wheel spacing

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  1. aggie2390

    aggie2390 Member

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    i want to put some torq-thrust ll wheels on my 73 mav but i dont know how much backspacing to put on. if anyone knows some info on backspacing could ya tell me.

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  2. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    I have 4.5" backspacing on mine.

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    Backspacing

    This link might help with your Backspacing question.
    http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=19859&highlight=1%2F4
     
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    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    uh oh not this again :rolleyes:
     
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    The max for a stock rear is 4 1/4.
     
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    PLease please please. Do a search! every time someone makes yet another thread on this subject, it makes the huge number of threads on this site a little harder to sort out. If we keep the number of threads on the same subject to a minimum, when you do search for information, it will be much easier to find. this topic has been covered more than any other on this board.
    http://mmb.maverick.to/search.php?searchid=203815
     
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