What size tires to use for 80's raked look

[ShortNwide]

Hey all! Hope you are having a great day!
I have a 85 GMC C20 that I'm building and I'm going to use the factory wheels that I painted up with the dog bowl hubcaps. I was wondering what size tires I could use to give it that 80's flavor of "meats" on the rear and smaller tires on the front to give it a little rake. I will be adding a lowering kit later on...thanks for any help you can give!

 

[bucket]

@79dentside devised a setup that looks pretty good and I think the wheels used were 16's so it would work well on a C20 too.

 

[ShortNwide]

Thanks! I checked out his profile and no pics that I can find...

 

[79dentside]

Thanks! I checked out his profile and no pics that I can find...

I have a half ton, but I liked the 3/4ton look so I emulated the look with some white 16’s, but they are indeed 5 lug wheels. I also opted for 3/4 ton dog dishes so externally it looks no different than a 3/4 ton with staggered tires (other than the badging)

Front are 16x7 wheels w/ 235/85/16’s
Rear are 16x8 wheels w/ 285/85/16’s.

I have 1.25” spacers on all 4 corners which does cause the back tires to rub since I lowered it a tickle (3/4 drop ish)

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Top is with 16’s, bottom is with the stock wheels.

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Kind of a fun look, but I am thinking about running a 265/70/16 tire up front. The 235 is rather skinny for my taste.

 

[ShortNwide]

Thank you 79dentside!

 

[Rusty Nail]

If the back tires rub...why don't you remove the spacers?

Did I miss something?

 

[RecklessWOT]

If the back tires rub...why don't you remove the spacers?

Did I miss something?

yeah, or just run a 1" instead of 1.25 or something. Seems like an easy fix

 

[79dentside]

yeah, or just run a 1" instead of 1.25 or something. Seems like an easy fix

Form over function fellas, just kidding hahah. No I only trust a handful of spacer brands and the one that I have came in 1.25 or 1.5”. It only rubs when I load it down and the axle travels on one side more than another.

 

[Craig 85]

If you want a shorter tire in front than '79 Dentside's you could use a 245/75R16.

 

[79dentside]

If you want a shorter tire in front than '79 Dentside's you could use a 245/75R16.

I thought about doing the very same thing, tires are just expensive so I’m dealing with what I got lol.

 

[jake wells]

265 / 75 / 15 rear.
235 / 75 / 15 front.