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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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Plan on running 17 x 11 Street Lites with a 3" per side narrowed S60.
What backspace do I go with, car is not mini tubed, stock lca location, BFH'd
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Originally Posted by 370ci_NBM_SS
Plan on running 17 x 11 Street Lites with a 3" per side narrowed S60.
What backspace do I go with, car is not mini tubed, stock lca location, BFH'd
Thx in advanced
Don't you just subtract? Like if the stock BS is 7.5" or 7.75" and your rear end is narrowed 2.5 inches you would order your wheel in 5" or 5.25" backspace?
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Don't you just subtract? Like if the stock BS is 7.5" or 7.75" and your rear end is narrowed 2.5 inches you would order your wheel in 5" or 5.25" backspace?
That's what I figured but Eric from Midwest chassis suggest that I run a 5.25 backspace, just wondering if that's what everyone else is running
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Originally Posted by 370ci_NBM_SS
That's what I figured but Eric from Midwest chassis suggest that I run a 5.25 backspace, just wondering if that's what everyone else is running
Yeah they will sit just a bit more flush, amazing what that little .25 difference will make.
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Originally Posted by My6speedZ
Yeah they will sit just a bit more flush, amazing what that little .25 difference will make.
Awesome thanks man!! Now I just got to wait for them to get here
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Street lites are sexy those are what im going to run after I get my rear-end.
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