20" wheel backspace ?

[f.monroe]

What backspacing are you guys with 20's running front and rear ? I may pick up a set of 20's and they are apparently 20x8.5 with 5.75"backspacing . I would have the rears rehooped to a 10 inch wide and probably a 5.25-5.50" backspace . Do you think the wheels will work well on the front with a 245/45/20 or a 245/40/20 ?
Thanks ,
Frank

[lolife99]

Fronts will work fine. That's the same BS as on n2billets red '68.

[tvblazer78]

Frank,

The front will work and the tire size too, but if you are running a 10 on the back you need to get a bigger tire, my backs are 5.25 BS with a 295-40-20. but it's best if you check your truck for the right BS. It's easy to do. tirerack.com has something that you can go by..

Trav

[smashingchuck]

I have 5.75 back spacing on my 10" wide wheels and with my air ride I wouldn't want to go any less. I'm running a 295 out back. Up front I have 20x8.5's with 5.75 BS and a 245/35/20.

[tvblazer78]

Originally Posted by tvblazer78

Frank,

The front will work and the tire size too, but if you are running a 10 on the back you need to get a bigger tire, my backs are 5.25 BS with a 295-40-20. but it's best if you check your truck for the right BS. It's easy to do. tirerack.com has something that you can go by..

Trav

Sorry guys this is what I have, I had to go back and look at it. I had to roll the lip on the back to make the back work..

Back 20x10, 4.5 bs with BFG's 295-40-20
Front 20x8, 5" bs with BFG's 245-35-20

[lolife99]

Hey tvblazer78,... don't the soft lip dish Vintec's only come in 20x8.5",... not 20x8"?

[87Lowrider]

8 fronts with 4.5" BS 245/40/20
9.5 rear with 5.5" BS 295/40/20
Firestone Wide Ovals

Ken

[tvblazer78]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Hey tvblazer78,... don't the soft lip dish Vintec's only come in 20x8.5",... not 20x8"?

Yep your right, typooo on me... Thanks for getting that one for me..

[f.monroe]

Originally Posted by smashingchuck

I have 5.75 back spacing on my 10" wide wheels and with my air ride I wouldn't want to go any less. I'm running a 295 out back. Up front I have 20x8.5's with 5.75 BS and a 245/35/20.

I hope you wnt be offended if I run the same wheel . The wheels I am looking at are the same Vista's with the suede accents . I would love to see a pic of those with the suspension aired up . Any chances of getting pics of that ?
Frank

[smashingchuck]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

I hope you wnt be offended if I run the same wheel . The wheels I am looking at are the same Vista's with the suede accents . I would love to see a pic of those with the suspension aired up . Any chances of getting pics of that ?
Frank

Yep, I just happen to have snapped one just before it got rolled back into the garage for dis assembly. I won't be offended. I think it's safe to say my truck has enough character that I wouldn't think you're copying me. One thing about the "suede" accent is I was expecting a "sandblasted" finish, and the centers are actually painted silver. Which worked out fine for me, because I'm using silver as an accent color between the black and red.

Also I was wrong on my back spacing. I'm running 5.25" all the way around. Here's a pic at full lift. Sorry don't have any pics of ride height.