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DAMN IT! Not gonna work! I need at least -4" or -4.5" back spacing! These mags are standard 3" back spacing. Duh! I got so excited that I didn't think of this! Back to the drawing board. Damn it looks tough too!
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Anyone got any leads to a pair with at least a -4.5" back space????
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Man that's a bummer!!! Looks sweet. As for finding some with that deep of back spacing, good luck. I can't recall finding any that had more than a 4" BS.

Are you running an axle out of a '71+ truck or did you keep the stock housing and put axle shafts in? The '71+ axles are wider.

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Can you space your fenders out??

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That's what I was thinking too! I'll start looking into this... Bummer...
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Maybe I'll change out the rear end for a shorter one...
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It would be a shame to not be able to use those wheels. They look great.

American Racing does make a 15x8 with a 5x5 pattern and 4.5” backspace – part number A695873 in the Ansen Sprint series. Not sure if the extra inch in width would still cause a problem on the fender side or not.

http://www.wheelsforless.com/detail.aspx?ID=2520

They also list a 15x7 with a 4” offset – part number A695773. Perhaps if you could find the new wheels on sale somewhere they might cost less than swapping the rear axle.

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This is the way to go. How much do you need them to move in?

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That wheel should work just fine.

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Yeah thanks for the info guys. I'm going to look into both of those options.
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Just some flicks at the tire shop. Figured I'd take a few pics of the red steelies!
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I hope you get it sorted out - those wheels look killer. Seriously, those are really nice. Have you been hangin out with Lakeroadster!!

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For now, these look tough enough!
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Dude you're killing me! Stop with the artsy fartsy pics and how about one of the wheel, straight on, close enough to see the full wheel and tire without anything else. :D

Want to get an idea of how it looks straight on and not from an angle. Thanks!!! and looking good.

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Haha! Yeah I get carried away! Here you go chevy_mike!
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I'm painting the rears the same cast iron grey with a trim ring to make them match a lil. Till I find the right slotted mags.
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Sweet man!!! Thanks a bunch. I think you're on the right track with painting the rears with trim rings for the time being.

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Hey Chevy mike, yeah I did use a '71 rearend. The track is one inch wider than the stock one on each side. I figure I'll be cool with a pair of new Ansen sprints cause they have a back spacing of -4", with will fit just like these steelies on now. (cross my fingers)
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15x8 rallys front
15x10 white spoke rear
moon disc cut to fit with knock offs I picked up

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That ^^^^ is a very slick, low buck idea!!!!!

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That's the look I'm going for.

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VERY COOL! Reminds me of Cobra's Merc!
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^^^cuz they are soooo expensive!!^^^

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I was looking at the jd wheels fake ones , lots cheaper

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my wheels

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B.A.D. Rockstars 22x8.5 front 4 inch backspace and 22x10 rear 3 inch backspace.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...h/IMG_0546.jpg

thinking of switching to wheel vintiques 15x8 4 backspace and 15x10 3 backspace artillery with 30s chevrolet caps and thin rings.

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looks bad ass MAN!! i like your wheels, im looking to do the same thing on my hood can you pass the tip

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I always figured I'd get really deep baby moons.
My truck had these on them when I bought it.
I like them a lot.
295/50 R15
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...5/IMAG0747.jpg
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...8148802975.png

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I like the way they look on your truck!! What size wheels?

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And because they're not currently in production.

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I'm not sure.
The tires are 295/50 R15
Using this, I would guess they are 10's
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

I'll try and get an actual measurement when I get it in my shop/barn.

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Rocket Racing Wheels
http://www.rocketracingwheels.com/
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Here is my combo. Wheels are BOSS 330s 20" x 8.5".Tires are Good Year RS-A 245/45R20
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...65truck007.jpg

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few wheel pics!!!

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Stock steelies painted with 235x75x15

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It’s kind of funny they thought bringing the Rocket name back would be inspiring to the nostalgia crowd. The new wheels are probably great, just like the new Rader Mags. But back in the day Radir, Rocket, and Astro mags were not considered very good wheels. They were all two piece with an aluminum center and steel rim, either welded or bolted together. They were heavy, and the ones that were bolted together were prone to leakage, out of round/out of balance problems, and fractures.

I bought a pair of Rocket 5 spoke mags when I first got back from Vietnam because they were half the cost of Americans. Here’s a picture of them on my 63 Galaxie in 1970:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3412/1963ford02.jpg

They looked exactly like American Torque Thrusts, but were indeed really cheap wheels. The aluminum spokes and cosmetic aluminum rim covered the face of the steel rim all the way to the tire. They worked fine until the first monkey tried changing tires with an automatic tire machine and bent the front of the aluminum rim edge down against the steel rim and cracked it.

This has nothing to do with the quality of the current production wheels, just interesting the new company doesn’t appreciate the Rocket name use to reflect the same quality level as Fenton products.

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Yea,

My dad had a set of 15x10' a couple of years ago.
He still has 2 14x8 Rocket Racing 5 Spoke Wheels with the Spinners on them.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=371199
http://bwrejw.bay.livefilestore.com/...n/IMG01188.jpg
They remind me of Cragers. He said they were kinda popular back then.

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Here's mine. 15x6 smoothies, Shannon Cones & Coker Classic Wide whites.

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17x8