tierod ends rubbing 16" wheels on 67 highboy

[fastbigblockford]

hey everyone,
im havin a problem with my tie rod ends rubbing the wheels on my truck, does it with the 16's and 16.5's both...what could be causing this?
thanks
Dan

[FORDification]

I'd say you probably have incorrect wheels which don't have the proper backspacing.

[Faithful Old Road Dog]

or something on that front end is sloppy.

[fastbigblockford]

so what would be the correct offset wheels for my truck?
thanks
Dan

[Faithful Old Road Dog]

I got that same problem now. I'm not worried about it until I get the front end swapped out. I'd start by measuring the back spacing you currently have and go from there. Let's say that it's 5", See if you can find a wheel that has a back spacing of 4.5". I'm just throwing these numbers out as I'll be using 35x14.50 on 9.75x 16.5 steel wheels with about a 5.5" back space. I may have to find wheels with a shorter back space.

[67F250CS]

Check you sterring stops also.

[NM5K]

Actually, I think it's about half normal...
My 68 has always done that, and it's got
stock tires, and the front end is totally rebuilt
and aligned. It still slightly rubs the insides of
both tires. I consider it normal myself, and
wouldn't worry about it. I'm not sure about the steering
stops though. I never really looked into that. But
I *think* mine are ok. The rub is just enough to
"smooth" the tire surface, and doesn't seem to
hurt anything. I assume it only does it with full
lock turns. I don't worry about it much.
MK

[NM5K]

I'd say you probably have incorrect wheels which don't have the proper backspacing.

Mine did it with the stock split rims.
When I rebuilt and went to solid stock
wheels, the rub was exactly the same.
MK