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Old 08-21-2020, 10:08 PM
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So I tried the tire,wheel combo on the front. Definitely looks like it fills the front wheel well and wouldn't want any more tire up front. The oem 14x7 had 4 3/8" backset and these have 4" so they are set out a little further. I'm thinking about using that combo up front and maybe a 15x8 with a custom backset in the rear with a 255. Trying to keep the front reveal on all 4 rims close so the rears dont look like they are deep dish compared to the front. The front rim seems to have 3" of front "dish". If I go something like 15x8 with a 4 3/4" backset that will leave 3 1/4" "dish". If i went 5" backset the front and rear rims would have the same dish and look the same from the outside. With the 4" backset tire on the back it looks like there's about 2" of clearance between tire and frame/ inner wheel house. The reason im really trying to get this right the first time is because I've always thought the wheel/ tire combo can make or break the looks of one of these cars..So a 5" backset would leave about an inch between wheel well and tire. Is that enough clearance in the rear?
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