quote:Originally posted by 4NHOTROD:
I think were talking about two things here. Original GR4 backspacing and ordering custom wheels. I didn't speak to Steve about orig specs at all. I wasn't interested in that.
I wanted rims that would fit my flares. Simple. Steve told me to get the suspension to ride height, hang a string over the flare and measure to face of hub. I gave him that measurement and it was exactly what I calculated the BS to be.
And yes, I left 1/2' tolerance there for the drag radials I am having mounted as we type.
Big and fat! I like my tires like my women.
Will (please don't tell my wife I wrote this)
I'm not so sure that is so. The flare makers are going to attempt to make their flares to a standard. They can't keep changing them to every one else's whim and fancy.
To me, as an interested bystander, it appears that owners are reacting to the amount of space left between the lip of the fender flare and the edge of the tire?
Everyone is installing 17, 18 or something else wheels, and not original 15 wheels.
Everyone is stuck with the tires that are available now, not 40 years ago.
There is a way to compensate to a degree by ordering a different offset to the wheels or spacing them out.
Because some are selecting different tire sizes and profiles, they are getting different results.
The part I don't like about this entire solution is that it is being based upon the tires available now and they may not exist in 5 years when you have to replace them due to the age of the tire.
I think I am satisfied with staying with the stock "slab side" car. This is all just too much of re-inventing the wheel...literally.
Best to everyone. This is a great thread.