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short-t · 03-30-2009, 01:47 PM

I took the measurement from the inside lip of the rim to the other and repeated the same for the rear, I came up with 3.5. I guess to really measure it correctly I need to remove all of the wheels and take the measurement from the wheel mounting face of the rotors and drums?

The wheels that I was hoping to reuse are American Racing ATX Moab. They are 17X10 with 4.5” back spacing all around in 6 lug. The tire is a 255/60 R17, if I remember correctly the tire manufactures don’t seem to offer many different sizes in 17”.

So my options would be to,

1) find a Moab wheel that is narrower, say 7" to 8" wide
2) get a spacer for the rear wheels
3) convert to 5 lug and get some nice wheels with the proper back spacing

What should I do?

Thanks for the replies,
Greg

03-30-2009, 01:47 PM	#18
short-t Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, ab Posts: 324	Re: ECE front disk brake/drop kit = wider front end! I took the measurement from the inside lip of the rim to the other and repeated the same for the rear, I came up with 3.5. I guess to really measure it correctly I need to remove all of the wheels and take the measurement from the wheel mounting face of the rotors and drums? The wheels that I was hoping to reuse are American Racing ATX Moab. They are 17X10 with 4.5” back spacing all around in 6 lug. The tire is a 255/60 R17, if I remember correctly the tire manufactures don’t seem to offer many different sizes in 17”. So my options would be to, 1) find a Moab wheel that is narrower, say 7" to 8" wide 2) get a spacer for the rear wheels 3) convert to 5 lug and get some nice wheels with the proper back spacing What should I do? Thanks for the replies, Greg