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Hey guys, any idea on the backspacing on the stock 16 inch wheels on the 2000-2001 pathfinder? Installing the front AC springs and KYB struts soon and need to know if I need to buy a wheel spacers to have clearance on the AC springs. Thanks in advance.

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Backspacing only matters when trying to fit larger tires. Swapping to AC coils will not require any kind of change in backspacing. 
 

I believe you may have gotten confused by the statement on 4x4parts.com website.

 

As far as figuring out the backspacing on your wheels, find a site that has at least the width and the offset of those wheels. Backspacing = (Rim Width + 1”)/2 + (offset in inches).

 

If the offset is negative, that means you’re subtracting it from the first calculation.

 

if you want/need to, you can always check your calculations agains tiresize.com as they have a backspacing calculator. Also a good resource for comparing tire sizes.

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Yeah the statement on the website confused me but now I can't seem to find where it used to say I needed wheels with 3.75" backspacing, I actually used your exact suspension setup as a guide to mine aside from choosing the 9447 rear coils.

 

After having the lift installed I plan to go up to a 285/75/16 with the stock 16 inch wheels if possible. I don't mind going to a 15 inch wheel either, 33s will look more meaty on 15s. My last pathfinder i fit that same tire with just a sc spacer lift so I'm a little confused on which wheels will work. 

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1 hour ago, Gmar11 said:

Yeah the statement on the website confused me but now I can't seem to find where it used to say I needed wheels with 3.75" backspacing, I actually used your exact suspension setup as a guide to mine aside from choosing the 9447 rear coils.

 

After having the lift installed I plan to go up to a 285/75/16 with the stock 16 inch wheels if possible. I don't mind going to a 15 inch wheel either, 33s will look more meaty on 15s. My last pathfinder i fit that same tire with just a sc spacer lift so I'm a little confused on which wheels will work. 

If you have the same wheels (tri spokes) (I believe there’s 2 different wheels you can get on a 00-01), as this guy, here’s a visual and a thread. he’s fitting the same size of 33’s.:  

 

https://forums.nicoclub.com/fitting-33-s-on-the-2in-r50-ac-lift-t494106.html


if you have the other OEM wheel (pictures below), it looks like Steve ( @fleurys ) is using 1.25” wheel

spacers to fit 33’s.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/profile/5125-fleurys/


 

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I hope this helps. I couldn’t quickly find backspacing for the OEM wheels, although I can find them for late model wheels pretty easy

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Awesome! Thanks for the reply and all the information. I’m having everything installed today! Should be done by Friday because my shop couldn’t get all four tires today


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