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P700 Achieving equal width on front/back tires with same width tires.

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Hello again, All,

Please forgive if my search efforts failed to turn up a thread that covers this.

I have a 700-4 and would like to replace my 25" tires with 27" tires. I am buying new wheels, too, so I can keep the originals for particularly muddy conditions (which prevail for 5 months out of the year where I live). I would love to have 27x11s all around, but I really don't want to deal with spacers. Would moving to a 4+3 wheel in the rear just provide 1 extra inch of width? And if so, that would leave my rear tires less wide from outside to outside than, but still narrower than the front overall.

My understanding from reading here is that the rear wheel hub/mount is 2" narrower than the front, and that a 4+3 offset would add 1 inch of width to each. Just checking to make sure I am not misunderstanding things. I currently have a set of 9s for the front and 11s for the rear on order, but could cancel if the 4+3s in the back would permit me to run equal width tires without a spacer.

Thanks!
 
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Hello again, All,

Please forgive if my search efforts failed to turn up a thread that covers this.

I have a 700-4 and would like to replace my 25" tires with 27" tires. I am buying new wheels, too, so I can keep the originals for particularly muddy conditions (which prevail for 5 months out of the year where I live). I would love to have 27x11s all around, but I really don't want to deal with spacers. Would moving to a 4+3 wheel in the rear just provide 1 extra inch of width? And if so, that would leave my rear tires less wide from outside to outside than, but still narrower than the front overall.

My understanding from reading here is that the rear wheel hub/mount is 2" narrower than the front, and that a 4+3 offset would add 1 inch of width to each. Just checking to make sure I am not misunderstanding things. I currently have a set of 9s for the front and 11s for the rear on order, but could cancel if the 4+3s in the back would permit me to run equal width tires without a spacer.

Thanks!
Dont overthink it.🤦‍♂️
pro tip: use threadloom results when searching. It will broaden your horizon.;)

I would go same size tire and wheel all the way around. Why is everyone afraid of spacers they dont bite🤷‍♂️
just put them on and forget about it.
they will fix your track with same size tires And you wont have to worry about buying different offsets to fart with. See our venders that we like to support @RB3offroad has spacer sets to fit your needs
 
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Dont overthink it.🤦‍♂️
pro tip: use threadloom results when searching. It will broaden your horizon.;)

I would go same size tire and wheel all the way around. Why is everyone afraid of spacers they dont bite🤷‍♂️
just put them on and forget about it.
they will fix your track with same size tires And you wont have to worry about buying different offsets to fart with. See our venders that we like to support @RB3offroad has spacer sets to fit your needs

Also allows you to run a spare with the same offset that'll fit on any of the four corners. 👍
 
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Agree with other posters . Same size front and back. I run 5x2 spacing and 1ich spacers front and 2 inch in back

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Sounds like slightly unequal widths is just not a big deal, and 2" spacers are also not likely to create suspension problems. I suppose I can install them as is and add spacers if I have some need to do so later. Thanks for the feedback!
 
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Sounds like slightly unequal widths is just not a big deal, and 2" spacers are also not likely to create suspension problems. I suppose I can install them as is and add spacers if I have some need to do so later. Thanks for the feedback!

Would advise to use some blue thread locker on them. Been running mine that way for 6 yrs and never had an issue but there are some horror stories out there from those that didn't.
 
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