Toyota wheels on '79 K5

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luna negra

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Recently bought some used toyota wheels w new BFG ATs (15"x31x10.5) for a steal. I had always heard you could swap 6 lug toyo wheels to squarebody chevy but not the other way around due to hub size so I bought them w/o measuring. Turns out, the front wheels rub on the tie rod ends by maybe 1/8". Don't really want to machine the rims or add a ridiculous amount of wheel spacers so is there another option I'm not thinking of before just taking the tires off. Thanks!
 

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Recently bought some used toyota wheels w new BFG ATs (15"x31x10.5) for a steal. I had always heard you could swap 6 lug toyo wheels to squarebody chevy but not the other way around due to hub size so I bought them w/o measuring. Turns out, the front wheels rub on the tie rod ends by maybe 1/8". Don't really want to machine the rims or add a ridiculous amount of wheel spacers so is there another option I'm not thinking of before just taking the tires off. Thanks!
Photos? Why not a 1/4” spacer? It’s what I had to do with an aftermarket rally wheel to clear my tie rod ends.
 

luna negra

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Wasn't aware they came like that - I'll check that out. Did a quick search for spacers and came up with much larger ones (1 1/2" to 2/1/2") that required using new studs. Thanks.
 

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