Stock Wheel Backspacing

Cereal Killer · #1 10-08-2009, 10:00 PM

What the hell is the backspacing for the stock wheels (the ones seen in my sig)??? I have searched all over this forum and cannot find the answer.

My question is because by wheel fell off the other day going down the highway (2 of the studs snapped off and it broke all the lug nuts off), and the wheel got chewed up to the point it is un-usable. I called about 30 auto salvage yards, but none of them have that wheel, as they are forged aluminum and most places scrap them. So I was thinking about getting a set of these...

anyways they are 16x8 wheels which will be better for my 285/75/16s than my stock 16x7s were anyways, and the backspacing is 4.25" on them

So if you guys can tell me what the backspacing on the stock alloy rims is that would be GREAT.

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360mag45 · #2 10-08-2009, 10:07 PM

trust me i couldn't find the stock back space in that kind of rim either i belive the stock is 5". those well not put your tires out past your fenders. mine are the same thing but cragers

Cereal Killer · #3 10-08-2009, 10:11 PM

Oh I'm not worried about them having the stock backspacing, I just wanted to make sure they'll fit since the wheel is an inch wider than my stockers.

But it looks like they'll be just fine. The cragers and the rock crawlers look to be the EXACT same tire, so I'm just looking for who's going to give me the best deal. I'm trying to find someone who sells them locally since I
1.) Need my ****ing truck back on the road ASAP
2.) Do not feel like getting bent over on shipping and handling.

Thank you for your reply. They look really good on your truck, so I hope they look good on mine.

360mag45 · #4 10-08-2009, 10:11 PM

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3977855P/ hear are the cragers they are a lot cheaper than those but look almost the same.
well shipping cost were not to bad with summit and they were very fast to i order mine friday and got them monday.

dsertdog56 · #5 10-08-2009, 10:14 PM

+1 on the 5 inch backspacing and +2 on the soft 8s...killer look at a bargain price.

dodge15004x45.9 · #6 10-08-2009, 10:28 PM

Wow where did you come from! Wheels with off set are cool.

Cereal Killer · #7 10-08-2009, 10:31 PM

Yeah It'd be great if they didn't have 5" back spacing. My tires rub the control arms at full lock as it is. Now I'm putting a wheel on that's an inch wider with probably the same backspacing... Isn't that going to make it worse?

As far as I can tell they're the same as the Pro comp 97s but the pro comps have 4.25 backspacing.

360mag45 · #8 10-08-2009, 10:42 PM

search around i know they got pages and pages of different sizes for those rims.

olyelr · #9 10-08-2009, 11:02 PM

Why the hell cant you just measure the backspacing on the tire that flew off?

Anywho, if the backspacing was the exact same, the extra inch (of the width) will stick out beyond the fenders, and the tires will most likely still rub. But, if the backspacing is less (which I am sure they are), the tire will stick out even farther, and most likely will no longer rub the control arms.

Cereal Killer · #10 10-09-2009, 12:02 AM

Well the center of that wheel is all busted to hell, and right now I'm too lazy take one of the other ones off and measure. I figured with most questions on this forum being asked over 100 times, some where out there, at least once, someone would have posted...

What the backspacing is on the Stock 16x7 wheels...