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  1. Bioinfomatic

    Bioinfomatic Member

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    Could anyone tell or provide a picture description of what a rim of these measurements would look like:
    Rim Diameter (in): 15 in. Rim Width (in): 8.00 in. Backspacing (in): 3.750 in. Offset (mm): -19.00mm
     
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    3.75 BS would fit our cars, but IMO they would look better with 4.25-4.5" BS.
    The 8" rim needs to be tucked deeper because it is so wide.

    Again, just my opinion...

    Fitment depends a great deal on tire size too.
    What tire size you thinking of?

    235 to 275 wide would all fit an 8" wide rim.
     
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    I want to use a 295/50/15 tire in the rear, but I was just curious on what this rim size would look like.
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Depending on your tire, a 4.5 backspacing may rub on your leaf spring. It did on my 77. 4.25 is the max I would go just to be safe.
     
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    thats a big tire , what is it about 26 tall and 11.5 or so wide?
     
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    Derek 5oComet Tire burner

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    Here's a pic of mine with 28x9" tires on 15x8 welds with 3.5 backspacing.

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    Man, that's a beautiful car:thumbs2: Love the blue
     
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    15x8 with 4.5" BS
     

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    Sorry, premature post. The attached pic in my previous post is of my 77 with 265 50 15 BFG's on 15x8's with 4.5 BS - very close to the springs. I would guess that a 295 50 would rub with 4.5 BS.
     
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    15x8 5.5" backspacing (8.8)
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    Thanks,Funny thing is I Don't like the blue.When i repaint it will be either a very Dark saphire blue or Black.
    Derek.
     
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    just go to your nearest salvage yard using powerlink (hollander for computers) and ask em if they have one, prob no, but ask them for a print out of what the wheel looks like
     
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    That would look good too. I thought about respraying mine white and putting the black gt stripes back on it, or like a metallic silver w/gt stripes and small bumpers like yours. That would be awesome:thumbs2:
     
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    black:clap::thumbs2:
     
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    I think we got off my subject a little. But none the less all your wheels look great. I just need help with and image of the wheel measurements I provided to ya'll.
     

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