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Old May 16, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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alright i found a set of black steal rims that i think would completment my red painted dodge.... anyway.... i found these 15' cragers.... now it says its got a 4' back spacing and a -32mm offset..... what does this all mean.... is this going to be any wider than stock? are these going to fit my 1/2 ton alright?

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

there is the link to the rims let me know
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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actually it says -38 mm offset
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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The width if the rim is going to be 10". The backspacing, which is 4" means the distance from the mounting surface to the edge of the rim on the back side. The more backspacing you have, the more the rim/tire will sink into the wheel well. The less you have the more it will stick out. Say a rim with 2" of back spacing, with 10" overal width, will stick out 8", meaning that there will be ALOT of tire/rim sticking out of the wheel well. 4" is good, since most of the stock rims are 4.5". Im not sure what the -32MM offset means. They look good.
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Backspacing is the distance from the "inside edge" of the wheel to the wheel mounting surface. Offset is the difference between the centerline of the wheel and the wheel mounting surface.

Here's a good page for everyone to read: http://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html
 
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