Backspacing question

Cherokeekid88 · Dec 27, 2007

Ok heres the problem. I found out today that one of my rims is not the same BS as my other 3 rims. Now im not exactly sure on how to measure BS, i know its like the distance from the back of the lugs to the outside lip or something along those lines, but im in a hurry and dont really have time to take the tire off right now and i need to get this rim ordered, while i still have some money. Well i measured from

and my 3 other rims measure 3" and the rim in question measures 2.25". I dont know if that helps any

alteredxj · Dec 27, 2007

to measure lay your wheel flat on the floor measure from the floor to where it bolts to the hub that is your back spacing.

TunaSoda · Dec 27, 2007

Cherokeekid88 said:
Ok heres the problem. I found out today that one of my rims is not the same BS as my other 3 rims. Now im not exactly sure on how to measure BS, i know its like the distance from the back of the lugs to the outside lip or something along those lines, but im in a hurry and dont really have time to take the tire off right now and i need to get this rim ordered, while i still have some money. Well i measured from

and my 3 other rims measure 3" and the rim in question measures 2.25". I dont know if that helps any

You have it backwards

Measure from the BACK of the mounting flange to the inside bead edge of the rim

(lay the rim outer-face-down on the floor, put a ruler across the rim, and measure with a tape from the flange (center piece) to the ruler, minus aprox 1/4" for the rim flare)

Bored400 · Dec 27, 2007

I want a set of THOSE wheels.^^^^^^^^^!

Cherokeekid88 · Dec 27, 2007

I figured it out, i just went ahead and took one of my tires off and measure it from the lugs to the straight edge and came out to 4" and the one that isnt right came out to be 5".

NorCalChris · Dec 27, 2007

hhmmm

smcdonaldaz · Jan 10, 2008

So, I'f I'm getting the backspacing concept, less backspacing = more tire outside the fender and a wider stance?

magimerlin · Jan 10, 2008

yes that is correct

smcdonaldaz · Jan 10, 2008

Thanks, that helps me too. I'm looking swap my alloys for a set of black steelies and I'll be better prepared with my tape measure!

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