CHOOSING THE CORRECT WHEEL
FOR YOUR APPLICATION

BACKSPACE
Standard Wheel
Reverse Wheel
•All wheels may be ordered using the backspace guideline charts below, but remember to measure your installation carefully.

•Reversed wheels have rims turned around on the centers which allows for less backspace and deeper front space.

•No additional charges for reverse wheels or special backspacing.		 NOTE:
•Standard wheels with more than 4 1/2" backspace will NOT clear disc brakes.

•Wheels are identified by their inside (wheel width) measurement. Overall width is always one inch wider. For example: A 15 X 7 measures 7" bead-to-bead and 8" overall.

STANDARD WHEEL BACKSPACE
14 X 5 1/2
14 X 6
14 X 7
15 X 5
15 X 6
15 X 7
15 X 8
15 X 10
15 X 12
15 X 14
Standard
Backspace
3
3 1/4
3 3/4
2 3/4
3 1/2
4
4
4 1/2
4 1/2
4 1/5
Minimun
Backspace
3
3 1/4
3 3/4
2 1/2
3 1/2
3 3/4
3 3/4
4 1/4
4 1/2
4 1/2
Maximum
Backspace
3 7/8
4 3/8
5 1/4
3
4 1/8
5 1/4
6
7 1/2
9 3/4
11 3/4


REVERSE WHEEL BACKSPACE
14 X 5 1/2
14 X 6
14 X 7
15 X 5
15 X 6
15 X 7
15 X 8
15 X 10
15 X 12
15 X 14
Minimun
Backspace
1 3/4
1 3/4
1 3/4
2
2
2
2
2 1/2
2
2
Maximum
Backspace
2 5/8
3
3 1/2
2 5/8
2 3/4
3 1/8
4 1/2
5 3/4
7
9
Shipping Weights (lbs)
21
22
24
23
25
27
28
34
39
43
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BOLT PATTERN

Follow the diagram on the right to measure. You must add 1/4" to your measurement to determine the correct bolt pattern.

For Example:
When X is 4 1/4"........your bolt pattern is 5 lugs on 4 1/2" bolt pattern.
When X is 4 1/2"........your bolt pattern is 5 lugs on 4 3/4" bolt pattern.
When X is 4 3/4"........your bolt pattern is 5 lugs on 5" bolt pattern.
When X is 5 1/4"........your bolt pattern is 5 lugs on 51/2" bolt pattern.

NOTE: Our 6-lug wheel measures 5 1/2" from the center of one stud, across the center of the wheel, to the center of the stud directly opposite.

HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT
WHEEL SIZE FITS YOUR VEHICLE

Following is a simple method to determine what size wheel will fit your vehicle. This method will work on both stock front &/or rear ends, or those that have been modified (widened or narrowed).

Let's say you want an 8" wheel in back and 6" up front.
1.) Jack up your front or rear end and remove the wheel.
2.) Cut a strip of wood 9" long (overall width of proposed 8"wheel) and hold the wood in the fender where you know the wheel would clear everything (allow about 1" clearance on either side for "tire bulge").
3.) The amount of wood that extends back past the drum/rotor face would be the backspace to order.
4.)Try the same at the front with a 7" wood strip (overall width for a 6" wheel) to determine the backspace and clearance at the front.

Early Wheel Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1438
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
805-688-1187

Hours: 10:00AM - 5:00PM Pacific
Monday through Thursday