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My son and I are trying to revive a 65 couple with an I6, manual steering, automatic transmission and drum brakes. We want to convert the front to disc brakes and stay with the 4x114.3 4 lug pattern. We will likely use Scarebird to do this.
We have been doing our research and have found a table that says we can use wheels that are 15x7 with a 4.25 backspace and tires that are P225/60R15.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=33125
So we are thinking we will use wheels that are 15x7 with a 0 offset and 4 inch backspace. For the tires we will use the recommended P225/60R15 from the chart. So we are spot on the recommendations with the exception of the backspace, which is 4 vs the recommended 4.25. I have not been able to find the 15x7 with a 4.25 backspace.
I am wondering if the difference in the backspace is going to cause a problem. It is only .25 inch so I think it should be fine, but would really like someone to either confirm my thoughts are correct. Or tell me I am wrong and what I should do differently. Any help and guidance would be much appreciated.
We have been doing our research and have found a table that says we can use wheels that are 15x7 with a 4.25 backspace and tires that are P225/60R15.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=33125
So we are thinking we will use wheels that are 15x7 with a 0 offset and 4 inch backspace. For the tires we will use the recommended P225/60R15 from the chart. So we are spot on the recommendations with the exception of the backspace, which is 4 vs the recommended 4.25. I have not been able to find the 15x7 with a 4.25 backspace.
I am wondering if the difference in the backspace is going to cause a problem. It is only .25 inch so I think it should be fine, but would really like someone to either confirm my thoughts are correct. Or tell me I am wrong and what I should do differently. Any help and guidance would be much appreciated.
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