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Old July 1st 2007, 14:17
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Originally Posted by Veedub View Post
I found a set I like, and did some research and noticed alot of you guys use wheels with 42et or higher, but I notice also most use 16's or bigger.I found a 15x7" rim with a 50et with 6" backspacing.Is there a reason you guys skip over the 15's and go bigger besides just because it fills up the wheel well?
Also would they both fit under the front and rear, because I did see some guys in the readers rides galleries running stock fenders with the wheels tucked in for a stockish look?
Again thanks alot guys.
The 16's (and bigger) make it easy to put bigger brakes on. They also allow the use of lower profile tires (better handling) while keeping stock overall diameter for using stock gearing ($$$ saved).

To get the wheels tucked back under the fenders, some run a narrowed beam. Because, once you get those 55et wheels spaced out from hitting torsion arms, and sway bar while turning, you have to get the wheels back under the fenders.
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