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10” wide wheels on a luber

nboost

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I have a 2 1/2 inch suspension lift with a 1 inch body lift. I am running a 31x10.5x15 wheel right now with 3.75 inch backspacing & it clears with no problem. I am looking at getting new wheels & want to run a 10 inch wide wheel. Will it clear with my setup
 

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assuming the size you gave is tire size, I don't even think you can do that, pretty sure your tire needs to be at least an inch wider than the wheel

but yeah as Crush said it may fit while it's sitting still but the quarter panel is gonna hit on bumps etc and that's just the back
 

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10" wide wheels look goofy on a bronco. Unless it's flared. My personal opinion.
 

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I don't know what brand tires you're running, but the BFG KO2's recommend running a 7-9 inch wide wheel with that tire size, with the specs given mounted on an 8.5" wide wheel. I can't imagine why you'd want to run a 10" wide wheel (which measures ~11" lip to lip) on such a narrow tire unless you really like that stretched sidewall look and curb rash on the wheel lips.
 
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I like this look & thought it was a 10 inch wide wheel. It might not be. Any guesses.
 

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Here is mine now with a 31x10.50x15 with an 8 inch wide wheel & it don’t rub at all. The one I posted just looks like the wheels are a little wider.
 

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I like this look & thought it was a 10 inch wide wheel. It might not be. Any guesses.

That does look like a 15x10 inch wheel...and what appears to be a 35x13.5 inch Toyo M/T tire. If you're going to run a 12.5" or wider tire, then run a 10" wide wheel if you like. If you're going to run a 10.5" wide tire, then I would following the suggested wheel width range from the tire manufacturer.
 

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Me thinks it would have to be sticf as a board to keep the tires out of the quarters. Hope your fillings are in good. :)
 

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I like this look & thought it was a 10 inch wide wheel. It might not be. Any guesses.

Yeah, no way that wheel on that Luber tucks. For a 15x10 wheel and a 12.5 inch wide tire, you'd need around 8" of backspace on the wheel. And with that much backspace, it will probably rub on the suspension.
 

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Good call. As the others said there are just way too many pitfalls. First one though is that you don't have enough lift.
Even with that narrower tire you need more lift with a 10" wheel.
And then you come back to the fact that you should never mount a 10.50" truck tire to a 10" wide wheel. It just ain't right.
However, it will mount, and that's what a lot of people are doing these days on full-size trucks I've notices. Mostly with the larger wheel diameters and lower profile sidewalls though, which makes them more stable.

But it's too much trouble in my opinion. There are actually a few members here with wide wheels on LUBR's though, and maybe they'll chime in with their specs. and their results.
But I think every one of them has mucho lift.

Paul
 

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And then you come back to the fact that you should never mount a 10.50" truck tire to a 10" wide wheel. It just ain't right.
However, it will mount, and that's what a lot of people are doing these days on full-size trucks I've notices. Mostly with the larger wheel diameters and lower profile sidewalls though, which makes them more stable.

Paul

You mean like this one? %)
 

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Hah! Actually, most I see are even worse if you can believe it! At least these don't stick way out of the fenders.
Think, old-school low-rider wheels and tires (you know, chrome offset wheels with tiny tires from the 80's on a '60's Impala) sticking way out the side of a lifted Super Duty and you'll have the visual effect.
It's not quite that bad, as they don't mount tires so skinny the beads are constantly trying to peel inward, but the overall look is similar. But I've seen those on lifted trucks as well!

It's a strange picture and hard to get out of your head.
Makes you wonder how they handle ruts in a modern road too.

Paul
 

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I was wondering if BFG actually made those tires, in RWL no less, or if the builder used the white letter stickers.

I saw a story on one of the car shows a couple years ago where a company was transforming the new Camaro into a retro Trans Am, base price of $75k, had low profile tires with RWL. I've never done more than an internet search, but I've not been able to find such tires.

As (I believe) okie said tires & wheels make or break a ride IMHO!

Nboost post some pics if you decide to change em up ;D
 

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The first two pics are a failed attempt to run the 17x9 US Mags with the old school BFG MT pattern on the metric equivilent of a 32x10.50 that comes stock on Rubicons.

Did not work, so I sold those off and went with an set of 15x7 vintage slots I had which worked, but were still close.

Also shown is some test fitting of the 31x10.50x15's on 15x6 Ford slot mags and stock steel wheels.

We settled on the 15x7 slots and then painted the inside of the slots orange to tie in the Ranger stripe.

This was with a 3.5" suspension lift, but they should tuck about the same with a 2.5" as far as side wall clearance.
 

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I was wondering if BFG actually made those tires, in RWL no less, or if the builder used the white letter stickers.

I saw a story on one of the car shows a couple years ago where a company was transforming the new Camaro into a retro Trans Am, base price of $75k, had low profile tires with RWL. I've never done more than an internet search, but I've not been able to find such tires.

As (I believe) okie said tires & wheels make or break a ride IMHO!

Nboost post some pics if you decide to change em up ;D

Saw this one at the Carlisle GM Nationals this summer
 

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Hah! Actually, most I see are even worse if you can believe it! At least these don't stick way out of the fenders.
Think, old-school low-rider wheels and tires (you know, chrome offset wheels with tiny tires from the 80's on a '60's Impala) sticking way out the side of a lifted Super Duty and you'll have the visual effect.
It's not quite that bad, as they don't mount tires so skinny the beads are constantly trying to peel inward, but the overall look is similar. But I've seen those on lifted trucks as well!

It's a strange picture and hard to get out of your head.
Makes you wonder how they handle ruts in a modern road too.

Paul

Like this?
 

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