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wheelbackspacing

That is what I thought the whole time but the description about laying the tire on the ground and measuring it that way really messed me up... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Now that we have that all straight...

I like the look of having the front and rear be the same width track. However, be careful how you do this. Running different rims front and rear could cause issues for a spare tire. For the same width track, you would have more BS on your front wheels to get them to sit "in" further than your rear. Since these wheels are the biggest issue with BS as they can rub your fenders if you don't have enough, your spare would need to match up with these. Then, if you had to run the spare on the rear, you would have your track lined up on one side and off by 1.5" or so on the other side. Don't really know if this would impact the handling, feel, or control of the vehicle, but something to keep in mind.

Another option is to use wheel spacers on the rear. These spacers would move your wheels out while running the same BS as the front. You would essentially be widening the WMS-WMS of the rear axle. I know many people despise wheel spacers and have horror stories about them, but I ran them for over a year and never once had a problem. Many people also don't like lift blocks or body lifts and we have all heard the horror stories of 10-bolt axles, but many people run all this stuff without issue as well.

Finally, you could always run a van 14bFF rear. It is wider than the truck version and, I believe, would equal the width of your front axle. This would give you the equal front/rear track without different BS or spacers.
 
Hey, thanks for posting the pics for the others....apparently I started a mess of confusion. It's hard to explain this kind of stuff with words, and as they say - a picture tells 1000 words. Good clarification. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 

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