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exactly. the plan is to swap em over to the newer truck and i want to be sure i clear the calipers. at the moment i have steel rims on with chrome hub caps, so no.. they dont exactly look like those wheels, but could just be different hubcaps... but i know i have the 6.5" wheels, so if thats the stock backspacing, i should be good. i dont really plan on doing any rock crawling. my main goal is to be able to drive from vancouver to kelowna during winter.. if any of you know of that pass, you understand the reason behind getting rid of the dunlop grand treks and going for the nokian vatiiva a/t. truck is used for going snowboarding, and they wont let you up the mountains or on highways without rated tires. anywho.. anybody here from vancouver with some fun beginner easy trails i could try??

found a cool little app if anyone is interested. http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/rt_specs.jsp after looking at that, i think i will go with the 16x8 with 265/70-16's. looks like it will fit just right and give me slightly larger diameter, and the wheel will stick out an additional 1.2" over stock (based on a 4.7" stock backspacing... but im still not sure what the stock backspacing is on my truck. this is all i managed to find on the net). should fill out the chilkoot's skirts nicely... maybe a tiny rub.. got any pointers on that setup? oh yeah.. forgot to mention, the back spacing on the 16x8 is 4.25" and not 4" unlike the 7"

cheers mate. im looking at buying a newer r50 at some point, so im trying to balance this purchase as best i can for the larger calipers in the future. so far, im getting 16x7 with 4" backspacing. now im tyring to figure out the largest tire size possible with no rubbing, which i think is gonna be a 265/70-16. im in the same boat as you.. just getting into this whole 4x4 thing.. but i guess it runs in the blood.. the other car is a 1989 vw golf 2.0turbo awd with 400hp! not taking that in the bush though...

can anyone at least tell me the backspacing on the stock 15x6.5in wheels? i can figure out the rest myself..

so here is the deal.. i have a stock 98 chilkoot with 265/70/15 grand trek tires.. horrible.. i came back from mexico to a foot of snow on the ground, and i could not believe that i barely made it back home with the truck, so its time for new tires and rims! im want to get some pro comp rock crawlers 16x7 with some bridgestone revo's... what confuses me is how to figure out all the dimensions of the tire size etc. is the stock back spacing on this vehicle 4.6-4.7in? i would like to determine this without taking a wheel off.. theres lotsa snow outside. so the pro comps have a backspacing of 4in.. that means i can fit slightly larger tires right? originally, i was gonna go with 255/70/16 as i found out that they work pretty good without having to do any cutting, but thats on stock wheels.. so could i fit 265/70/16 revo's or should i stick with the 255??? the vehicle has stock suspension that may be getting upgraded in the near future with a tiny .5-1in lift. the vehicle is used as a daily driver in dry/wet/snow and often going up mountain passes etc. i would also like to get into a *little* off roading in the summer, so any advice on this setup is greatly appreciated.. let me know if my math is correct! and please.. what is the stock offset!! i cant seem to find a reliable source! happy new year to all! thanks

thanks laxman, but i might hold off on the bug deflector for now as i might just do the same as you and put a grill guard on instead. where did you buy yours? and i checked out courtesy, looks good.. but i think i will stick to local sellers for now for basics like muffler and what not.. oem is way too expensive for wear and tear parts like that!

well, im new to nissan, and just picked up a 98 chilkoot for a steal.. there are a few things that need some attention though.. muffler, rotors, pads, valve cover gasket and the front bug guard. so since i can do all the work myself, the question is, who or which online retailers offer the best prices and the best service for oem equipment? so far, ive found 1st nissan parts that seems pretty good, but let me know if im there are better ones out there that you guys (girls) shop from. thx