[DeTomaso] 17-inch wheel back spacing

[taappleby at bigpond.com]

Off the subject a little bit - could we add a spacer to the rear 8" wheel, 
to fill the wheel well (track) and sit like a 10" wheel?
if so what size spacer? (I suppose it would have to be center centric 62mm).
Terry.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2:07 PM
To: doug351c at gmail.com ; MikeLDrew at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 17-inch wheel back spacing


In a message dated 8/11/14 18 58 11, doug351c at gmail.com writes:


> At the rear, if you put 1/2 the additional 1" wider wheel width on each
> side
> of the wheel, all you'll get is a wider tire section width near the rim
> with
> the same section width at the crown of the tread.
>

>>>You would also get tire/wheel crashing into the fender!!!

You can't add any extra width to the outside, relative to a 15x10 wheel.
All additional width needs to go to the inside, moving the center of the
contact patch inward somewhat (since you would also be running a wider 
tire).

So far only Julian has provided an *actual* answer, rather than a
theoretical/guestimate one.   Can anybody else offer up *actual* backspace
measurements from 17x8 and 17x11 wheels?

THANKS!

Mike





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