ddpsnake
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I have a 71 Satelitte,my question is will a 15x8 with 5 inch back space fit my rear with no rubbing,there is a set of center lines for sale some 2 hours away from me .
yesI have a 71 Satelitte,my question is will a 15x8 with 5 inch back space fit my rear with no rubbing,there is a set of center lines for sale some 2 hours away from me .
That's gonna push you toward the leafs. Pull a rear wheel off and hang a straightedge down from the wheel mounting surface of the drum (or disc), measure from that surface straight over to the leaf spring, to see how much room there is for that backspace. If that's ok, hold the straightedge upward and measure to the inner wheel well.wow so much to go by,what to do.
That's gonna push you toward the leafs. Pull a rear wheel off and hang a straightedge down from the wheel mounting surface of the drum (or disc), measure from that surface straight over to the leaf spring, to see how much room there is for that backspace. If that's ok, hold the straightedge upward and measure to the inner wheel well.
The -19 is the offset, which is another way of measuring backspace... That's telling you the mounting surface of the rim is 19mm from the centerline of the wheel, towards the inner edge(+ offset would mean it's moved toward the outside of the rim). Roughly 3/4", but that would equal a 3.25" backspace on an 8" wheel33 imp thanks for the help,if i have to go new what about very close in looks the american raceing ar61 outlaw 1 15x8 -19 offset 3.75 bs will the work. thanks what does the - 19 mean.
ok but will that that 3.5 work with my stock rear or i guess i should measure to learn.i just figured one has bin down the road like i .lol so to save all the quess work on my part someone like you know this bs,no no not bull **** lol.The -19 is the offset, which is another way of measuring backspace... That's telling you the mounting surface of the rim is 19mm from the centerline of the wheel, towards the inner edge(+ offset would mean it's moved toward the outside of the rim). Roughly 3/4", but that would equal a 3.25" backspace on an 8" wheel
I hear ya...I've never had a '71 or later B-body so I'm just not sure exactly how things fit in there, compared to my '68. A half inch one way or the other could mean the difference between being OK or scraping your tires. That said, typically 8" rims fit fine in these fenders with around 4" of backspacing, with the bulge of the tire figured in...But yeah, the only way to be 100% sure before dropping the cash is to figure out your overall tire width w/ sidewall bulge, and then measure. Someone else's '71 may even be a little different than yours..Good ol' Mopars. ....old-school manual assembly lines and lots of at lunch goin' on in those days!ok but will that that 3.5 work with my stock rear or i guess i should measure to learn.i just figured one has bin down the road like i .lol so to save all the quess work on my part someone like you know this bs,no no not bull **** lol.