have had my 79 BJ40 DD for over 15 years.. the rims have always been a mashup of styles and sizes (7 and 8 inch).. recently came across a 45 selling 4 matching rims that matched one of mine so the dream of having matching rims (including spare) was born. first problem was one of the rims off the 45 turned out to be bad - lug holes were worn / damaged. but was able to swap the center off mine - which was in good condition - with that one which had much better chrome. ok so 4 matching rims is still good. went today to mount and found out the 8 inch up front won't fit my disk brake conversion without a 1/4" spacer (probably more like 8mm). so looking for advice:
- do i try to source the spacer? should i do spacers front and back or it doesn't matter? will i need longer lugs?
- go for the bigger 1 1/2" spacers for extra stability? seems i can keep the lugs with those but i'll need to add flares to pass inspection
- just paint the 7in rims to match and call it a day...
running 33x11.5 on 15 inch rims
- do i try to source the spacer? should i do spacers front and back or it doesn't matter? will i need longer lugs?
- go for the bigger 1 1/2" spacers for extra stability? seems i can keep the lugs with those but i'll need to add flares to pass inspection
- just paint the 7in rims to match and call it a day...
running 33x11.5 on 15 inch rims