Thread: 53 Is back from the Body Shop

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I know this is getting the cart in front of the horse but I need some help with know what rim back spacing and offset to look at for the rims on this thing. It has the mustang II ifs and the track width is the standard 56 1/2. I am looking at 16 in with 4.00 backspace and 12 mm offset or 17 with 4.07 backspace and 11 mm offset wheels but I am not confident on the back spacing and offset thing. The more measure and check, the more I am unsure. I will license this photo of me to use for a pinup in your garage if what you suggest works.

[QUOTE=53 Chevy5;563403]I know this is getting the cart in front of the horse but I need some help with know what rim back spacing and offset to look at for the rims on this thing. It has the mustang II ifs and the track width is the standard 56 1/2. I am looking at 16 in with 4.00 backspace and 12 mm offset or 17 with 4.07 backspace and 11 mm offset wheels but I am not confident on the back spacing and offset thing. The more measure and check, the more I am unsure. I will license this photo of me to use for a pinup in your garage if what you suggest works.[/QUOTE

Haha! Great pic!!
I don't really have a sense of your final ride height but I usually go on record for "bigger is better" to a point...LOL! Here's a link to a '53 with 18's & 20's that I think looks pretty cool. It doesn't list the offset but it doesn't list wheel width & tire size.
1953 Chevy Truck-The Third Act

Ya, my wife told me to stick my face in the head light hole, I didn't know that I was giving some provocative while I was posing , it is fun to look at though .That one may be a bit rim overkill for me. As for ride height, I guess I would say normal if there is such a thing. It will be a daily driver so some ride comfort and practicability is needed. Thanks for the link though, it is a nice guide of what direction to go.

[QUOTE=53 Chevy5;563439]Ya, my wife told me to stick my face in the head light hole, I didn't know that I was giving some provocative while I was posing , it is fun to look at though .That one may be a bit rim overkill for me. As for ride height, I guess I would say normal if there is such a thing. It will be a daily driver so some ride comfort and practicability is needed. Thanks for the link though, it is a nice guide of what direction to go.[/QUOTE

You can google 53 chevy pickup and see a wide variety of pics with various wheel/tire combinations.

I've googled my brains out looking at wheels on these pickups, but like you found, nobody has rim specs or size listed. I talked to my local tire guy and I'll have him help me out and order from him. He is too great of a guy not to give business to and his boy is just starting to take over now also, so I think I will help them out.

Did a little more messing with the seat brackets again tonight. I'm getting closer to what will work good but not quite there yet. I am at the top of my height range so I need to lower things about 3/4 inch to get things in the middle to adjust tilt and so.I will do that by getting rid of the stands on the bottom of the slide rails. The rails are off of the 2000 Chevy pickup seats I was originally going to use. At least I'll use part of them.