16'' GTA backspacing

[feotram]

Does anyone know the backspacing of the 16x8 GTA FRONT wheels? May try M&H 275 55 16 28inch drag radials on my GN but not sure if they rub. All info is appreciated,THANX!

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by feotram

Does anyone know the backspacing of the 16x8 GTA FRONT wheels? May try M&H 275 55 16 28inch drag radials on my GN but not sure if they rub. All info is appreciated,THANX!

"feotram", I have some but they're mounted on 10" wide GTA wheels with a rear spacing of 4.25" and they fit ok, no rubbing at all. I have rolled the fender lip, but I think they would still fit without having to roll them. As for using them on 8" wide wheels, you'd probably be ok, but I haven't tried that wheel/tire combo...

Claude

[scot w.]

I'm after the same thing! With the same rims!

For this car...

255-50-16's on it now and I can't fit my fingers between the frame and the tire..

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by scot w.

I'm after the same thing! With the same rims!

For this car...

255-50-16's on it now and I can't fit my fingers between the frame and the tire..

Scot, yes they're close to the frame, but if you want, you can always use a 1 1/2" thick wheel spacer to move the whole wheel outboard and not only it increases the tire-to-frame clearance, but it also gives the car a wider stance which makes the car look much better! See this link: Wheel Adapters Spacers

Claude

[scot w.]

Originally Posted by toofastforyou

Scot, yes they're close to the frame, but if you want, you can always use a 1 1/2" thick wheel spacer to move the whole wheel outboard and not only it increases the tire-to-frame clearance, but it also gives the car a wider stance which makes the car look much better! See this link: Wheel Adapters Spacers

Claude

Claude, Thanks for the link but it's all japanese to me. lol Which ones would I need?

Scot W.

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by scot w.

Claude, Thanks for the link but it's all japanese to me. lol Which ones would I need?

Scot W.

Scot, the ones you want are the second ones from the top (Wheel Adapter 5 Lug 4.75" To 5 Lug 4.75" Pair). Click on them and it'll open a new page where you'll be able to chose the thickness you want (in my case they're 1.25" thick), that's all...

Claude

[scot w.]

Originally Posted by toofastforyou

Scot, the ones you want are the second ones from the top (Wheel Adapter 5 Lug 4.75" To 5 Lug 4.75" Pair). Click on them and it'll open a new page where you'll be able to chose the thickness you want (in my case they're 1.25" thick), that's all...

Claude

Thank you!

[turboeric]

Thinking of doing the same thing with the GTA wheels on the back of my GN. I was going to use the Hub Centric Wheel Adapter 5 Lug 4.75" Corvette pair. Claude, do you have any pics of your car with the 1.25" spacers? Thanks

Eric

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by turboeric

Claude, do you have any pics of your car with the 1.25" spacers? Thanks

Eric

Eric, I'm going for a ride tomorrow evening with my GN and I'll take a few pics to post here, possibly saturday morning.

Claude

[turboeric]

Thanks

[toofastforyou]

"turboeric", here are two pics I took yesterday evening.The 4 wheels are GTA "fronts" with the two rear ones installed using a 1.25" thick spacer...

Claude

[turboeric]

Claude, your car looks really good and I like the rear stance with the 1.25" spacer. Thanks again for posting pics. Now if only my car looked that nice.

Eric

[bradinwva]

does anyone use the rear GTA wheels?

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by bradinwva

does anyone use the rear GTA wheels?

YES they can be used with a spacer. I'm not sure about the thickness though but I can verify...

Claude.

[BlackMetal]

Looks good Claude, those GTA wheels look 100% better when they're spaced out in back.

[toofastforyou]

Originally Posted by BlackMetal

Looks good Claude, those GTA wheels look 100% better when they're spaced out in back.

Thanks Scott for your comments!...I eventually ended with TWO sets of GTA wheels... One set of four 8" wide "fronts" and another set of custom-made 10" wide for the rear and 5" for the front. I'm only using the spacers at the rear with the stock 8" wide "fronts" as the back spacing on them is a little too much and the look a little "tucked in". The spacers correct this and they look just ok. I'm not using any spacer with the 10" wide wheels though as I've tried before and it looked too much "spaced out" like you said.

Claude