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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Will these wheels fit?

Does anyone know?Will these wheels fit on my 89 Formula?I am thinking of the backspace and the offset of the wheels...
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Re: Will these wheels fit?

the front will, the rear should be fine, they will be about flush with the outside of the car and you are going to have to do some massaging in the front of the rear wheel well.
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:55 AM
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Re: Will these wheels fit?

Thank for answer..Is there a better backspace with these type of wheels I could go for?I also consider 8" in front instead of 7" wide rims.But the combo with 18" front and 20x10"back is the thing I want..
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Re: Will these wheels fit?

18x8 on the front should have 4.5" of bs, 4.75 if ytou have abrakes upgrade 245/40/18 rubber.

I think 20's are a bit big, but there are people here who have pulled it off.

6.5" of bs on the rear would be idea in my opinion. It will put the wheel where "I" think it should sit in the wheel well. This being said, it also adds to the inner fender work that needs to be done, but it still shouldnt be anything hugh, just work in the front of the well and some work on the bump stop area. Just make sure the tire is about 26" tall
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Re: Will these wheels fit?

Thanks for great info..I will lower the car too,at least 2" front and rear..Is the bs of the wheels good then?I ask alot because I want to buy the right wheels and not do a big fault buying with wrong backspace
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Re: Will these wheels fit?

like i said front is fine, the rears will require the work. Grab a tape measure and a straight edge about 26" long. Take off a rear wheel and measure from the face of the rotor/drum, the side where the wheel bolts to that has the wheels studs sticking out of it, to the inner fender. if you use 6" of BS, measure back and figure that you will need about 7" total clearance to clear the tire. 7.5 for the 6.5" BS. this will give you an idea of what kind of work you may need to do.

usually since im such a nice guy, i would go out to the shop and measure my car to give you an idea, but my rear wheel wells are mini tubbed, so I cant help you out there....

maybe search in the suspension board and the appearance board and find some threads of people with that backspacing and see what they have to say.

whats the height of the tire your going to use in the rear?

Sickness91Z28 runs 20 rears, search for him, or send a PM and see what he used

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