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Old 03-26-2012, 02:29 PM
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I have been looking and looking at New wheels and after finding something I liked they tell me they only come in a backspace of 5.I need a minimum of 4.25-4.5 bit I was looking for something with 3.75.anyone have ideas what wheels would come in 3.75
Looking for size 17x9
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What about running some wheel spacers with the ones you want?
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have you look at AEV wheels?
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Will 1-1/2 wheel spacers with a 4.5 backspace get me the equivalent of a 3.75 backspace
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Have Spyderlocks in 17" with 3.5 backspacing. They are AWESOME.
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Wish I could swing the spyder locks or slabs
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Originally Posted by Prime8
Have Spyderlocks in 17" with 3.5 backspacing. They are AWESOME.
Agreed!

Putting a 1" spacer on a wheel with 4.5" backspacing will give you 3.5" backspacing. Your question above would be a 3" backspacing and would look a bit weird, I would think. My Spyderlocks stick way out.
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Originally Posted by kleinrider
Agreed!

Putting a 1" spacer on a wheel with 4.5" backspacing will give you 3.5" backspacing. Your question above would be a 3" backspacing and would look a bit weird, I would think. My Spyderlocks stick way out.
trying to avoid spacers but it could be my only option.



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