15" Wheel Options

[Bmartin]

I left the very bottom shortest leaf (approx 12" long), took out the next 2 shortest, left the 4 longest. As mentioned previously, added 1" blocks too. No scrub line issues, bottom of stock u-bolts well above the bottom of the rim. My shocks were fairly new prior to this work.

If you have scrub line issues now, will they be worse with 15" wheels....essentially, the center of the axle/bottom of u-bolts doesn't change, but the bottom of the rim moves up 1/2" (going from 16" to 15"). Does that sound right?

 

Yes, I will have scrub radius issues with the smaller wheel/tire.  This is why I will need to come up with a different solution such as removing leafs and then going to a smaller block.  That will bring the ubolts up and keep the ride height the same - hopefully. 

[Tony724]

Yes you have 5X4.5" bolt pattern.  Going wider is definitly possible if you are not lowering the car too much.  Just get the proper backspacing to keep the inner wheel/tire from hitting the TRE or possibly the upright.  In back, its just the inner and outer fenders that are a concern. 

 

Awesome! Thank you. I will have to figure out the backspacing for it. I just wanted the steel chrome baby moons. I seen them at summit.

I would like to lower the car a bit. I think I can use a block in the back, but not sure about the front. I even wanted to go disc on the front later on. I don't want to go on and on, and hi jack a thread here. Thanks you very much!