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Re: wheel backspace

To: "derf" <derf247@gmail.com>, "Bill L" <pythias@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: wheel backspace
From: "MICHAEL CARPENTER" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:55:58 -0500
Remember with wheel adapters, you spend half of your time removing 8 lug 
nuts to do anything.  Been there and still doing that.

Custom wheel adapters are actually around $200 plus.

MC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "derf" <derf247@gmail.com>
To: "Bill L" <pythias@pacifier.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: wheel backspace


>I think the factory pattern is 4X4" with 20mm backspace.  I think the wider
> Minilites and some other aftermarket wheels have 15mm backspace.
>
> Most 4 stud rice rockets(Honda, etc) use a 4X100mm with 45mm backspace, so 
> a
> 1"(25.4mm) spacer/adapter could get you a whole world of wheel options. 
> It
> would be much cheaper to have some custom 1" adapters made up than to have
> some custom wheels made.
> Cheers,
> Derf




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