Big and Littles

monocoque · Post by **monocoque** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:55 pm

All, I am wanting to upgrade fro mthe wagon spoke rims on the manxter to something with more BLING...Like some 20 inch Dubs..Yo! OK, what are all of you running for rims? I found some 17s but they are all the same size. Might look odd having the same size rim front and back. Plus not sure about rubbing on the fenders, side pods AND offset of rim. Any help would be appreciated. Chris

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:15 am

What fun, trying to get big street wheels under a Manxter. Kathleen's car has 17" X 9 1/2" rear wheels with 4" back spacing, works great, no exposed tread. The front is the problem. She has 16" X 7" with 4" backspacing. The tires hang out @ 1 1/2". Need 5" backspacing or a narrower wheel. The front also has CB drop spindles which adds to the extra track problem. I hope I helped with this information. Tom