Thanks for measuring your wheels, Rick. You are right about those lug nuts
being a pain. I always have to watch any tire stores that touch them because
some try to start them with an air wrench rather than starting them by hand
first. That could easily cross-thread them.
I am a little confused with so many different measurements of backspacing.
Could the stock wheel really vary that much?
With stock wheels, when I turn the steering wheel all the way, the outer edge
of the tire comes within about 1/16" of the fender liner (with P235/60R15
tires). I can see marks where it rubs occasionally. That leads me to believe
I could be in trouble if the backspacing is just a little off. If we assume
the stock wheel has about 4.5" backspacing, it seems to me any less
backspacing would move the tire farther out which would cause it to rub the
fender liner in a turn. have I got that right? More backspacing would
eliminate danger of rubbing the fender liner, but increase likelihood of
rubbing against the frame.
Scott
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