May 3, 201213 yr Got a set of these 6 hole chevy rims today. Free of charge. They are 15's. I am gonna experiment with fitment on the donor wagon first before I spend any time and $$. I will keep you posted.
May 3, 201213 yr Here is the back. More rim out back. May be too tucked in. Edited May 3, 201213 yr by FlatFourFrenchy Better pic.
May 3, 201213 yr so i was thinking.... these: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-704-5860P/?rtype=10 have stock backspacing but are 3" wider, will they rub on the inside?
May 3, 201213 yr Author Well, those Toyota Alloys are 15x7 and use almost an identical backspace as the Subaru wheels. I don't know what clearance is like with the 15x7 or how much clearance there is with those wheels. The 15x8s that you are looking at, might be cutting it close with stock backspacing, but I am not positive. What you could do, is take a tape measure and measure the distance from the strut body to the inner sidewall of the tire which you have on your car right now, then just add aprox 3" to that number, and see what type of clearance issues you might have. Best info I can give at the moment.
May 3, 201213 yr Well, those Toyota Alloys are 15x7 and use almost an identical backspace as the Subaru wheels. I don't know what clearance is like with the 15x7 or how much clearance there is with those wheels. The 15x8s that you are looking at, might be cutting it close with stock backspacing, but I am not positive. What you could do, is take a tape measure and measure the distance from the strut body to the inner sidewall of the tire which you have on your car right now, then just add aprox 3" to that number, and see what type of clearance issues you might have. Best info I can give at the moment. so then if i find out that they do rub, can i just get like 1/4 or 1/2" less backspacing?
May 3, 201213 yr Well, really the "best" way to do it empirically is figure out how much wheel there is from the wheel hub out and compare that to a stock Subaru wheel. The backspace will determine whether or not the wheels will rub on the suspension, but really that's about it. Wheel width minus backspace is how much wheel there is from the hub out. This is the part you must have missed yes?
May 3, 201213 yr Author no i got that, i just dont know if 8" is too much. Question, why type of tire are you looking to run on your wheels? Street tires or some type of Mudder/All-Terrain tire? If you are gonna run AT tires, I would get a 15x6 or 15x7 wheel and then get a tire that is slightly wider (Exp, 27x8.5x14)
May 3, 201213 yr What you could do, is take a tape measure and measure the distance from the strut body to the inner sidewall of the tire which you have on your car right now, then just add aprox 3" to that number, and see what type of clearance issues you might have. Best info I can give at the moment. This is definitely NOT correct.... so then if i find out that they do rub, can i just get like 1/4 or 1/2" less backspacing? This is the part you must have missed yes? no i got that, i just dont know if 8" is too much. Remember, if the backspace is the same as a stock sube wheel, the only clearance issues would have from tire to suspension is with the interaction between tire and wheel and the resulting sidewall "bubble"
May 3, 201213 yr Remember, if the backspace is the same as a stock sube wheel, the only clearance issues would have from tire to suspension is with the interaction between tire and wheel and the resulting sidewall "bubble" ya, but if i does rub on the strut does that mean it will rub in the back too?
May 4, 201213 yr Check to see if the distance from the tire to the strut is the same as tire to rear suspension on the wheels and tires you have now.
May 4, 201213 yr ya i checked this morning i dont think a 8" wheel will fit..... and i dont think a 7" will iether
May 4, 201213 yr Author ya i checked this morning i dont think a 8" wheel will fit..... and i dont think a 7" will iether Toyota wheels are 15x7. They fit.
May 4, 201213 yr Toyota wheels are 15x7. They fit. its close, from the sidewall of the tire to the "new struts" is 2" if not less, it feals like less....
May 4, 201213 yr Author its close, from the sidewall of the tire to the "new struts" is 2" if not less, it feals like less.... 2" or less is way more then enough. The 225/60/16s Subaru wheels I was running on my Legacy, I only had maybe 1/4" of space between the wheel and the strut body.
May 4, 201213 yr ya i checked this morning i dont think a 8" wheel will fit..... and i dont think a 7" will iether dude - if the backspacing is correct, you could feasible fit a 10" wide wheel on it - sure, it would stick out beyond the body of the car, but it all boils down to backspacing as to whether or not it will clear the suspension. and you dont really need that much clearance - if you can stick your fingers between the strut and the tire (with the car on the ground), it has enough clearance.
May 5, 201213 yr Probably not going to happen without getting REALLY tight to the suspension and such, my 205s on pugs stick out past the body almost a full inch and they are pretty close to the same backspace as stock wagon wheels.
May 5, 201213 yr Author They are about 4.50" to 4.75" IIRC the '91-'92 Landcruiser alloys are the 4.50"
May 5, 201213 yr so they are 1/4" to 1/2" away from stock backspacing and people get them to fit? with what width tire?
May 5, 201213 yr Author Probably about a 8 or 8.5" wide tire. The center bore of the Toyota wheels is also large enough. Personally, these wheels look better with a 33x10.5 or 33x12.5 tire, 35x12.5 FTW! Edited May 5, 201213 yr by TheLoyale
May 5, 201213 yr Probably about a 8 or 8.5" wide tire. The center bore of the Toyota wheels is also large enough. see those dont stick out to bad, these should definitely work then: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-704-5760P/?rtype=10
May 5, 201213 yr Author also if they clear in the front will they clear in the back? It'll be pretty much the same.
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