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Wheel fitting question

Scooz

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'94 XLT
Ok i've been searching for a while but no sure answers.

I have stock 15x7 wheels on my 94 X right now. I think 15x7 is the only size stock. Anyway... Im getting 31x10.5's to throw on my rims now. Should be fine. After i can save up a bit more money im looking to get 15x8 Cragars with 4"BS. Now will that fit? Ive seen people ask this for 2nd gen but not 1st gen. I did the wheel calculator as seen here..http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html

Now the data i entered was 7" wheel now with +12mm offset
and
New wheel to have 8" width with -13mm offset

It says my wheel will stick out 38mm more than now. Thats pretty far out. I definetly want the wide, mean looking stance but im not sure if that'll be too much. My wheels now (235 on 15x7) are at the fenders and slightly stick out. (although that might be a alignment problem.)

So what i want to know is if there will be enough room to clear everything on the inside of the wheel and how far they will stick out from the side of the truck


Thanks,
Alex
 






just to let ya know, i had wheels on my 93 with very little backspacing so they stuck out about an 1 1/2 more than stock, and i burnt through wheel bearings pretty quick.
 






Yeah i know i can't go too far. Im not sure how 4"BS will affect its stance. Thats why im asking cause i dont want the wheels couped up inside the fenders or all the way out of them. Right now my wheels are at the fenders. A little bit out but that may be alignment. With my new tires and wheels i hope they stick a little bit farther out but not too much.

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