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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Question What wheel size to use?

Hello I own a 69 442. Im going to buy new cragar wheels for the rear Im thinking on 15x10. the question is this size fit and what backspace and offset do I have to use. What tire size is recomended

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 04:58 AM
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I am not sure if a ten inch wheel will fit, I do know that tire with 10 inch tread will fit if it isn't too tall but usually the tires are wider than the wheel so......
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 442 Guatemala
Hello I own a 69 442. Im going to buy new cragar wheels for the rear Im thinking on 15x10. the question is this size fit and what backspace and offset do I have to use. What tire size is recomended

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Its been a while since I messed with that body style but I think a 10" with 5.5" back space on a 275-60 is what works. Its been over 10 years since I was in the wheel business so verify before you order.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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Thanks for the help Richard.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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I'm running 15x10 with 5.5" BS on my '70 with 295-65-15 MTs. JKaz
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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I'm running 15x10 with 5.5" BS on my '70 with 295-65-15 MTs. JKaz
Sweet my memory is better than I thought.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Thanks for the help, I think im going with 15x10 with 5.5 BS I allready have the 275-60-15 Tires. But the other question is the offset it has to Be 0???
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks for the help, I think im going with 15x10 with 5.5 BS I allready have the 275-60-15 Tires. But the other question is the offset it has to Be 0???
Offset is determined by BS. Just don't worry about offset.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Offset is determined by BS. Just don't worry about offset.
ok Thank again
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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not a problem glad I could help
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by gearheads78
Offset is determined by BS. Just don't worry about offset.
I was going to jump all over you until I realized you meant backspacing... DOH!

And just for completeness, half the wheel width minus the backspacing equals offset. If the backspacing equals half the width, the offset is zero.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
I was going to jump all over you until I realized you meant backspacing... DOH!

And just for completeness, half the wheel width minus the backspacing equals offset. If the backspacing equals half the width, the offset is zero.
What other BS is there other than the one you step on in the cow pasture.

For anyone measuring for wheels and likes things close you need remember a few things about how wheels and made and measured.

For instance on my car I am running an 18 x 10 in the rear with 6.625" back space. Wheels are measured from bead seat to bead seat but back back space is from the back edge. My real overall width is 11" so my true measurment is 6.625" back space and 4.375" front space.
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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What other BS is there other than the one you step on in the cow pasture.
Wouldn't that be CS?

Actually, fans of the movie American Graffiti already know what CS stands for. Just ask Mackenzie Phillips.

(And no, it's not Cutlass Supreme)
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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not a problem glad I could help
I steel having one problem, I couldnt find a 15x10 SS cragar wheels with 0 offset they only have -32 offset. Did you know where to find them?

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 442 Guatemala
I steel having one problem, I couldnt find a 15x10 SS cragar wheels with 0 offset they only have -32 offset. Did you know where to find them?

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Crager SS don't come in mutiple offsets. You might have to stick with 15 x 8 to use that wheel
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Crager SS don't come in mutiple offsets. You might have to stick with 15 x 8 to use that wheel
ok Thanks for the help
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