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Originally Posted by 1LoC10
with the right size adapters they wont be tucked in....
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Agree 100%. You'll need the proper billet adapters & it can be done. The key will be finding tires that will work w/those rear wheels & still be proportionally good on a truck. Tires that fill the wheel wells are what you need.... anything less doesn't 'look' right. Since your going through all the effort to adapt the wheels, don't botch it here.
Some 5x5 to 5x4.75 adapters remedy the bolt pattern issue. Use 2.0" thick adapters in front for a 4.95" calculated back-spacing w/the 8.5" wheels & use 2.0 or 2.5" adapters for the rear w/the 11" wheels. The difference will depend on the rear housing (early or late version).
Front tires: Try a 255-45-18. It calculates out @ ~26" tall & has a 8.5" wheel within it's recommended widths. A less popular but better size (better meaning proportionally correct vs. the rear tire/wheel combo) would be a 245-50-18.
Rear tires: The only rear tire that comes to mind was available for a factory vehicle (F**D GT-40) & should work. It was a 315-40-19 which calculates to be ~28.9" tall so it would work well on these trucks. The 315 section width has an 11" wheel within the recommended widths.
Google 'billet wheel adapter' for adapter sources; the same thing for those particular tire sizes should locate some options from different suppliers/manufacturers. Have fun . . .....