Thanks Bob, I'm going to save your message. Right now it looks like an
August purchase (still need to save a bit and go through the red tape of
getting my retirement back) In the meantime I'm going to put an Addco sway
bar on the front. I need to do this before getting the weels so I can check
the clearance.
---Mike, near Houston.--- http://www.mikesdakota.com
'93 V8 4X2
Houston Area DML Meet Page
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/9221
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: DML: 17 inch wheels (Pre '97)
> >...I still need to figure out the exact specs as far as
> >backspacing and offset (or is that the same thing) so I
> >will know what I'm talking about when I go shopping...
>
> Mike
>
> If you laid a measuring stick on top of and across the
> lips of the inner rim and then took another measuring
> stick and measured the distance from the surface where
> a mounting hole is to the measuring stick lying across the lip.
> this distance is the backspacing of a rim.
>
> The frontspace of the rim is the width of the rim
> (for measuring purposes, the width is always 1" more
> than the advertised width of the rim) minus the backspace.
>
> The offset of a rim is the backspace minus 1/2 the rim's width
> (don't forget the extra 1"). If the difference is a positive
> number, it's called positive offset. If it's negative,
> it's called negative offset. Negative offset give that
> deep dish look to a rim.
>
> I mentioned the above because, in all my experiences,
> the sales personnel that I have met were not very knowledgeable.
> Hope you have better luck than me.
>
> I can't be specific for your needs because I don't know the backspacing
> of the stock rim for pre-97 Daks nor what suspension components and
> wheelwell limitations may cause clearance problems.
>
> Hope this helps a bit. Good luck.
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> Bob
> Burlington, Ontario
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> '97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto.
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