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Offline 02CalTaco

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Stock wheel backspacing?
« on: January 29, 2012, 10:23:19 PM »
What's the backspacing on stock 86 samurai wheels?

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 11:00:35 PM »
Anyone know?

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 02:27:03 PM »
there going to be close to 3.5 inch, it's snowing outside and my stock rims are buried in the Barn some place but if you need me to go out there let me know. there the stock white spokes off of a 1988.
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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 03:50:12 PM »
A 86 white spoke wheel it's 4 inches backspacing. ;D

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 06:34:47 PM »
there going to be close to 3.5 inch, it's snowing outside and my stock rims are buried in the Barn some place but if you need me to go out there let me know. there the stock white spokes off of a 1988.

If your out in the barn sometime maybe you can take a look, no big deal.

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2012, 08:49:21 PM »
I checked today it is 3.5 inches to the inside of the bead area and 3.75 inches to the out side lip where the weights go.
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 10:05:46 AM »
Thanks. So if I wanted to run a larger tire like 235 75 15 or larger I would want to find a wheel with less than 3.5" bs. I was looking at some 15x7 wheels to use with 235's but the bs choices are 3.75" and 2.5", 2.5" might look goofy without much lift ?

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2012, 09:15:30 PM »
remember though for every inch that you go up in lift you are supposed to go one inch wider for stability. when it comes to safety I would go with the 2.5, I have three sets of them, I like them.
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.

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Re: Stock wheel backspacing?
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2012, 11:35:46 AM »
For 235/75R15 I would just throw them on the stock wheels.  Work fine, no lift required as long as you trim the front bumper a bit.  :)
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