is wheel offset o when rim is in the center of wheel and - when the center of the wheel is in so that the tire sticks farther out? i am putting a 6 inch lift on my 150 and am going with bfg mud km 315/75 r 16 on a procomp series 97 rim and i want the tire to stick out from the truck(the side) i like the look but dont know how to do it without spacers thanks

 

The 97-03's came with 16x7 or 17x7.5 inch wheels. The backspacing on both is 4.5 inches. If you go to a 16x10 inch wheel with 4.5 inches of backspacing, it will stick out 3 inches farther than the OEM 16's and 2.5 inches farther than the OEM 17's. To get an idea how it looks, take a look at my gallary.

 

wandell thanks for all your help i don't have the kind of money for a costly mistake but i think i have it all figured out now. skyjacker 6" 315x75r16 bfg muds on procomp series 97 wheels 16x10 4.5" backspacing with 5.10 gears? Well wandell do you think that will fit all right?

 

Link for wheel offset and measurements:
https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

 

Hey man if your only planning to run 35's then stick to 4.10 gears or maybe 4.56's

 

i punched in the wrong number i meant 4.10s what is going to be the difference in mpg between 4.10 and 4.56 thanks

 

That combo should look perfect. I'd go with 4.56 gears personally (especially if you don't have the 5.4 or you tow a lot).

 

i keep running into more problems. the only rims i can get so far that ive found are 16x8. will this cause problems/ look bad on a 35 12.5 tire?

 

I think 10's would look a lot better personally. There are hundreds of 16x10's available.