Stock rim help ?
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Stock rim help ?
got a 1990 Iroc, 16 in rims on it, how wide are they???
i dont have anything handy to measure it (someones been in my tools)
are the 8 or 9 in?
i dont have anything handy to measure it (someones been in my tools)
are the 8 or 9 in?
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Re: Stock rim help ?
16's are 8, 15's are 7.
Note that the 16's are front/rear dependant - they have "front" and "rear" casted into the rim, and they cannot be swapped (ie front have to go up front, rears have to go in the rear). They have different backspacings on them, and the rears will rub when put on the front!
Note that the 16's are front/rear dependant - they have "front" and "rear" casted into the rim, and they cannot be swapped (ie front have to go up front, rears have to go in the rear). They have different backspacings on them, and the rears will rub when put on the front!
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Re: Stock rim help ?
16's are 8, 15's are 7.
Note that the 16's are front/rear dependant - they have "front" and "rear" casted into the rim, and they cannot be swapped (ie front have to go up front, rears have to go in the rear). They have different backspacings on them, and the rears will rub when put on the front!
Note that the 16's are front/rear dependant - they have "front" and "rear" casted into the rim, and they cannot be swapped (ie front have to go up front, rears have to go in the rear). They have different backspacings on them, and the rears will rub when put on the front!
whats the difference in the backspacing?? thats the offset right?
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