Sorry for any confusion that I created by using non-standard terminology. I'm a total noob at all of this and am just trying to bump along.
The reason for not wanting to dismount the tires from the wheels is that I don't have the cash right now to buy new wheels and tires, should the wheels turn out to be bad. The tires are old enough to be prior to the current date coding system. I would never be comfortable driving on them, but they are fine for rolling the truck in/out of the garage. If I take them off, I'm committed to at least buying new tires (for which I do have the cash) and possibly new wheels (which would cause a problem). I was really hoping for some kind of hint/tip that would point me down a path. It sounds like the only real way to figure it out is to take them off and dismount the tires, which is fine. Maybe I'll hold off doing any real restoration like activities on the wheels for now and just work towards something that is safe and that works.
This weekend, I'll get out there and test whether or not the current setup hits the tie rods or not. Either way, I think the old tires are too wide. Is there a noticeable difference between a 215 and a 235? Millimeters are such a small unit of measure that it doesn't sound like it would be a noticeable difference.
Thanks for the quick responses, the information and the conversation!
