>Anyone have any experience with how much you can deviate from the correct
>backspacing? E.g. could I use a 4.75 inch backspaced wheel? What might
>happen..other than rubbing on the suspension...as if that's not enough.
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Nothing will happen per-say, but if you deviate from the nominal
backspacing/offset you load the wheel bearings differently. Depending upon the
severity of the loading, the bearings *could* wear out faster and if in the
front, steering at lower speeds *could* be adversely affected requiring more
steering effort with increased tire scrub (since you have effectively moved the
design center of the tire) - with associated increased wear on those parts -
how much is all dependent upon how much you load the affected parts beyond
recommended tolerances I wouldnt worry about a half inch here or there, but
any more and I might be a little concerned -
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