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Anybody running Cragar soft 8 wheels??

Old 04-26-2007, 08:55 AM
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Anybody running Cragar soft 8 wheels??

was looking at something other than stock. Wanted to see what yall thought of the cragar black soft 8 wheels with 4" backspacing to go on my 87 4runner??
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I have two sets.. Love em..... They have the round holes instead of alot of the other Black Steelies you see. They also don't have any of that retarded pin striping like the American Racing ones have on them. Here's a pic of what I currently have. These are 15X8 with 2.5" backspacking with some 37" MTR's mounted.

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Those are pretty clean. I see you were in the middle of a flex test/show. Do they have any other colors than the black? Well I guess the only other color is chrome.
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its not a 4x4 but wheels are 15x7 with 4'' backspace, tires are 235/75-15

got them from summit and paid like $203 shipped to me.
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15X10 with 3.75" Backspace. 33X12.5 Tires

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15x8 4" backspacing, 31x10.50 tire
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nice pics so from what i understand i need 4in backspacing on my 4runner so there wont be any rubbing?? or should i go 3.75?
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Originally Posted by UncleBob
15X10 with 3.75" Backspace. 33X12.5 Tires

good lookin rig man so what lift set up do you have? looks really level and a good ride height??

Im thinking about going with the same tire size wheel combo should i stick with 3.75 backspacing?
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Thanks man.

My el-cheapo lift is a combination of Ball Joint Spacers, Rear Shackles, and a 3" Body Lift. I played around with the torsion bars and rear shackles to get it as level looking as I could with the clearance I wanted. It rides fine. The 3.75" Backspacing is just what my local shop had as standard, they weren't a $pecial order or anything. I've heard that 4" is about as much as you want.

They stick out a little, not too bad. No rubbing.
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Originally Posted by UKMyers
I have two sets.. Love em..... They have the round holes instead of alot of the other Black Steelies you see. They also don't have any of that retarded pin striping like the American Racing ones have on them. Here's a pic of what I currently have. These are 15X8 with 2.5" backspacking with some 37" MTR's mounted.
X2...those are the exact same reason I got them, that and not as many people have them. I have the 15x8 with 4" backspacing, that was the only backspacing available on jeggs when i bought them.







the 31x10.5 stick out of the fender just a little bit
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good looking combo man
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UK - where did you get those 2.5" backspaced Cragars? I have been looking for some.

Thanks,
Jason
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Originally Posted by azonecam
UK - where did you get those 2.5" backspaced Cragars? I have been looking for some.

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Jason
any place that sells them should be able to special order them, pacer also has the same wheel
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