Question-I currently have 4.5 inch chrome 8 hole rims--rusty from sitting in a garage for 8 years--not sure of manufacturer. Would wheels with 4" backspacing get my drivers side (CMC) tire away from the fender edge. It is really tight as are most CMC's.
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What's the backspacing on them now?
Not sure thought someone may know--standard 8 slot 4 bolt chromes. Still in storage
Heritage 2008 posted:Question-I currently have 4.5 inch chrome 8 hole rims--rusty from sitting in a garage for 8 years--not sure of manufacturer. Would wheels with 4" backspacing get my drivers side (CMC) tire away from the fender edge. It is really tight as are most CMC's.
Is your first name Dave ?
Are you looking at purchasing new wheels (4x130 bolt pattern)? Maybe something wider, like 5.0 or 5.5 inches? If so, get a wheel with lots of offset. 40 to 45mm would give you more fender clearance, but unfortunately most VW bolt pattern wheels don't come with that much offset.
Yup--new to the fine details of sorting out a CMC purchase. I may have some confusion between offset and backspacing so I'll be reading more.
Saw these thinking mine are 4.5" -believe I measured that 4.5 basckspacing before it went to storage--so the 4" grabbed my brain and off I went--dah!
The 914 OEM Fuchs, Pedrinis and Mahles all have an ET41.
Craig, they are not the same thing. They both describe the same end result, but are not the same thing. The usually available rims are 3.75" backspacing, either 4.5" or 5.5" rims. The rims are listed as A20, but 3.75" backspace actually measures as about 1"(A25) positive offset on the 5.5" and positive 1.5"(A38) on the 4.5".
But to the original point, a 4" backspace would push your rims in by 1/2", which would give you the clearance you're looking for.
WOLFGANG posted:The 914 OEM Fuchs, Pedrinis and Mahles all have an ET41.
40 to 45mm offset is a real sweet spot for rear fender clearance on our cars.
Light weight, good looking, and near perfect offset.....what's not to like.
Dave, sorry I gave you the wrong information. Please disregard the pictures I posted.
craig
All good info guys. So, I want less backspacing right. Here are the rims that have 4" backspacing--read how they dog American Eagle right on their site--hope they have proof.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDe...ProductCode=C32-E28B
Here's an idea. Would be nice to see a library entry where guys can post specific pics under headings-ex--My Wheels, Interior colors, exhaust setups and tones etc. Then we all would spend less time searching--someone pass this onto ADM if you think it would benefit all.
Thanks all,
David
Good idea.
I thought original poster could set tags on posting --- and then you could search by the tags?
