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Old 01-30-2019, 06:19 PM   #164
28TudorAZ
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.

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Originally Posted by joedoh View Post
they will fit and turn really well on the front, but they will look too far in on the back.

mine are 8 in front with 4 inch backspace and 9 in back with 3.5 backspace. the way backspace and width works, the rears are 1.5" further out toward the fender, an 8 inch wheel is 9 inches wide lip to lip, 4 inch backspace means 5 inch frontspace (hub mounting surface out to street side of rim), a 9 inch wide wheel is 10 inches wide lip to lip, 3.5 backspace means 6.5 frontspace. the fronts turn lock to lock with no rubbing, if I do it again I will probably go 3.5 backspace front and 3 backspace rear.
I looked and there isnt really anything with 3.5 backspacing. Which of these wheels would work best for the front and back?
https://www.wheelsforless.com/Classic_Torq_Thrust.html#/filter:accessgroup:20$2522/filter:extrafield2:5x120.65$2520(5x4.75)
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