side shots of your rim/tire combo on your truck? I would like to see how much they stick out of the body line , if any.

Thanks for your help.

 

Will Hoosier 28x10x16 slicks fit ok on 16x8 wheels? What is the biggest slick that will fit on 16x8 wheels?

Thanks!

 

You can check out what recommended sizes are on hoosier's website. A 16x8 wheel would work for a 28x10x16 slick.

http://www.hoosiertire.com/Drtire.htmhttp://www.hoosiertire.com/Drtire.htm