Tire/Wheel choice

QuickDart360 said

The car that had 15x8 wheels & 4" backspace, had it's tires and wheels tucked nicely under fenders. However, owner did state that he trimmed inner fender lips with dremel to clear tire bulge. It looked mean and had the perfect stance. This was a duster with the 8.25 rear. Think was a 73 or 74 don't remember.

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That’s nice and all, but if you ditch the 4” backspace for 4.5” those same exact tires will fit just fine without cutting anything. No cutting, no dremeling, and no hammering on that bulge in the wheel well.

Seems ridiculous to me to custom order a wheel with backspace that requires cutting and trimming if you can fit the same exact tire on the car with an off the shelf wheel. The stance would be the same, and you wouldn’t have to chop up your car. And the wheel would probably be cheaper too.