86 s15 v8 corner carver

Those are fairly narrow, tall tires IMO.  I wouldn't offset the wheel sizes and go with 255 all around.  That way you'll be able to rotate your tires and it'll probably save you some money in the long run.  That will really help if you decide to auto-X or track the truck since you'll get a lot of camber wear, no matter what your alignment settings are. 

A 255 really isn't that wide on the front and shouldn't affect driveability much.  Also, unless you're going with a seriously sticky tire you'll vaporize a 255 on the rear with a V8! 

rotating and wear is of no concern. the 255 isnt for the front, it wouldnt fit a first gen, that would be for the rear. i think ill smoke any tire with throttle, im more concerned with lateral grip. and the heights are close to stock height of 26" which im aiming for to try and keep the wells looking full. the 235/45 is 25ish", you think those will look ok with a 4/5 drop? im probably being anal and most wont even notice.

I would definitely go for the 50, what height are you shooting for?

I would definitely go for the 50, what height are you shooting for?

the question should be more like what do you think it will end up at with all those cobbled together parts? lol im not really sure. hoping for 4, no more than 4.5" drop in the front and ill make the back match it so the truck sits level. no rake.

Is a 235 really the widest tire you can get under the front of a 1st gen?  You'll probably be disappointed in lateral grip with a tire that narrow.  I don't find that a 275 is enough in the front of mine.

I had a 255/50r16 on all four corners of my 1st gen, i have a 4/4 drop with the V8 weight I think the front is 4.5, but the 255 cleared.  Right now I have 245/50r16 on all four corners.  I want a wider tire out back but 16" tires are limited and I don't have the coin to get new rims.

this is where i get confilcting comments. some people at s10forum run a 245/40 and it rubs, ive heard of people runing 225/50 and just barely clearing things. now a 255 fits? i dont understand the difference. i dont want anything rubbing, i cant afforsd to screw around with swapping wheels.

vortecblazer what width rims and what offset?

I'm planning on either a 265 or 275 depending on what I can find, and rub will only happen at full lock, and how often are you at full lock? Parking lots and the occasional strange turn?

Hmm... i had a 275/35-17s in my blazer (1st gen) & they fit fine. Front was a 5" drop. The 315/35-17s stuck out about 1.5"- 2" on each side in the rear though.

Hmm... i had a 275/35-17s in my blazer (1st gen) & they fit fine. Front was a 5" drop. The 315/35-17s stuck out about 1.5"- 2" on each side in the rear though.

who makes a 35 series 275 in a 17? a shorter 275 would be beneficial for me.

right now I have GTA rims, the fronts are 0mm offset 16x8 4.25" of backspacing, the rear are +16mm offset 16x8 4.9" of backspacing.  I just put 1" spacers up front to swap front and rear wheels because they are staggered and I wanted the bigger lip in the rear as it should be.  The only area I see rubbing is on the front swap bar at full lock.  It's very minor and I really only noticed the rubbing when I put the larger 4dr/zq8 swap bar up front.  With the spacers up front I haven't noticed the rubbing, but I need to repaint the rubbed area and check after driving.

It's all about proper spacing - I had more rubbing with 245/50-16's than I do now with 275/40-17's

regarding the front- with a 17x8 47mm offset wheel, mounted with the ls1 rotor and 1.25" spacer adapters, my final numbers end up at about 4.75" backspacing with about 7mm offset. that give me some room to play with spacers and get i just right.

rentedmule yours is a 2nd gen right? tire firment is different.

im still looking for a rim i like thats affordable and comes in a 9" with the right offset for the rear. im finding some tsw wheels, but they arnt affordable.

i think backspace limitations are the same for both gens. (either frame or swaybar rubbing. if the inner fenders rub, noone cares)
for fender lip clearance, I can see 2nd gens having a wider range, but ride height will most likely have a much larger effect on that.

I ran 275/40/17s on a track up front on my 2nd gen and had zero rubbing (rubbed the swaybar at full lock, which i didnt care about)

maybe one day Harley can toss on his 275s up front on his 1st gen to see clearances... but that would be at stock height so not super useful.

Nothing about stock height is usefull... 

It works great for my long bed for now.  You'd be surprised how well it handles too with the large front sway.

It works great for my long bed for now.  You'd be surprised how well it handles too with the large front sway.

its like banging a fat chick. if thats your thing great, just dont go bragging about it.  lol i crack myself up

It works great for my long bed for now.  You'd be surprised how well it handles too with the large front sway.

its like banging a fat chick. if thats your thing great, just dont go bragging about it.  lol i crack myself up

Seriously?  You're just one of the cool kids, apparently.

No reason to lower a parts hauler when I have other projects I consider a priority.  I hop in the truck, toss whatever I want in the back, and don't have to worry about running over anything.

Besides I get compliments on both of my stock looking daily cars multiple times a week.  Several times a year I even have someone ask how much I'd sell them for. I keep them clean and do tasteful updates when I have some spare cash or have to repair something.

Sorry for getting defensive, but I put a bunch of pride and hard work into my cars and to simply dismiss a car or truck because they're not lowered is stupid.  I have every reason to brag about what I've done with my stock height S10.  I guarentee you it is more work than half of the lowered trucks out there.

Sorry for getting defensive, but I put a bunch of pride and hard work into my cars and to simply dismiss a car or truck because they're not lowered is stupid.

Yea Srsly... mine's negative lowered. that means negative cool? does that mean so cool that it's negative?

Seriously?  You're just one of the cool kids, apparently.

no, not seriously. i was totally fucking around you. cool kids? wtf are you talking about?

my response was more poking at bmxzach for his orginal comment

No reason to lower a parts hauler when I have other projects I consider a priority.  I hop in the truck, toss whatever I want in the back, and don't have to worry about running over anything.

kind of like my 94, im not sure who you are trying to convince.

Besides I get compliments on both of my stock looking daily cars multiple times a week.  Several times a year I even have someone ask how much I'd sell them for. I keep them clean and do tasteful updates when I have some spare cash or have to repair something.

no need to defend youirself, i was just fucking with you

Sorry for getting defensive,

you should be. take a joke. and if you knew anything about me instead of assuming (yes that makes you an ass), you would know that lowered trucks arnt my thing. in fact, i cant stand the "lowered scene". if you hadnt assumed, you might know that every truck i have ever owned has been at stock height or lifted. im am only lowing this one for a performace benifit, and its the first vehicle ive ever lowered. i have been into offraoding and trucks all my life, but i recently got bit by the track bug, so im lowering my truck, im sorry if this bothers you.


 

but I put a bunch of pride and hard work into my cars and to simply dismiss a car or truck because they're not lowered is stupid.  I have every reason to brag about what I've done with my stock height S10.  I guarentee you it is more work than half of the lowered trucks out there.

no one (well at least me) dismissed anything, especially on the basis of ride height. what is stupid, is making assumptions about people you dont even know, then writing a diatribe in a forum over a little joke, even if it was serious. i like your blazer and think youve done awesome work with it, and if i didnt why do you care?

brag all you want, and you should, your blazer is brag worthy. i thought it was totally apparant that i was fucking around.

im sorry if this response seams a "little defensive". i dont like peope making generalizations and lumping me in with a crowd. especailly when they are soo far off its crazy, and when i actually agree with them to begin with.