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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 11:50 PM
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15x7 you are running now? hmm...

are they the stock rims? because if they are, you have the 5"+ of backspacing, which is too much for 12.5 wide tires. you will want, most likely, a wheel that is 15x8 with 4" or 3.75" backspacing as others have said. i'd personally say go with the 3.75" of BS, which should almost get rid of all rubbing problems you may have.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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3 inch calls for 9.5 wide tires. but if you change back space everything changes cause i beleive they just use stock backspace. like i said i beleive this how they do it just to keep it simple.good luck.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Just oredered new wheels. 15x8 w/ 4" bs. Track bar looks good. Everything is even.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by caged
^how will those help?
if he's already rubbing with 8 inch wide rim and 3.75bs, a wider rim with less backspacing will rub more.

lol my bad i def got my numbers mixed up i forgot that the lower the number the further out they are
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