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CG · 11-04-2004, 12:02 AM

i went to order some wheels for my burb today. im going 15x8 all corners. as far as tire size im not totally sure but nothing huge and fronts a little bit smaller than rear. basically im going for a sort of 60's look with some 3/4 in. white walls. its going to have a 4/6 drop when done. i was going to get 4.25 backspacing per advice from a board member but today i found out the wheel company doesnt offer it. only a 4 or a 5 is offered. he said maybe i could go with a 15x7 wheel for centering purposes. his 15x7 have exact same dish as the 15x8 any advice out there?

CG · 11-04-2004, 08:53 PM

wow this got kicked back a page quickly...anyone?

djracer · 11-04-2004, 09:46 PM

you should be fine with a 15x8 with 4 inch back spacing

hyperformance · 11-05-2004, 01:06 PM

what wheels are you getting? paintable steel or something else. i ask because i want to run painted steelies, hubcaps, and whitewalls on my '67. i was thinking of 15x8 or 10 on the back and 15x6 or 7 front. i wasn't sure about what backspacing was availble on the plain steel wheels.

CG · 11-05-2004, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperformance

what wheels are you getting? paintable steel or something else. i ask because i want to run painted steelies, hubcaps, and whitewalls on my '67. i was thinking of 15x8 or 10 on the back and 15x6 or 7 front. i wasn't sure about what backspacing was availble on the plain steel wheels.

i was looking at some five spoke chrome wheels...not cragars or et's but similar

11-04-2004, 12:02 AM	#1
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,019	wheel size help i went to order some wheels for my burb today. im going 15x8 all corners. as far as tire size im not totally sure but nothing huge and fronts a little bit smaller than rear. basically im going for a sort of 60's look with some 3/4 in. white walls. its going to have a 4/6 drop when done. i was going to get 4.25 backspacing per advice from a board member but today i found out the wheel company doesnt offer it. only a 4 or a 5 is offered. he said maybe i could go with a 15x7 wheel for centering purposes. his 15x7 have exact same dish as the 15x8 any advice out there?

11-04-2004, 09:46 PM	#3
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,892	you should be fine with a 15x8 with 4 inch back spacing __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

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11-04-2004, 08:53 PM	#2
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,019	wow this got kicked back a page quickly...anyone?

11-05-2004, 01:06 PM	#4
hyperformance Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 47	what wheels are you getting? paintable steel or something else. i ask because i want to run painted steelies, hubcaps, and whitewalls on my '67. i was thinking of 15x8 or 10 on the back and 15x6 or 7 front. i wasn't sure about what backspacing was availble on the plain steel wheels.



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