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What Backspacing is Ideal for me?
Looking into ordering some either 15 or 16 inch rims for my 70, I currently have a 5.5/7 drop on my truck (not driving yet, still working on paint), and am looking for some original appearing rims on Summit.
I know backspace for stock is 4.00", is this ideal for my drop? Also, should I run a 15 or 16x8 or a 15 or 16x7? Tips and ideas are welcome! Thanks in advance.
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Re: What Backspacing is Ideal for me?
16" tires are slowly getting limited in size choices.. keep that in mind..
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Re: What Backspacing is Ideal for me?
I'm thinking of going 16 for the height gains. Ill probably get coker white walls.
No one has suggestions on backspacing?
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Re: What Backspacing is Ideal for me?
Well your very limited in front if you have drop spindles. Any more than 4" bs on a 15 will rubthe a arms. On rear i run a 15x12 wide with 6.5 bs
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Re: What Backspacing is Ideal for me?
Honestly your best bet is probably a 7" that way you can run a 225 ish tire. I run a 8" with 255, 60 for the side wall height but that was so wide it rubbed the outer when turning. To solve it i bought 1100$ pb arms to move the wheels in 1". If you go with a 7" you can get a taller tire with out being to wide to rub. You will find that with that much drop a short sidewall puts the xmember and arms way to low for normal driving. I ended up bagging mine for drivability
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