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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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16x9.5 with a 6.25" backspacing, will these fit in the front and back???

Hi, I was researching different wheel sizes but all the ones i found for 9.5" wide rims for the front had a backspacing of 5.5" but i was just wondering if a 6.25" backspacing would work as well.
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any info soon would really be helpful
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Re: 16x9.5 with a 6.25" backspacing, will these fit in the front and back???

they MIGHT just fit in the rear, but they will be tucked too much for most peoples taste, you would need spacers
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Re: 16x9.5 with a 6.25" backspacing, will these fit in the front and back???

alright, thanks! but if i went with spacers then they would probably rub the outside well i assume... right?

ive just been looking for something different to put on my car lol cuz i want wider in the back just like everyone else but from reading other posts, i havent come to a definite size u can run or whatever...
like with 16" whats the widest width i could run? and the same with 17" if u happen to know.
thanks!
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Re: 16x9.5 with a 6.25" backspacing, will these fit in the front and back???

no not really, If you use 3/4" spacers, you will have 5.5" of bs, and you wont rub anything, though could use thinner depending on how things line up. Spacers of that size are tricky though, you cont want to use a solid 3/4" spacer that just slides over the wheels studs, not a good idea. The sell spacers of that thickness that bolt onto you stock lugs and have another set of lugs built into them that you would then mount your wheels too, but these usually only work with factory/cast wheels that have the extra indentations on the backside of the wheels hub.

in the long run, it would be better to try and find the wheels with the correct BS.

What kind of wheel are you looking at?
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