15x8 with 5" backspacing?

allaboutcars101 · August 8th, 2011, 10:24 PM

ok so i cannot find a 15x8 wheel with 5.5" BS for under $100. but i did find a 15x8 with 5" backspacing for $78. im going to be running a 26x10 Hoosier slick. will i have any issues with this setup? im currently running stock wheels with 275s with no issue if that means anything.

someone please help me out, im getting the slicks tomorrow. but need wheels. im getting the slicks for $100 for the pair, only ran on the track less than 10 passes.

andrewskaggs · August 8th, 2011, 10:29 PM

5" bs should be OK so long as you stay with a 26" tire, so long as you're OK with it sticking out an extra 1/2".

allaboutcars101 · August 8th, 2011, 10:35 PM

but! here may be the issue, im on eibach sport lines, 1.5" drop....am i gunna squat to hard and fuk up my quarters??

allaboutcars101 · August 8th, 2011, 10:42 PM

just read that american muscle sells the drag wheels, and they are 5.3" would .3" really make a difference? i dont think they would cut it that close. and im only running a 10" slick, which is a 255 tire.

mrbigjeep · August 9th, 2011, 12:30 AM

should be ok...

i run 15x8's with 5.5" backspacing but with an 11.50 and have no problems. you'll be running a half inch less backspacing but will also have a narrower tire so i think you'll be alright.

allaboutcars101 · August 10th, 2011, 07:21 PM

1/2" less BS but 1.5" less tire, so if im doing my math correct your tire sticks out 3/4" more that mine, so remove 1/2" from the outside for backspacing, and ill still be in 1/4" more than you

mrbigjeep · August 10th, 2011, 11:37 PM

yeah sounds right to me. you should be ok

August 8th, 2011, 10:24 PM	#1
allaboutcars101 Regular 2004 Mustang GT 13.68@102.41 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 346 iTrader: 0 reviews	15x8 with 5" backspacing? ok so i cannot find a 15x8 wheel with 5.5" BS for under $100. but i did find a 15x8 with 5" backspacing for $78. im going to be running a 26x10 Hoosier slick. will i have any issues with this setup? im currently running stock wheels with 275s with no issue if that means anything. someone please help me out, im getting the slicks tomorrow. but need wheels. im getting the slicks for $100 for the pair, only ran on the track less than 10 passes. __________________ Good Cars Get You From Point A To Point B. Great Cars Get You In Trouble.

August 8th, 2011, 10:29 PM	#2
andrewskaggs Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 Mustang GT 8.26@83.06 (1/8) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Henderson, TN Posts: 1,104 iTrader: 4 reviews	5" bs should be OK so long as you stay with a 26" tire, so long as you're OK with it sticking out an extra 1/2". __________________ SLP :: SCT :: Eaton :: Maximum Motorsports :: Baseline Suspensions :: Strange Engineering MM Bracket Racing Crew BAMA Performance Drag Team #1 Project Thread :: YouTube Channel

August 8th, 2011, 10:35 PM	#3
allaboutcars101 Regular 2004 Mustang GT 13.68@102.41 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 346 iTrader: 0 reviews	but! here may be the issue, im on eibach sport lines, 1.5" drop....am i gunna squat to hard and fuk up my quarters?? __________________ Good Cars Get You From Point A To Point B. Great Cars Get You In Trouble.

August 8th, 2011, 10:42 PM	#4
allaboutcars101 Regular 2004 Mustang GT 13.68@102.41 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 346 iTrader: 0 reviews	just read that american muscle sells the drag wheels, and they are 5.3" would .3" really make a difference? i dont think they would cut it that close. and im only running a 10" slick, which is a 255 tire. __________________ Good Cars Get You From Point A To Point B. Great Cars Get You In Trouble.

August 9th, 2011, 12:30 AM	#5
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	should be ok... i run 15x8's with 5.5" backspacing but with an 11.50 and have no problems. you'll be running a half inch less backspacing but will also have a narrower tire so i think you'll be alright. __________________ cams + 150 shot

August 10th, 2011, 07:21 PM	#6
allaboutcars101 Regular 2004 Mustang GT 13.68@102.41 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 346 iTrader: 0 reviews	1/2" less BS but 1.5" less tire, so if im doing my math correct your tire sticks out 3/4" more that mine, so remove 1/2" from the outside for backspacing, and ill still be in 1/4" more than you __________________ Good Cars Get You From Point A To Point B. Great Cars Get You In Trouble.

August 10th, 2011, 11:37 PM	#7
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah sounds right to me. you should be ok __________________ cams + 150 shot

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