wheel fitment Q's ???

[SN_95]

i decided that since everybody else was going bigger with their wheels i would switch it up a little bit and go smaller. I was kinda looking for that old school look with stamped steel wheels. sort of like a road course car/ nascar tire setup. I am looking into the cragar 15x8 wheels and was wondering about the backspacing for the front and the back? i would like them to sit almost flush with the fender. Any help is appreciated. here is a link to what the wheel looks like.

Cragar 3425812 - Cragar Black D Window Wheels – SummitRacing.com

 

[crash549]

i don't know too much but those wheels with bigger tires in the back and lowered a bit would definately scare off the competition.

 

[Blown_By_You]

i decided that since everybody else was going bigger with their wheels i would switch it up a little bit and go smaller. I was kinda looking for that old school look with stamped steel wheels. sort of like a road course car/ nascar tire setup. I am looking into the cragar 15x8 wheels and was wondering about the backspacing for the front and the back? i would like them to sit almost flush with the fender. Any help is appreciated. here is a link to what the wheel looks like.

Cragar 3425812 - Cragar Black D Window Wheels – SummitRacing.com

so you bought some boat wheels to stand out??

 

[SN_95]

this is the reason i dont post here much. if i had bought them i wouldnt be asking for backspacing and offset would i? oke: if i had i would already know that. but thanks for your info. :bash:

Lets hear some intelligent answers now. :thumbsup:

 

[Blown_By_You]

this is the reason i dont post here much. if i had bought them i wouldnt be asking for backspacing and offset would i? oke: if i had i would already know that. but thanks for your info. :bash:

Lets hear some intelligent answers now. :thumbsup:

so you want to know what backspacing you need for the boat wheels for your car??

 

[SVTPower97]

good luck getting any 15's to fit your front brakes bro...thats why most of us have to run expensive ass skinnies instead of just gool ole welds

 

[John4cam]

good luck getting any 15's to fit your front brakes bro...thats why most of us have to run expensive ass skinnies instead of just gool ole welds

Doesn't he have a 95GT? If so, there wont be any probs..

 

[SN_95]

so you want to know what backspacing you need for the boat wheels for your car??

sorry i didnt want the fr500's that everybody has :rollseyes

and yes it is a GT. All of these guys in here with wheels and nobody has a clue about backspacing and offset?

 

[SoldierSnake]

i can appreciate someone wanting to be different so I will share with you what i have learned in my wheel quest. When i was lookng for my Greg Welds Drag wheels, the consensus was that 15x8 you wanted to go with a 5.5in backspace for the rear and 15x10, which I went with, you want 6.5 backspace for the rear. I hope this helps.

 

[98 svt]

Lets hear some intelligent answers now. :thumbsup:

I hear ya bud.


I love getting responses that address ZERO of the issues I was asking about.:shrug:

 

[SN_95]

i can appreciate someone wanting to be different so I will share with you what i have learned in my wheel quest. When i was lookng for my Greg Welds Drag wheels, the consensus was that 15x8 you wanted to go with a 5.5in backspace for the rear and 15x10, which I went with, you want 6.5 backspace for the rear. I hope this helps.

Thank you VERY MUCH for the response. :banana: but what about offset? i have no clue between the difference of offset and backspace. And what about the front?

I hear ya bud.


I love getting responses that address ZERO of the issues I was asking about.:shrug:

yeah, me too. As you can tell.

 

[SN_95]

after tons of research. ive come up with this.

anything x8 should be a 5.7 backspace and a +30 offset. for the front

anything x10 should be a 6.3 backspace and a +22 offset. for the rear.

US wheels is the only company that makes that style wheel and do a custom backspacing.

just thought i would let you guys who were interested know. :thumbsup:

 

[whitefiveo]

so you bought some boat wheels to stand out??

since when do boats have wheels? last time i checked they used propellers. :coolman:

 

[SVTPower97]

oh didn't know...i was just assuming...guess i made an ass of just i that time oh well i tried helping lol

 

[Blown_By_You]

since when do boats have wheels? last time i checked they used propellers. :coolman:

they call them boat wheels cause most of the boat trailers down the marina are running them...

they're heavy, steel wheels..