Back spacing?
Nov 26, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Back spacing?
On a stock 05 with 17 inch alloy wheels.
Nov 26, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Nov 26, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Thanks. If I go to a 10 inch rim what back spacing will I want to maintain, 5 1/2?
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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that depends on how far you want your tires to stick out....
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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How much back spacing can the truck handle? I dont want the tires to stick out much past the wheel well, only an inch or so.
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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Give me more info: what size rims & tires are you getting? is the truck lifted? how high?
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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The truck is not lifted. I previously had an 02 with 10 inch rims and 295/75/16's. I loved the looks and had no clearance problems. Now I have hte 05 and cant run the 16's, but want a similar set up, tires and rims. I dont recall what the BS was on my 02 however.
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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So why not just mount bigger tires on your stock rims???? Throw some 33's on there.
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Nov 26, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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I dont want the balooning with a 295 or a 305. The 10 inch rim allows the tire to sit perfectly. Or 9 inch rim I guess.
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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the 17's are 7.5" width. Good luck
Nov 26, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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So no idea what the max back spacing is?
Nov 26, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Factory backspacing is 5.80". You would not want anything more than 6" or the tires are too far in.
Nov 27, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Thats the info I needed, thanks guys.
Nov 27, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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i run 10" rims with 6" backspace. i think you can run 6.5" or so but finding a 10" rim with that spec will be hard.
Nov 27, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Perfect, thanks. What wheels and tires are you running?
