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Front Wheel Fitment

With things getting stopped due to various reasons, I went ahead and ordered the tires that I thought would work from tirerack.com. I bought 4 Firestone Firehawks....235/45R18s for the front and 245/45R18s for the rear. Per the IFS vendor's recommendations the front wheel needs to be 8” wheels (with 4” backspacing) and I set the rear suspension to accept 9” wheels (backspacing TBD).

The front suspension is complete enough to check the clearances and backspacing so I went ahead and knocked that out. I also bought a neat little tire fitment tool for the tires so I could check all the requirements before I order the wheels. I set the fitment tool at the IFS vendor's recommended backspacing and articulated the front wheels lock-to-lock to check for any scrubbing or rubbing. All looked pretty good. With the front headlight buckets out I could look into the wheelwell and see if I was bottoming out anywhere. Once I get the rear brake and rear diff reinstalled then I will be able to do the same for the rearwheels/tires.