noob here...

im looking at new tires and rims for my truck but i cant figure out what rim specs to go with or what size tires to get. i want the tires to stick out pretty far for a off road stance and im looking at either a 17" rim or a 18" rim. yall guys got any suggestions for me let me no. thank you

 

I assume you have a 4x4 because of your name. Go with a 10 inch wide wheel with 4.5 inches of backspacing. If you are stock height, go with a 33x12.50 tire. This will put the edge of the tire/wheel just about even with the edge of the fender flares. I have pics in my gallary if you want a visual. You will have to trim a litttle plastic off the front bumper's lower valance for clearance. I'd also crank up the torsion bars enough to level the truck.

 

great info thank you. yeah i got 4x4 and i also just recently cranked my torsions. i love the leveled look but is it the lower the backspacing the wider it will be? oh yeah and whats the offset or your wheels?

 

The less backspacing, the more the wheels sticks out. My wheels are 16x10 with 4.5 inches of backspacing. That is the most common spec for a 10 inch wide wheel for our trucks.

 

i have the same set up as wandell, it looks great

 

yeah i think i might just go with a mickey thompson 16x10 and a 33x12.50. its hard to find rims with our bolt pattern these days. i was thinking about getting a wheel adapter to change the bolt pattern to a 6x135 because i was really looking at the moto metals you think that be a good idea or not?

 

No, they are a bad idea. Not only do spacers/wheel adaptors cause problems like vibrations but they will push the tire/wheel outward causing ftment problems.

 

How much more, on average, would it be to buy 'blank' wheels and have them drilled to our bolt pattern?

 

well screw that idea about adapters. and thats a good question i would like to no how much it would be to if anybody ever done that before?

 

Good question.