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I'm wndering if anyone has ever done Wheel stud extensions (put extended studs on their wheel hubs) or put spacers in to make wheels work that wouldn't work otherwise?
I'm faced with a tough decision, I got a set of American Racing 16x8 Predator Rims (Black teflon coated finish) for my birthday, but they have the wrong back spacing, I need an extra 1/2 inch of space so that my tires aren't resting on the upper control arms. I've never done anything like this before, and it is my only option, because I can't send them back to the company, because they said after they are mounted they won't take them back. And the guy I bought them through, said he won't take them and eat the cost of them, even though it was his mistake; (I told the guy the backspacing I needed and he didn't inform me until after I had found out that they were the wrong back spacing. Secondly it seems as though every company that sells the wheels on the internet has the wrong info for the wheels and the company hasn't made an effort to fix the problem.) So I can try to make the wheels fit which ever way I can, or I can try to sell them on ebay.
So any help you guys can give me, I'd appreciate it.
One more bit of info that I could really use: Someone please explain the difference between Offset and Backspace. I've had 3-4 techs try and explain it to me, and it still isn't making much sense. The AR wheels are a 0mm offset and a 4.00 backspace; my current procomp wheels are a 6mm offset and a 4.25 backspace, why do the ARs rub and the Procomps don't .
Anyone Please.
-James.
I'm faced with a tough decision, I got a set of American Racing 16x8 Predator Rims (Black teflon coated finish) for my birthday, but they have the wrong back spacing, I need an extra 1/2 inch of space so that my tires aren't resting on the upper control arms. I've never done anything like this before, and it is my only option, because I can't send them back to the company, because they said after they are mounted they won't take them back. And the guy I bought them through, said he won't take them and eat the cost of them, even though it was his mistake; (I told the guy the backspacing I needed and he didn't inform me until after I had found out that they were the wrong back spacing. Secondly it seems as though every company that sells the wheels on the internet has the wrong info for the wheels and the company hasn't made an effort to fix the problem.) So I can try to make the wheels fit which ever way I can, or I can try to sell them on ebay.
So any help you guys can give me, I'd appreciate it.
One more bit of info that I could really use: Someone please explain the difference between Offset and Backspace. I've had 3-4 techs try and explain it to me, and it still isn't making much sense. The AR wheels are a 0mm offset and a 4.00 backspace; my current procomp wheels are a 6mm offset and a 4.25 backspace, why do the ARs rub and the Procomps don't .
Anyone Please.
-James.