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RE: will these fit? - 5/1/2008 8:07:59 PM
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TripleBlackBlazer
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No, bolt pattern does not match. Our bolt pattern is 5x4.75. Those are 5x4.5. Also the backspacing might be cutting it. I'm sure others will low backspacing will chime in.
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RE: will these fit? - 5/1/2008 9:13:56 PM
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WolfPack
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3.75 of backspacing will eat hub assemblies and really put a strain on your power steering. I've developed a nasty power steering groan since putting on my 4.5'' backspaced rims, I'm just waiting till after finals and we'll see if a switch to Royal Purple power steering fluid helps
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RE: will these fit? - 5/1/2008 10:02:26 PM
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Hanr3
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wrong bolt pattern.
add a quart of Lucas power steering fix.
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RE: will these fit? - 5/1/2008 10:08:25 PM
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WolfPack
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think that would fix the issue with no need to switch to synthetic?
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RE: will these fit? - 5/1/2008 10:48:15 PM
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Hanr3
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the groan is generally strain. Could be due to low fluid level, or poor lub properties inte h pump.
price em out and see which way you want to go.
Power steering pump only holds liek 2 quarts of fluid, so it should be that much in cost, howver drainign the power steering might be another issue.
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RE: will these fit? - 5/2/2008 8:10:26 PM
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WolfPack
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Get THESE instead. Same rim, just in the 4.5'' backspacing, so you'll save your hubs/bearings/steering.
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RE: will these fit? - 5/6/2008 7:27:19 PM
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i have a kind of stupid question....if 3.75 inches will destry everything then why will 4.5 be okay?
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RE: will these fit? - 5/6/2008 7:50:15 PM
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not a stupid question.
Backspacing is the distance from the mounting face of the rim (where the rim touches the flat surface of the brake rotor, on the outside of the axle), to the back edge of the rim. So a stock blazer that is 4x4 has 6'' of backspacing. This means the backside of the rim is very deep. If you get a rim with 4.5'' of backspacing, the rim is 1.5'' shallower on the backside than a stock rim. A 3.75'' backspaced rim is 2.25'' shallower on the backside (meaning your wheel sticks out 2.25'' wider!)
The rim pretty much acts like a lever the farther out you go. If you went with a rim having 0'' of backspacing (lawn mower wheels?), all the weight of the vehicle is very far away from the center of the axle. This makes the force GREATER on the center of the axle (differential). The effect is the same on the wheel bearings and ball joints, but not as extreme of an increase like the differential would see.
ERGO....the closer you stick to stock spec's, the better it is for the vehicle. Keep the backspacing closer to 6'', but still giving you the wide stance look that you want, and you'll be fine 
< Message edited by WolfPack -- 5/6/2008 7:58:06 PM >
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RE: will these fit? - 5/8/2008 12:52:37 PM
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blazerboy124
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so what youre saying is that the more backspacing the better it is for your differential. and the less backspacing the more the tire will stick out? i think im going to go with Synergy Offroad just because thats what everyone seems to recomend, thanks all...now onto tires, what's the biggest i could go with a 2 inch body lift, 2 inch shackles and a 1.5 inch t-bar crank...which raises another question, is a 1.5 tbar crank going to do any damage?
sorry for all the questions, i just want to know before i go out and mess everything up....and again thanks for any help or comments in advanced.
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