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Old 04-06-2011, 11:59 AM   #3
lolife99
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Re: Wheel Backspacing and Offset Info

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Originally Posted by jared.landis View Post
im sure i could just ask but then i wouldnt learn anything.

i am trying to figure how much wheel and tire i can stuff on a 97 swb with a 4/6 drop.

in order to figure this i would need to mearsure the wheel well width, then find the mounting surface line (the mounting surface of the drum/rotor) within that width. then just use the information here and use a little math and i should come up with something pretty close right?
I like the way you think!
Here's a good thread:
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles.../photo_01.html

I made a tool similar to this.
But a tape measure and a straight edge will do the same thing,...
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