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Old 04-11-2012 | 12:45 PM
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When you say "correct backspacing" on a 16x10, do you mean 'not stick out' or 'as far in as possible and still clear the stock disk brakes'?
Centerline can build you a set for a decent price, but be forewarned, they are slow and may not build them to your requested specs. I have had them build me two sets of rears and the backspacing has been wrong both times. Then the second set, even though they are 16", the step in the hoops will not clear the brake calipers.
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Originally Posted by BigKID
When you say "correct backspacing" on a 16x10, do you mean 'not stick out' or 'as far in as possible and still clear the stock disk brakes'?
Centerline can build you a set for a decent price, but be forewarned, they are slow and may not build them to your requested specs. I have had them build me two sets of rears and the backspacing has been wrong both times. Then the second set, even though they are 16", the step in the hoops will not clear the brake calipers.
Yeah, I just don't want them sticking out. I think we can switch to the S-10 calipers for clearance.

Can you give me the specs on the good set that fit, and a contact to call ?

By the way, I run Centerline for Street rims, so I called them last summer about making front skinny's. The owner told me he couldn't (or wouldn't).

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Old 04-11-2012 | 03:07 PM
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I don't have any first hand experience with having anyone alter wheel width. It's always been cheaper for me to hit craigslist and find some take offs cheap.
Old 04-11-2012 | 11:44 PM
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Call their sales line, you will get either Louis or Louie (2 different guys). You will want 7" backspace if you want to tuck a 16x10. Attached is a pic of my 16x9.5 with 6" bs. There is only about a finger width between the wheel and banjo bolt on the inside.
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Old 04-12-2012 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BigKID
Call their sales line, you will get either Louis or Louie (2 different guys). You will want 7" backspace if you want to tuck a 16x10. Attached is a pic of my 16x9.5 with 6" bs. There is only about a finger width between the wheel and banjo bolt on the inside.
THX..I appreciate it.

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Old 05-28-2012 | 10:14 PM
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02 Tahoe Aluminum spares are 17lbs, but they are only 16x6.5 "
Old 11-27-2012 | 05:33 PM
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Figured I'd bump this up again. I called holeshot about some 6 lug 15s and they said they can offer sunflare, force, hole pro 1&2 in 15x10 and can make them 6.5" back space. And they run 399 a wheel so this might be a cheaper alternative to bogarts.
And the sunflare and force wheel designs are 6 spoke...
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Thanks for sharing the info. I was really hoping the hole star was going to be on the 6-spoke design list. The sunflare may not be a bad 6-spoke design if they narrowed the spokes a little. Are they by chance sending you any pics of the 6-spoke designs? Did you happen to ask if the same 6-spoke designs were available in their 1 piece front runners?
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A guy I know got a custom set from center line for $1250
Old 11-27-2012 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lglowe
they run 399 a wheel so this might be a cheaper alternative to bogarts.
That's what i paid for my Bogarts, shipped...



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