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Richard
I'm going to have to get rid of those blinging 20" wheels that came with my 98 LC and am looking at either a 16" or 17" wheel to mount a 35" (315/75") tire.
Serveral things I'm considering:
- 16" wheel cause tires are cheeper
- 17" wheel cause more tire choices and cheeper than any size larger than 17" in diameter.
My question is: what would be the ideal backspacing for a rim?
Factory backspacing for the 16" x 8" rim is 60mm. I'm trying to stay as narrow as possible in rim width, say, 7" to 8", and trying to avoid going to a 9" width. My thought is that a narrow rim with, 8" like factory, with a 40mm or 50mm backspacing would move my tire one inch out, towards the fender, meaning a wider track. Which would help in not rubbing in lock-to-lock steering, etc. I know people add spacers to their wheels, which I think are any where from 1" to about 1.5". But I want to avoid spacers and just get wheels already offset.
Perhaps the better question to ask is what would be the ideal depth from the inside rim width to the bolt flange on the wheel?
Thanks Mudders!
Serveral things I'm considering:
- 16" wheel cause tires are cheeper
- 17" wheel cause more tire choices and cheeper than any size larger than 17" in diameter.
My question is: what would be the ideal backspacing for a rim?
Factory backspacing for the 16" x 8" rim is 60mm. I'm trying to stay as narrow as possible in rim width, say, 7" to 8", and trying to avoid going to a 9" width. My thought is that a narrow rim with, 8" like factory, with a 40mm or 50mm backspacing would move my tire one inch out, towards the fender, meaning a wider track. Which would help in not rubbing in lock-to-lock steering, etc. I know people add spacers to their wheels, which I think are any where from 1" to about 1.5". But I want to avoid spacers and just get wheels already offset.
Perhaps the better question to ask is what would be the ideal depth from the inside rim width to the bolt flange on the wheel?
Thanks Mudders!
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