Aftermarket 5 on 4" options

johnmucci said

Ok Guys, Heres The Story. 66 Dart Gt. I Bought 2 Used Cragar Ss Wheels Here On A Body 14x7 Sbp Backspacing Is About 3.5"

They Fit On The Frt Fine Using A 215/60 Tire. Then I Bought 2 New 14x7 Cragar Ss From Newstalgia. They Are 4.125 Backspacing.

My Problem: The Used Set Is "deeper Dished" Then The New Set! The New Set Won't Fit On The Frt, Hits Just A Bit On Inside. So.....

How Do I Get To The "look" I Want. The Rears Should Look "deeper" Then The Frt Correct??? Thanks,john

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That's the main reason I ended up not getting the Cragars for my car. The offset needed to put as wide a tire as possible on the rear would have made the dish deeper on the front wheels than the back & I didn't think it would look right. I think I even checked with Newstalgia about getting a custom offset. IIRC, they said it was possible for about $50 extra per wheel. But even then, I would have ended up with a deeper looking wheel on front than back. And a custom offset might not be possible now, if they've stopped the production run of the wheels.

I ended up getting Centerline wheels. They have a fairly wide selection of widths & backspacings in the 4" bolt pattern.


As far as spacers go...I used some on the front of my car "back in the day" so my 7" wheels didn't hit my front suspension (I think it was the tie rod end, might have been the upper control arm). I put them through all kinds oh hell including launching the car on several occasions. Never had a problem. Kinda' makes me feel lucky now.