Back Spacing, which way?

BrianT said

Not to be a dick to the original poster but to help anyone else who might read this thread. Every time one of these threads pop up and someone says that "AB&C used this size wheel on their car, but it won't fit mine?!?" I cringe. I post a link that tells how to measure YOUR car using only a set of jack stands and a washer tied to a string. But people insist on being lazy and using what complete strangers told them should fit their car? It's your money, keep buying wheels and crossing your fingers hoping that they will fit.

How To Measure For Proper Wheel Sizes

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The OP did measure his car, and provided those measurements. Which I used to figure out the backspace he needed.

Yes, every car is a little different and if you’re completely maxing out the wheel/tire size that’s a big deal. But most folks aren’t using every last 1/8” or even every last 1/4”, so general recommendations can be very helpful to a lot of people. And some people just aren’t good at doing the calculations or comparing different wheel and tire specs. Nothing wrong with that, I answer PM’s all the time about wheel and tire combinations. The more measurements that are taken then better the level of fit you can get, that’s true.

And no matter what, when you max out tire size there’s some finger crossing because the published tire specs don’t always match the real world tire measurements. Different brands and models of tires can vary quite a bit on actual measurements, even for tires that are listed as the same size on the sidewall.