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    Wheel Size cragar SS

    Spank
    Spank


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    Location : Seattle
    Registration date : 2010-04-15

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    Post by Spank Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:39 am

    I know this has been brought up many times. But I am trying to nail down exactly which ones to order. I am not looking for wheels that stick out past the side of the van. Just a great looking size and fit that fills the arch nicely without interfering with stearing in the front. I believe 15's are what I am looking for but if there is some benefit to 14's other than visual preference I would love to hear about it. I have gleaned the site and have come up with the following as my best guess for cragar SS wheels:

    Front Wheels: 15x6, backspace???, part number???
    Front Tires: 215/165 or 170R15 tires

    Rear Wheels: 15x8, 4.25" backspace, part number 61815
    Rear Tires: 275/160R15 tires

    Both in 5 x 4.5 lug

    First: Can someone provide me the correct backspace for the front wheels? Part number would be great.

    Second: Is this setup going to work with a slight drop of say 1 to 1 1/2"?

    Am I going to modify the wheel well to accommodate this?

    If I have anything wrong please let me know.

    Thanks for the help everyone.

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