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Old 01-18-2014, 03:50 PM
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ive measures the space in my wheel wells and am having trouble finding wheels. im looking for 9.5-11" fronts and 11-13" rears. here are the tires i already own. and before you ask yes they will fit. i need a 4.5 rear backspace and a 4" front backspace

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

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" im looking for 9.5-11" fronts and 11-13" rears.......... i need a 4.5 rear backspace and a 4" front backspace"

I'm guessing you have flares (as those sizes wont fit a stock body).

The link you posted to Tire Rack wont open for me..but to get your exact back space you want...you will have to go to a custom wheel company as your not going to find an "off the shelf" wheel that will work.
So what diameter are you looking at and what style??? vintage looking, modern, race inspired etc.
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Originally Posted by lvrpool32
" im looking for 9.5-11" fronts and 11-13" rears.......... i need a 4.5 rear backspace and a 4" front backspace"

I'm guessing you have flares (as those sizes wont fit a stock body).

The link you posted to Tire Rack wont open for me..but to get your exact back space you want...you will have to go to a custom wheel company as your not going to find an "off the shelf" wheel that will work.
So what diameter are you looking at and what style??? vintage looking, modern, race inspired etc.
yes my car is a widebody.

thats what i was thinking i would have to do but i dont know which wheel companys to even look at for a custom style wheel.
17" diameter. either modern styling or race inspired.
the front tire size is 285/40ZR17
the rear tire size is 335/35ZR17
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vintage style wheels...try Vintage Wheel Works or Team III.
Modern wheels, try CCW (Complete Custom Wheel) , Bonspeed, HRE, IForge, Intro. Also you can take a look over in the wheel section of Pro-Touring.com...plenty of good info over there.

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thank you lvrpool32 that will give me alot of places to look.

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