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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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I'm looking at getting these in an 18X9 for my 05 4wd. What is the widest and tallest tire I can go with without having to cut. Here are the specs:

18X9
6" BS
+25mm offset

I'd like the tires to stick out just a bit but I'm afraid the backspacing on these wheels won't let me achieve that. I am planning on adding a leveling kit as well..likely 2".

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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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with a leveling kit and an 18x9 rim you should look for a rim with 5" of backspacing and a +18mm offset this will stick out of the wheel wells about an inch on each side approx. You should be able to fit a 33" tall tire with that combo, or a 35" tire on stock rims. Wandell or someone else will give you an accurate answer.

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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by justn
I'm looking at getting these in an 18X9 for my 05 4wd. What is the widest and tallest tire I can go with without having to cut. Here are the specs:

18X9
6" BS
+25mm offset

I'd like the tires to stick out just a bit but I'm afraid the backspacing on these wheels won't let me achieve that. I am planning on adding a leveling kit as well..likely 2".

Any thoughts?
Those wheels will stick out an inch farther than your OEM wheels. You can fit 33x12.50's or 325/60-18's (33x13.00) with those. A 9 inch wide wheel with 5 inches of BS will stick out 2 inches farther than your OEM wheels.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by wandell
Those wheels will stick out an inch farther than your OEM wheels. You can fit 33x12.50's or 325/60-18's (33x13.00) with those. A 9 inch wide wheel with 5 inches of BS will stick out 2 inches farther than your OEM wheels.
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by verifine-f-150
with a leveling kit and an 18x9 rim you should look for a rim with 5" of backspacing and a +18mm offset this will stick out of the wheel wells about an inch on each side approx. You should be able to fit a 33" tall tire with that combo, or a 35" tire on stock rims. Wandell or someone else will give you an accurate answer.

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An 18x9 with 5" of backspace will have an offset of 0, not 18. A 9 inch wheel with an 18 mm offset will have a bs of 5.71.

Either size will look good, but the 5" bs wheel will stick out 3/4" further than the other.

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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by KR-Texas
An 18x9 with 5" of backspace will have an offset of 0, not 18. A 9 inch wheel with an 18 mm offset will have a bs of 5.71.

Either size will look good, but the 5" bs wheel will stick out 3/4" further than the other.

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