Well it is time to revisit this area. Scott Isensee has been looking @
wheels and trying to figure out what fits. The tire store measured his stock
wheels and said they were 4.5'' backspace, TT had a stock wheel measured for
him and got 4 9/16", I just measured one of mine ('74) and got 4.25". I
guess anywhere in between should fit! I took a wheel off another brick that
I thought had 8'' wheels, guess what, they are 7" with 3.5" backspace ("0
offset") and the tire(GR60/15) tread just sticks out of the quarter panel a
tiny bit (less the 1/4") so my guess is anything from 3.75 to 4 9/16 back
space should be OK on a brick. It will be best to check fit on the car
before buying any new wheel tire combo. now that I have taken off and
re-installed 2 wheels of different bricks on the same day it makes me want
to find a 'hubcentric' wheel so I can get rid of those F*^%ing shouldered
lug nuts, are they ever a pain in the a$$.
Rick, Bricklin # 0539/2028/2884 htc@mnsi.net
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