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My new rims for the FB

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Old 01-17-08, 07:13 PM
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Im interested in knowing what rear fender mods you did to fit those huge wheels ?

I have rolled fenders and when I take my finger around the edge of the tire it becomes stuck at the top of the tire, there is no room.
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I also want to know anything that you did to make it fit...im going to be buying rims soon and i wanna go at least 17x9.5 in the back.
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What is the backspacing on your rear wheels? I don't care about the offset since that varies with rim width. Backspace however is a constant.
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back spacing is 6 1/4 front face to outer lip zero modification to the fenders. besides cutting out the tub part...which would make no difference.

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btw..i'll add to the backspace comment, i would not run 6 1/4 backspacing if you are not running a stretch tire, becuase the tire WILL rub if you dont, if you want to be safe with a not stretched tire i would only go around a 5 3/4 backspacing,
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Thanks for the quick reply. I was curious because the Epsilons I have, have a 4" back space, the SSRs are 5". Best guesstimate is one can run approximately 5-1/2" backspace, depending on tire.
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