Easy Question...for someone

[xumFJ40]

Just wondering why I need a wheel spacer in the front ('79 LC disk axle) and not in the back('85 Caddy)?

The wheels have 3.25" backspacing the best I can tell, and I have a lot more thread in the rear.

Anyone run into this?

 

[atoyot]

As far as I know without the proper back spacing in the front you will be rubbing the Tie Rod/Steering Arm Ends. When I bought my new set of wheels I had to take this in to consideration. Not having the poper back spacing I had to put 1/4 inch spacers on the front wheels. The rear wheels did not require spacers because there was nothing for the rims to rub on. I think the wheels where 3 1/4 inch back space. I did not want to return the wheels so I just went with spacers and havn't had any problems.

 

[woody]

the size of the front calipers...stock calipers frequently hit just a bit on the rim....and that little spacer pushes them away just enuf. NOTHING to do with backspacing, simple rim design.

A touch on the caliper with an angle grinder is the other method to ditch the rub...very little metal is removed from the caliper.