teflon wheels

Jay · 03-26-2007, 10:18 PM

I'm thinking about doing a teflon coated wheel by American racing. The Dominator wheel has a 4 1/2" backspace and the "new" Thug wheel has a 5 3/8" backspace. I realize that the factory spacing is 6", I wanted to know how much the offset played into this. Also I have 33" tires now and I will be moving to a 35" tire when these wear out.

I wanted to know which one you guys thought would be a better fit. I do a fair amount of highway driving.

Jay

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2005 Quad Long Bed. 6 Speed, 3.73's, MBRP 409 no cat, AEM Workhorse intake with amsoil filter, 285/70 17 Toyo OC A/T on AR thug wheels, Isspro gauges, Quad X2, Smarty, Valair DD 3600#

btolenti · 03-27-2007, 12:35 AM

If you only plan on leveling it, use the 5-3/8 backspace wheels. From what I have heard, if you run a 4.5 backspace wheel, you will have to run at least a 4" lift to prevent rubbing.

03-26-2007, 10:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jay Cummins Fan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Jay's Truck Pics	teflon wheels I'm thinking about doing a teflon coated wheel by American racing. The Dominator wheel has a 4 1/2" backspace and the "new" Thug wheel has a 5 3/8" backspace. I realize that the factory spacing is 6", I wanted to know how much the offset played into this. Also I have 33" tires now and I will be moving to a 35" tire when these wear out. I wanted to know which one you guys thought would be a better fit. I do a fair amount of highway driving. Jay __________________ 2005 Quad Long Bed. 6 Speed, 3.73's, MBRP 409 no cat, AEM Workhorse intake with amsoil filter, 285/70 17 Toyo OC A/T on AR thug wheels, Isspro gauges, Quad X2, Smarty, Valair DD 3600#

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03-27-2007, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
btolenti Diesel Head Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 1,112 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts btolenti's Truck Pics	If you only plan on leveling it, use the 5-3/8 backspace wheels. From what I have heard, if you run a 4.5 backspace wheel, you will have to run at least a 4" lift to prevent rubbing.