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Title: wheel backspacing
Post by: Suzuki1.8 on June 03, 2005, 12:19:59 PM: Has any one ran into a problem with a 5 and1/8 inch back spacing on a suzuki sidekick sport and any sidekick. I know up a 5inch backspacing wheel work. The stock 16x8 have a 5inch
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Natebert on June 03, 2005, 01:22:31 PM: Quote
Has any one ran into a problem with a 5 and1/8 inch back spacing on a suzuki sidekick sport and any sidekick. I know up a 5inch backspacing wheel work. The stock 16x8 have a 5inch

That's awefully narrow.
I'd bet the original 5.5 wide inch rims were like 2.5 inch backspacing. (nearly centered)

Why would you want to go narrower?
WIDE buddy, use zero backspacing!
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Suzuki1.8 on June 03, 2005, 01:30:40 PM: now the wheels i have are 16x8 i'm putting 20x8.5 on. The wheels i have now are set at 5 inch even backspacing. the wheels i'm getting have a 5 and 1/8 back side setting. I have put many 5 inch back side settings before on kicks not anything over that though.
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Natebert on June 03, 2005, 05:47:29 PM: Don't forget that center on an 8 inch rim would be using 4 inch backspacing.

If you wanted wider tires to be able to put maximum grip to the ground and to be able to handle the massive amounts of power these trucklets put out AND want to be able to 'dub' your vehicle, I guess a more then centered backspacing might be do-able.
That way the outter edge of your tire will still be able to be stuffed inside the wheel well. I'd be carefull though, too much backspacing might rub on the a-arms.

;D
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on June 03, 2005, 05:52:01 PM: (http://www3.telus.net/kreg/Gifs/spinnahz.gif)
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Natebert on June 03, 2005, 05:54:14 PM: (http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/276000-276999/276104_1.jpg)

ugh
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on June 03, 2005, 06:01:11 PM: Quote
([url]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/276000-276999/276104_1.jpg[/url])

ugh

nice! lol
::)

i shoudl do that to my rapter lol yeah right!!
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: SiKiD_01 on June 03, 2005, 06:03:44 PM: Quote
([url]http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/276000-276999/276104_1.jpg[/url])

ugh

at least its a suzuki!
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Natebert on June 03, 2005, 06:05:50 PM: What are we all doing up so late!
Especially on a Friday night.

We're geeks.
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on June 03, 2005, 06:07:58 PM: lol im gettin read to go but im not tired hahaha
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: bashzuk on June 03, 2005, 06:55:35 PM: I can't remember but I think that atv was in an R. Kelly video. wait it's not a underage girl so that can't be it.

I know it was in some rap video.
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Suzuki1.8 on June 04, 2005, 10:57:00 AM: Well good news and bad new they fit but some one pulled in front of me and took a chunk out of my suzuki.
(http://www.omghi2.us/april05/suzuki dubs.jpg)
(http://www.omghi2.us/april05/suzuki wreck.jpg)
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Suzuki1.8 on June 04, 2005, 10:57:43 AM: Now its off to the body shop and then it time to slam it 2 inches.
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: HotRod on June 04, 2005, 11:34:16 AM: Quote
Now its off to the body shop and then it time to slam it 2 inches.

You sat so low the guy probley didn't see ya.
But still the same, That sucks :-[
Title: Re: wheel backspacing
Post by: Suzuki1.8 on June 05, 2005, 08:41:14 AM: Hey anyone know of a place that carries a kit to correct alignment issues that come from a dropped vehicle?