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What Baskspacing for 14.5"

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:01 am
by Jay
I am considering 15x10 wheels for my disco with the potential to run a 13.5 or a 14.5" tyres in the future?
Is a 3" Backspacing enough ? Will it cause potential stress and damage to bearings etc..?

Re: What Baskspacing for 14.5"

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:06 am
by GRIMACE
Jay wrote:I am considering 15x10 wheels for my disco with the potential to run a 13.5 or a 14.5" tyres in the future?
Is a 3" Backspacing enough ? Will it cause potential stress and damage to bearings etc..?
I beleive 3" backspacing should be ok, but with the ten inch rims your scrub radius is gonna be fairly large.
So its gonna be harder to steer, one benefit is if you loose all forward momentum turning your wheels left to right gives you more variety of contact surface which will increase your chances of finding a higher traction bite and give you further forward momentum ;)

The bearings should cop it but I cants stand by that as i dont know wat size tyre your intending to run, others will have a better opinion on the strength issues.

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:18 am
by TuffRR
Why so wide?

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:23 am
by GRIMACE
TuffRR wrote:Why so wide?
why not :D

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:01 am
by andrew e
i have a set of locked 15 by 10s with 3.5" and 38x14.5s and they do touch the radius arms. i'd reccomend more.

Andrew

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:11 am
by GRIMACE
andrew e wrote:i have a set of locked 15 by 10s with 3.5" and 38x14.5s and they do touch the radius arms. i'd reccomend more.

Andrew
you will find the point you space em enought to clear the radius arms you will start rubbing more on the front and back of each inner wheel well.

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:54 pm
by andrew e
yes, but it is easier to self clear wheel wells than trailing arms :D

Andrew

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:22 pm
by Jay
andrew e wrote:yes, but it is easier to self clear wheel wells than trailing arms :D

Andrew

You can always cut from fender flares
Andrew haven't tried to limit your steering to avoid rubbing?
Is hard to steer with 14.5" deflated?
Appreciate close pics showing truck stance and wheels
What kind of wheels are you running?

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:15 pm
by DiscoDino
Jay,

If you want to go big, hydro steering is inevitable...

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:08 am
by Jay
DiscoDino wrote:Jay,

If you want to go big, hydro steering is inevitable...
Even for 13.5" will you need hydro? Guess it will be hard to steer when deflating
How many of you guys are running hydro?

Nadim are the Big Guys here(George and Rachad) running hydro at all?

JAy

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:45 am
by DiscoDino
Rashad is, he's running hydro assist, so am I, we're the only ones in the area I think...

I don't think it is necessary, but I've been through too many incidents where I was not able to steer at ALL and had to rock the truck in tricky situations to get the wheels to turn...

At ~300$ fully installed, its well worth it (but you still have the Rover ball joints, no?)

I did it mainly because I knew I was going 42...

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:31 am
by Jay
DiscoDino wrote:Rashad is, he's running hydro assist, so am I, we're the only ones in the area I think...

I don't think it is necessary, but I've been through too many incidents where I was not able to steer at ALL and had to rock the truck in tricky situations to get the wheels to turn...

At ~300$ fully installed, its well worth it (but you still have the Rover ball joints, no?)

Yes I still have Rover ball joints so won't wotk i guess for the time being I am staying with 36 -12.5"

I did it mainly because I knew I was going 42...