17" wheels on '84 2wd?

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marleyone
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Has anyone tried 17s on a 720? I have 225/45r17 tires but no wheels yet... Of course the wheels/tires would actually have to fit but...

does anyone know if it would be to much of a strain on the axles, etc.?

Even though the tire diameter is roughly the same would the bigger rims make for an overall heavier wheel/tire combo?

I know 17s would look sick!


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PEZi
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you'll be fine running them as long as the offset of correct so there is no rubbing... but they won't necessarily be heavier... it all depends on which ones you get

big chrome ones would definitely be heavy... but some nice racing type one could be lighter than your stock ones... it all relative

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Project_Trucker_2.0
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some specs on the wheels i went down to my local kwiki tire and talked with them the wheels i wanted are 8" by 15" and backspacing of .4 and offset of -13 he said they would work but would be better if i had a 7" by 15"

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lol


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