mini truck backspacing

[alf]

I have found a set of tires locally I would like to purchase. They are currentlhy on a Toyota Mini but the owner does not know the backspacing.

To the best of this wonderfull lists knowledge will the backspacing be an issue with a 79 FJ40. The owner stated that the front is IFS with some beefy 4 bolt calipers.


Kevin

 

[alf]

Note that it is a 92 model mini.

kevin

 

[woody]

IFS backspacing won't work with Cruiser axles....IIRC, it's 4.25", which is WAY too deep.

 

[alf]

thx for the quick reply. i have let the seller know of my issue and he is willing to break up the rims and tires. Good deal for me as I knock $ off the sale price.


Kevin

 

[skyshark186]

Not to argue with God(IE Woody) but my rims are 4.5 inch backspacing and i run a 1/4 inch spacer and the work well. Assuming these are 15s it wont work, but if they happen for some reason to be 16s it may work. It does on mine.

Probably 15s, but i thought i would throw that out there.

 

[woody]

hehehe...I see I "IIRC"'d incorrectly...actually, an online search showed 4.25, 4.5, and 4.75, depending on who measured...

regardless, for 15" rims, they don't work.

 

[skyshark186]

Indeed not. Unless you dont want to steer. Then you could take off your tie rod ends and they would work.

 

[alf]

So if one is moving to a 16" wheel then you can run 4.25 backspacing on a disc brake 40?


No wonder you can never find a 3.5" backspaced 16" rim.


Alf

 

[skyshark186]

I wasnt having much luck finding a 3 1/2 backspaced 15 that i could stand. I hate chrome.

The rims that came with the swampers i bought were 4 1/2 backspaced 16s, i didnt think they would work. But they do, with a 1/4 spacer. I would really like to have a 1/2 spacer but no one around here sells em. Mine has all drums, and i cant guarantee it would always work, but it works for me.