what offset wheelss?
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what offset wheelss?
im trying to find ssome wheels for my truck but i cant decide on an offset. im running 31x10.5 tires on a 15 inch rim and they rub a little bit when i cut it really hard. i was told they were rubbing the radius arm? anyways i was also told that a different offsset wheel would help with that. so my first question is what iss the stock wheel offset? also how much offset would i need to get them to keep from rubbing? i like the look of truckss when the wheelss sstick out from the fenders a little bit but not too much. anyone have pictures of their wheelss with different offsets and how much they stick out? i really want to see if 5inch offset iss too much or not so if anyone has ssome pics of those that would be great.
thank guys.
thank guys.
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Backspacing is the distance from the back of the rim to the hub mounting surface, and the stock dimensions is 3.75" for 7.5" rims and 4" for the 8" version.
Offset is the distance the hub surface is from the centerline of the rim. Positive offset moves the wheel in under the vehicle(hub nearer the outer rim surface like the new trucks) while negative offset moves it out(hub nearer the inner rim). Stock offset is 0(zero) with the stock wheels.
With these trucks you want to keep backspacing at 4" or less regardless of rim width, any more will increase tire contact on the radius arm.
Offset is the distance the hub surface is from the centerline of the rim. Positive offset moves the wheel in under the vehicle(hub nearer the outer rim surface like the new trucks) while negative offset moves it out(hub nearer the inner rim). Stock offset is 0(zero) with the stock wheels.
With these trucks you want to keep backspacing at 4" or less regardless of rim width, any more will increase tire contact on the radius arm.
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More backspacing (per given width of the wheel) results in the wheel sinking further inboard. This is the same as more positive offset, per that same given wheel width. With those tires you got now you want at least east 8" wide wheels, maybe even more - assuming you go with 15x8 wheels you want 4" backspacing and that makes for 0 offset, but say you go with 15x10 wheels you still want the same 4" backspacing but now your offset is -1" cause the hub-mounting surface of the wheel is no longer in the middle of the width (which would be at 5" backspacing) but an inch inboard of there. Does that help any at all?
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More backspacing (per given width of the wheel) results in the wheel sinking further inboard. This is the same as more positive offset, per that same given wheel width. With those tires you got now you want at least east 8" wide wheels, maybe even more - assuming you go with 15x8 wheels you want 4" backspacing and that makes for 0 offset, but say you go with 15x10 wheels you still want the same 4" backspacing but now your offset is -1" cause the hub-mounting surface of the wheel is no longer in the middle of the width (which would be at 5" backspacing) but an inch inboard of there. Does that help any at all?
ive got the aluminum wheels with the holes in them. are those the 8" wheels?
i believe that did help. let me get this right though. the backspacing is the space on the backsside of the wheel and the offset is the front side?
im new to trucks but i come from fourwheeler racing. we referred to wheels with their offsets. say you have a 5 inch wide wheel it may have 4/1 offset meaning one side is 4 inches deep and the other side is 1 inch deep.
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ive got the aluminum wheels with the holes in them. are those the 8" wheels?
i believe that did help. let me get this right though. the backspacing is the space on the backsside of the wheel and the offset is the front side?
im new to trucks but i come from fourwheeler racing. we referred to wheels with their offsets. say you have a 5 inch wide wheel it may have 4/1 offset meaning one side is 4 inches deep and the other side is 1 inch deep.
(offset) = (backspace) - [ (wheel width) / 2 ]
So using the numbers for the 15x10wheel:
4" - [ 10" / 2 ] = 4" - 5" = -1"
The other way around:
(backspace) = (offset) + [ (wheel width) / 2 ]
And plugging in the 15x10 wheel numbers we have:
(-1") + [ 10"/ 2] = (-1") + 5" = 4"
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I would just leave it the way it is. The rubbing your talking about does not hurt anything, since its a a very low speed. I have 31 10.50 tires on my truck and consider this a non issue. The factory wheels look better than the aftermarket junk anyway. I had 15x8 offset wheels that stuck out a little more an the handling of the truck was not nearly as good. My truck looks and drives better with the factory 15x7.5 wheels.
I think this looks perfect.
I think this looks perfect.
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so a 3 inch backspaced wheel would stick out farther than a 5 inch back space?
ive got the aluminum wheels with the holes in them. are those the 8" wheels?
i believe that did help. let me get this right though. the backspacing is the space on the backsside of the wheel and the offset is the front side?
im new to trucks but i come from fourwheeler racing. we referred to wheels with their offsets. say you have a 5 inch wide wheel it may have 4/1 offset meaning one side is 4 inches deep and the other side is 1 inch deep.
ive got the aluminum wheels with the holes in them. are those the 8" wheels?
i believe that did help. let me get this right though. the backspacing is the space on the backsside of the wheel and the offset is the front side?
im new to trucks but i come from fourwheeler racing. we referred to wheels with their offsets. say you have a 5 inch wide wheel it may have 4/1 offset meaning one side is 4 inches deep and the other side is 1 inch deep.
By the way having a wheel stick out 2-3 inchs is not a little its alot. It will also create more wear on the front end components.
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