got the spindles put back in the truck with all new bearings and seals. new wheel bearings too. slapped the tires on. dang they're heavy. everything clears. no rubbing or interference anywhere. now why do you suppose someone put the wrong size tires on it. from my view point its anyone's guess. this truck has had a hard life. its a 1996 with 14k hours on it. and from the looks of it virtually no maintenance at all. runs good though and everything works with the exception of some of the lights. which I will address when I get that far. so far I have completely dis-mantled the mast, had it blasted and I repainted it. it's now re-assembled waiting for me to get the rest of the truck painted. the body work on the counter weight is going slowly. just because I love body work so much these days. it looked like it had been through several demo derby's when I got it. I'm not complaining though. I got this truck dirt cheap. when Im done I might have 2k in it. which I know is cheap based on what these things are selling for. It will be nice to have a forklift in my shop again.