Will these tuck?

4x4 fenders in front, and no mods in the rear.

I want to know if an 18x8.5 rim with a +15mm offset and 225/45 tires would tuck?

ask dev...lol

I doubt it.

Lol!

Well the front will be fine, as long as your not running drop spindles....I think you'd still be okay either way!

As for the rear, its a big NO!!! Especially with stock 2wd sheet metal you are very limited....

Hope that helps!


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...ahh crap! How much would it stick out by? Any way I could remedy this? 4wd sheetmetal would'nt even work? WOW! lol...

It has been pretty well established that if you have a wheel that is between 7-8 inches wide, you'll need that wheel to have somewhere between +38 and +44 milimeters to be able to tuck. Keep in mind that tires may play into your equation, too. A wider tire may have a more difficult problem tucking than a more narrow one.

There is always a way to make it work! It's just metal!

You can flare the bedsides out a bit, which works well if you do it right! There is an article in MT about this, and they do it on a Mazda too!

You can get a pre-84 Mazda axle that will be a little bit narrower, which will give you a bit of clearance...

Or just keep searching for the wheel that works...Lol!



Dev

i posted that bed flaring link in the how-to category a few months ago.






-justin

Yea, I remember seeing the bedside flare trick on a site before... Dunno, might do it, just not sure about how it would look flared...

The rims I want are so badass! I really wanna fit them on my truck! Would the pre 84 axle just bolt right up to my driveshaft?

I need to get on the truck soon and take some measurements and see what the numbers will say...

I mean, shoot, how much would these things stick out by? They can't stick out THAT much?!

to go pre 84 will require having a shop cut the yoke off of your driveshaft and welding on the yoke from the pre 84 driveshaft. This is exactly how my truck is setup, 74 Courior rear end, I have the couriors driveshaft yoke welded to my Mazda driveshaft. It cost me $60 to have this done.....i didnt think this was bad at all. The only other issue is that depending on how old ( and perhaps all pre 84 are like this?? ) the rear brakes parts are a pain and EXPENSIVE to peice together....dont know about all years but mine has 2 wheel cylinders per drum, $35 each....plus more junk and on an older axle like this, you very well may end up having to replace most of the brake parts. Please yall, correct me if I am wrong, I am basing all of this on the 74 axle on my truck.