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Old 01-28-2014, 07:27 PM   #8
bnoon
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Re: Mcgaughy's rubbing issues

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter View Post
......but more risk of rubbing the fender lip......

With an 8 inch wheel with that backspace and 4.5 total lowering up front, you're gonna have to make sure you don't try and run too tall of a tire. Like the guy I quoted said, less BS alleviates the rubbing of the suspension since the wheel is further out, but it makes not having too beefy of a tire more critical too.
Agreed. I just didn't want to add to his misunderstanding of backspace already since he was thinking Less backspace meant he would have more of an issue with the suspension. An 8 inch rim with 5 inch backspace doesn't have the same offset as a 7 inch rim with 5 inch backspace, etc. It's hard for some people to understand until they see it side by side in person.
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