Re: Backspacing Measurement

Posted by Gary On 2012/2/22 21:40:53

Weird that the site I borrowed the information from verbally calls for measuring the backspace from the inside lip of the wheel but depict it in the drawing as being measured from the outside edge...Oh well.

David I believe your 200 wheels are what all the junior cars came with as far as size goes and perhaps the only difference is in the type of hubcaps that were offered during those years. Anyway, thanks for measuring but maybe a less confusing way for a moron like me to understand would be to kindly ask that you lay a wheel down on the floor or table backside up and lay a straight edge across the center of the wheel from outer lip to outer lip, then measure from the bottom of the straight edge to the wheel mating surface. If you can provide that measurement then when I go to the bone yard to check on the Buick wheels, I'll measure them the same way and hopefully the only difference will be the 1/2" additional width of the Buick wheels vs. the Packard...just don't tell any purists what I'm up to...