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You're the second one to ask a question like this this month.

My first question is always have you centered the fenders over the wheels?

Your S-10 wheelbase is slightly longer than the stock 3100. But most people feel a stock 3100 has the rear wheels about two inches too far forward, and when lowered the front wheels should be moved forward to look right.

With the cab floor six inches above the frame you are mounting your body parts higher than most these swaps I'm familiar with. Most are more like 3-1/2 inches that I've seen. I mention it because the height affects where in the wheel well the tire is going to look best.

'Best' is somewhat subjective and is dependent on what you want your truck to look like. However since the fit over the wheels is one of the more important issues in determining the rest of the measurements, you need to figure out what best is for you before the other questions can really be answered.

Regarding the motor, its typical to have quite a distance between the firewall and distributor when using a V-6 mounted in the stock location. If you have room enough for the radiator you can ignore that issue. If it bothers you simply moving the motor back to get the distance you prefer is the fix. But it really isn't that simple...

And if it were me I'd solve the wheelbase fit issues first.

Borrow a camera and show us how you've mounted the cab and bed. It will help support this dialog.