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Question about wheel

I'm looking for some wheel for my truck and I need a litte help...First my truck is a 04 fx4 level II 4X4.I want to buy mickey thompson classic 2 and I want my tire stick out as much as i can so what you guy advise me ??? 16X8 , 16X10 , 16X12???? And wanted to know the size of my stock wheel??

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I would go with 15x8 or a 15x10 for cost reasons, the tires are much cheaper. What size tire do you want to run? I would only run a 15x10 with a 12.5" wide tire, anything smaller than that go with a 15x8. And get the smallest backspacing you can if you want it to stick out.
 
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I would go with 15x8 or a 15x10 for cost reasons, the tires are much cheaper. What size tire do you want to run? I would only run a 15x10 with a 12.5" wide tire, anything smaller than that go with a 15x8. And get the smallest backspacing you can if you want it to stick out.
Well I know 15'' are cheaper but I have a bran new set of 265/75/16 mud terrain so i want a stay in 16..
 
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Ah makes sense. Go with a 16x8, the 16x10 is too wide for those tires. The bad thing about 16" rims is the backspacing is 4 7/16 while the backspacing for the 15" wheels is 3 5/16 so the 15" rims stick out 1" more than the 16"
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Ah makes sense. Go with a 16x8, the 16x10 is too wide for those tires. The bad thing about 16" rims is the backspacing is 4 7/16 while the backspacing for the 15" wheels is 3 5/16 so the 15" rims stick out 1" more than the 16"
So if i understand I can't go smaller than 4 7/16 with a 16'' rims.But what is the size of my stock rims 16X8???and what backspacing i have now?? What do you mean it will be to wide with a 16X10??Rims gonna look to big for the tire??
 
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Your stock rims are 16x7 with 4.5" backspacing. By the 16x10 being to wide it will ballon the tire and it won't wear correctly, all the tread won't be contacting the ground.
 
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Ill try to post up a pic of my truck, I have 15x10's, with 33x12.50's, and believe me, they stick out alot.
 
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ok so my backspacing on my stock wheel is 4 1/2 and you say that if a buy a new set of wheel i can't have a backspacing smaller than 4 7/16....... At first i wanna change my rim because i want it to be stick out and it will be the same thing as my stock wheel =(
 
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Originally Posted by David N
Ill try to post up a pic of my truck, I have 15x10's, with 33x12.50's, and believe me, they stick out alot.

I don't have 15'' and 04BLACKEDGE say that 16X10 will be to big...
 
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i have 15x10s w/ 33x12.50s and they stick out an inch or two WITH fender flares. wheels wont make a difference w/ the tires you have. they are only 31" tall and 10.5 in wide (correct me if im wrong). i bought my truck w/ 265/75/16s already on it on stock rims and they didnt even stick out past the fender well. if you wanna get em to stick out you need at least a 32x11.50x15 but they still wont stick out as much as a 12.5" wide tire on a #x10" rim
 
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Eagle Alloys has a 16x8 with 3.625 bs IIRC. Series 100,101,102.
 
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