Re: JPOR: Do 15" rims fit on a front 60?

["Maurice Cox" <maurice_cox@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ben, thanks.  I'm sure someone out there has tried to do this.

Grinding down the caliper wouldn't be too big a deal as I can do that at
home, but I don't want to deal with getting rims turned down when I can just
get the rims that fit.

Mo

>
> > So, will the 15" rims fit the 60 front?
>
>
>Short answer...
>
>No.
>
>
>Long answer...
>
>The caliper is too big to clear the inside of the rim so you would have
>to grind it down to clear (and subsiquently grind down any new caliper
>you put on it from this point forward) and the hub is too large to clear
>the inside of the wheel so you'd have to lathe about 1/4 inch off if
>it.  Or you could do like I did, change it to six bolt and run half ton
>brakes with custom hubs and backing plates (that was a real pain in the
>ass but now I can run stock chev calipers with no grinding).
>
>Later,
>Ben.
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