Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Kyle M.]

Picked up some brand new rims today, the deal was right so I got them. I wanted 17's but these are 16's. And I was told they were 7" wide but they are only 6 with a 3.250 backspace. Should work fine for me with some weld on beadlocks. They will end up about 7.5 wide. Now I need DIY locks and tires.

 

[4.0B2]

and some NOT chrome rims lol. its to shiny for the truck

 

[Josh40601]

will the 16's fit the 60 up front?

 

[Kyle M.]

and some NOT chrome rims lol. its to shiny for the truck

They were cheap. Maybe I will powder coat them.

will the 16's fit the 60 up front?

Yes

 

[escort_gts]

You wont see the chrome under all the dirt.

 

[kris97ranger]

thats awful narrow isnt it?

 

[railman]

thats awful narrow isnt it?

when he does the DIY Beadlocks...it will effectively make the rims 1" wider....

l8r, John

 

[kris97ranger]

yea but even still a 7.5" rim? my ranger had 8"s on it and that was still too narrow for a 12.5" tire

 

[railman]

if ya running lower pressures...then an 8" rim is really optimal for a 12.5" tire....

if running on the highway....use the "chalk" method to find the right tire pressure for oversize tires......make a wide stripe across the face of the tire with the tire aired up to "manufacturer recommendation"....then roll the truck back and forth, let some air out ( will start with just the middle of the tire getting the chalk worn off) .....repeat until the chalk wears off all the way across the face....

l8r, John

 

[CheapThrillB2]

I am running my 40x16x16 LTB's on basically 16x7.75 rim. The DIY kits add .75".

I think they look just fine on the width. They don't appear to balloon out and I have never had any issues.

 

[SAY789]

will the 16's fit the 60 up front?

15's fit on 60's also, just not as easy lol

 

[Josh40601]

Cool beans!

 

[RangerSVT]

I'm running a set of 15's on my kp 60, and I have clearance without mods...
SVT

 

[disciplerocks]

if ya running lower pressures...then an 8" rim is really optimal for a 12.5" tire....

You should heed your own advice on that one.....

 

[Kyle M.]

Yes they are narrower than I wanted but for the money I wont complain. On a offroad tie with 3lbs of pressure I just don't think it will be a problem. It will help me protect the beads too. Worst case I will use them as spare rims or rollers.