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Rear Tires Rubbing

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Gaugster May 29, 2025, 5:03pm 4

Backspacing is important. Trust me.

Magnum 500 with Nitto NT555 G2 275/50/17 Rears Classic Cougar Speed Shop

Test fitting my more aggressive wheels. Rims are Legendary Stealth Black 17" x 8" with 4.75" backspace. Tires are new-used. Online calculators claim these would be 27.8" diameter but they measure 27" actually. 9.5" contact patch with a maximum width of 10.75" [DSC03194.JPG] [DSC03190.JPG] [DSC03189.JPG] I have 1.5" space between the leaf spring and tire on both sides. [DSC03197.JPG] 1.25" space from the inner wheel well to the tire on the Driver’s side but only 1" on the passe…

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