2.5 inch strut spacer, will these tires fit?

hows it goin guys i just joined this forum, theres alot of good info on here! but anyways i have a 2000 tacoma 2wd 5 lug 4cy im about to order some new tires, rims and a leveling kit

my stock tire size is 225-70-14

with a 2.5 leveling kit would i be able to fit a 30x9.50 15 under there? i think it would be a preety tight fit. i called a guy at 4 wheel parts and he said i should have plenty of room lol, what do you guys think? thanks in advance

 

I generally believe the opposite of anything 4wp says.

 

yea lol, it was almost like he was just saying it would fit so he wouldnt have to help me out.

i measured my wheel wells in the back and a 30 would fit on the back but im preety sure it would rub in the front even with the 2.5 inch spacer. the 225-70 stock tire is almost 4 inches smaller then the 30 inch tire so technically that spacer wouldnt allow enough room for the tire.

whats a good tire and rim size for my application? again its a 5 lug 2wd 4 cyl stick shift any other help would be great

 

22's on a 195/55/22 :O

 

hahah come on! that would be to much bling bling for me

i seriously cant find a tire smaller then the 30-9.5-15, my coworker thinks that this setup would work i think i might just get it and see what happens, hopefully they have a good return policy lol

 

Wait i thought you were running a 14?

 

the stock rim size is a 14. the tire i have on there right now is a 225-70-14

 

But your saying you want to know the biggest tire you can run with a 15 inch rim and 2.5 spacer?

 

There are TONS of tires smaller than 30/9.5/15, where are you looking?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php
Its a 1.93 inch differnce. youll clear with minor trimming
Edit: Your right i was putting 255 not 225. Im actually not sure if youll clear it...

 

oh woops kinda confused you, im getting new 15 inch steel rims. and yes i want to know the biggest tire i can fit under there with a 2.5 strut spacer.

 

im looking on 4wheelparts.com. i get dealer discount through the shop i work at

 

There's actually a good chance they'll clear even without trimming, depending on what offset he ends up with.

 

3.59 difference? how did you get 1.93 inch diff?


old tire: 26.4 new tire: 29.99 diff: 3.59

 

You need to cut that 3.59 in half. 3.59 is the total difference, you will only see half of that height actually apply, so you're gaining less than 2" in tire height.

 

ohhhh sweet! thanks for the help guys! makes total sense. if i have to trim anything what would i trim? also what determines the offset?

 

The offset is determined by whatever wheel you choose. What wheels and tires are you looking at?

As far as trimming, it would be the lower corners of your bumper. I doubt you'll have to do much trimming though, if any, with 2.5" of lift.

 

im going with the 15x8 flat black steel rims with toyo AT 30-9.90-15. itll stick out about an inch or two.

and sweeeet ill probly be ordering these up tomarow ill defiantly post pics in a new thread when its all done too!

 

hey i have one more question, so i understand 15x8, 5.45 bolt pattern, but what does the 3.75 stand for?

http://www.transamericanwholesale.c...=209&t_pt=100021&t_pl=101829&t_pn=PCW52-5865F

 

That's the backspacing. It is measured from the wheel mounting point to the back edge of the rim.