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Ok, I am currently running 31x10.50's on a 15x7 with 4" of backspacing. I just got a set of 32x11.50's that I want to mount on a set of 15x8's that my friend is going to sell me... except they are 4.5" backspacing. I really don't want my wheels to stick out any less than they do now.
I got thinking about it, 4" of backspacing on a 15x7 theoretically leaves 3" of wheel sticking out past the wheel mounting surface. On a 15x8 with 4.5" of backspacing will then leave 3.5" sticking out past the wheel mounting surface, and therefore will actually stick out .5" further than the 15x7 despite the increase in backspacing. That coupled with a wider, more square tread on the BFG KM's vs my current Trxus MT's I'm hoping will still give me a hair wider (looking anyway) stance.
Does anyone else follow this? Does it make sense? Or am I retarded? It would save me $100 to get these used wheels but this is the only thing I'm hung up on.
I got thinking about it, 4" of backspacing on a 15x7 theoretically leaves 3" of wheel sticking out past the wheel mounting surface. On a 15x8 with 4.5" of backspacing will then leave 3.5" sticking out past the wheel mounting surface, and therefore will actually stick out .5" further than the 15x7 despite the increase in backspacing. That coupled with a wider, more square tread on the BFG KM's vs my current Trxus MT's I'm hoping will still give me a hair wider (looking anyway) stance.
Does anyone else follow this? Does it make sense? Or am I retarded? It would save me $100 to get these used wheels but this is the only thing I'm hung up on.