Dirty Koala
SILVER Star
I think the back spacing is about 4.3". What is ideal for our rigs? 3.5"?
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I am looking into the SR8 wheels for my 80 series as well. Curious about this question and whether the machined portion of the wheel is noticeable and will require additional powder coating etc? Anyone?do you have a picture of the small lip that had to be machined off?? did it damage the finish of the wheel and had to be repainted?
Not noticable at all. This is the best photo I could find online that shows the lip. Its pretty small on the inside bore. It's only there to hold the center caps.I am looking into the SR8 wheels for my 80 series as well. Curious about this question and whether the machined portion of the wheel is noticeable and will require additional powder coating etc? Anyone?
Anyone running scs on a 60? Or 61 with flares?
I'm struggling to find something that will still keep a 10,5 wide tire just inside fender.
I run Cooper Discoverer STT in 37x12.5R17 on Tundra wheels, with 1.25" spacers, if doing it again, would go with 1" spacers. There is room on the inside, but under some conditions touch body work on the outside. The Tundra wheels have more backspace than stock wheels, so this setup is about like stock wheels with ~.5" spacer.
I just saw this. Ridiculous./SOAPBOX/
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PEOPLE!!!
Can we finally leave the BackSpace BS in the 1960s where it belongs?
What about FrontSpace? It's just as important to fitting those big ol' 37s inside the fender lip / flair.
And - you cannot use the stated wheel width when working with backspace.
Backspace is measured from the (inner) outer rim edge to the mounting surface, not the bead lip, where the rim width is spec'd.
Just how thick is that rim? NOBODY TELLS YOU! You have to guess, I guess, and very wheel design will be different.
Oh sure, you can measure rim to rim, subtract nominal width, divide by 2, and use that.
So, if you have been translating from offset to backspace, or vice versa, without some rim thickness estimate - you're doin' it wrong!
But why bother with all that when figuring with backspace is sooo lame anyway?
/SOAPBOX/