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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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i got a 1995 f150 4.9 2WD. i'm puting the leveling coils on and wanna put 33x12.50 on 15's but i'm afraid to spend the money on rims without knowing the right backspacing without tires sticing out to far or rubbing. i can't find anything online wiht any good info. can anyone help plz
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Stock is 7" wide with 4" of backspacing.
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I thought it was 7.5wide and 4.5 backspacing for stock?

I know for sure on the width part for 91+, but backspacing has never been concrete enough for my liking :/
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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so 15x10's with a 4 inch backspacing will work??
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Originally Posted by mustangGT90210
I thought it was 7.5wide and 4.5 backspacing for stock?

I know for sure on the width part for 91+, but backspacing has never been concrete enough for my liking :/
You might be right. I'll have to go measure my spare and recheck but it's raining right now.

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so 15x10's with a 4 inch backspacing will work??
Not very well, they'll stick out 3 inches more than stock and hit the fender. If you go with 10 wide I'd go with 5 inches of backspacing. Still you need to measure before you shell out the cash.
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Mine are 8 inches wide and 4.5 inches of back spacing lol. They are the stock aluminum rims also. It is a '92 so it may make a difference.
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You might be right. I'll have to go measure my spare and recheck but it's raining right now.

Not very well, they'll stick out 3 inches more than stock and hit the fender. If you go with 10 wide I'd go with 5 inches of backspacing. Still you need to measure before you shell out the cash.
I'd wanna go with 4 so they stick out a bit, I love that look
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Mine are 8 inches wide and 4.5 inches of back spacing lol. They are the stock aluminum rims also. It is a '92 so it may make a difference.
Why can't they make them all the same


My door sticker was 15x7.5 for polished 10 holes with the rivets in them
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangGT90210
I'd wanna go with 4 so they stick out a bit, I love that look

Why can't they make them all the same


My door sticker was 15x7.5 for polished 10 holes with the rivets in them
Because that might make some sense!!!!
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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ok... well i'll do some measuring and probly just buy some cheap craiger rims and see how they work that way if i don't like em i'm not out alot of money. i'd rather risk with 200 than 500 bucks.
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Agreed there, You can grab 4 15x8 cragars for $160


I'm not too far off buying some 15x10's, for about $240, Cragar D-Windows, for my 31x10.50s
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