06-03-2021, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: New Madison, Ohio
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Re: Control Arm Rubbing tire - solution 101 - found
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Originally Posted by SCOTI
You need to get your nomenclature down for these discussions.
ADDING back-space means the wheel barrel would be moving closer to the source of your contact issue. Reducing back-space would mean moving it away from your contact issue.
You want a 6-7" wheel w/less BS than your current 8" wheel. That shifts the contact point @ the wheel lip farther away from the a-arm gutter while keeping a similar outer track width.
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Yes ... I presently have 4" BS on a 8" rim and I will go to about a 3" BS with a 7" rim  
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