i was looking in summit today and saw that cragar has some new 17 inch rims in their ss style. it had all kinds of different back spacing to order. what are the number of inches in backspacing i would need to be able to run these without spacers.

 

You would need 4 1/2 inches on an 8 inch rim, or 5 inches on a 9 inch rim. The wheels they list wouldn't fit, but that doesn't mean they don't make them in the correct backspacing.

 

if the bolt pattern is right and there is enough backspacing, why wouldnt the wheels work?

 

he's just saying that the offsets that they list are wrong for our cars. but I haven't seen it.

 

crazy me, i though offset and backspacing was the same thing. ive got no smarts on rims.

 

it is.

on a 8" wide wheel you'd need - mm offset dang, I've been hanging around the FWD grand prix owners too long. got me all screwed up.

 

Are you sure you will be able to get them? I was told Cragar was bought out and is not making any rims right now and some are really hard to get a hold of. A guy at Jeg's didnt know if they would ever make Cragar's again or not.

 

well since they dont fit without spacers, im not even gonna bother looking. thats the only reason i was interested.