Need help Does 4wheel parts know what there doing?

I ordered a set of wheels and tires and the guy at 4 wheel parts says the dick cepek dc-1 wheels in a 16inch wont clear the caliper is this true? Any feed back is greatly appreciated the stock wheels are 16 but he said no aftermarket wheel can clear the caliper inder a 17 inch wheel.

 

Quite frequently, no, Four Wheel Parts employees don't know what they're doing/saying. We do have large calipers and sometimes fitting them can be tricky. I've heard most 16's fit and some don't. I think back spacing is one of the largest deciding factors on whether or not they fit. No 15's that I know of work. The statement that no aftermarket 16's fit is B.S.

 

I have 18" silver/black moto metals and they fit fine.
They have quite a bit of backspacing though...

 

Amen. 99.99999% of the time anytthing you hear at 4WP is bullshit. Ive heard sooo many bs stories about them its incredible. TRICOMA is running 16" enduros, so is DEREK, Im running 16" Mojaves, and I know someone whos running 16" chambers.

 

I hate that stupid fing place!!!!!

 

LOL. I would try searching other forums or contacting someone to see if anyone else had ran the same size on your truck. If Worse comes worse, take your wheels and tires and see if Americas Tire will mount them for you, theyve got awesome service.

 

the backspacing is what your looking for. 4.5 i believe.. i have 16x8 mojaves and there is MAYBE 1/16th" of clearance from the caliper.. so they are pretty close with 4.5 backspacing

 

Whose truck is this? 6" lift right?

 

on a 16/8 dc-1 the backspace is only 4in but i know there is a blue truck on the first page of a thread called lets see your taco and they look like 16s ill cill if i can geta pic

 

this is what im getting except im getting 285 75 mud countrys . .they look like the could be 16 or 17 hard for me to tell

 

I have the black DC-1's in a 16 inch and I am running 285/75/16 Cooper STT's. No problems with clearance at all. I only have 3" of lift, so I had to do some minor trimming to clear the splash guards with the tires. Go for them.

 

are they 4inch backspacing and how far are the from the calipers . .do you have any kind of wheel spacers?

 

No spacers, let me go look at my wheels and I will let you know how much clearance and see if I can measure the backspacing.

 

Less than 1/2 inch clearance between the caliper and wheel.

 

thanks man i dont want to cause you no trouble

 

I could not measure the backspacing, but these wheels in a 16x8 with 6 on 5.5 lug pattern only comes in a 4 inch backspacing. Unless your calipers are different then mine, you can fit them no problem.

 

THe guy at 4 wheel parts in compton know what he talking about... other that that the guys in Azusa are freaking Morons.

 

mine are stock i sure do appreciate your help

 

I have a 17 inch x 8 with 4.5 backspacing procomp 7021 no problems.

 

im running 16x8 and no issues... dont know about my back spacing though