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Pics of 16X7 wheels (4-inch backspacing) on 255/65/16?


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Thinking of changing out the rims (stock and look like they belong to an 80's Escort GT... lol!). I found this:

 

https://www.4wd.com/p/pro-comp-52-rock-crawler-series-gloss-black-powder-wheels-52-6783/_/R-FPWF-52-6783

 

The backspacing is 4 inch when all the threads I found say 3.75 inches is butter (I know... 0.25 inches isn't much).

 

Just want to see someone with stock size wheels (255/65/16) on this type of rim. Thanks!

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Idk if youll find pictures, but stock r50 16x7 rims are a 20 mm offset, which equals about 4.8 inch backspacing. So those new rims with 4 inch backspacing will stick out .8 inches further than stock. It should fit just fine with the stock tires, and should also clear up to 265/75/16 as well if you were interested in lifting and going with a bigger tire. Hope that helps.

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Well, I did end up buying the rims. I also found a set of used tires (mismatched but they were bigger @ 265/70/16) and installed them by hand (thanks to Youtube for all the tips... wasn't hard at all). I did have to pay for balancing so all in all, I spent $390 for this endeavor ($250 for the rims, $20 for the nuts incuding anti-theft nuts, $70 for tires, $10 for valve stems and $40 for balancing). Didn't spend for new tires initially since I was concerned with interference but after testing it out, I'll probably switch out tires sooner than later. Still a huge improvement over stock, in my opinion.

 

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And one more pic of my beloved Helga:

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