Help getting new wheels

[patc890]

Hi Everyone, I’m looking to get new wheels for my Shelter Green RR. I’m going to keep the tires. I don’t know much about offsets, wheel sizes and fit etc so I was hoping some of you could help me. I like these wheels from RRW (https://www.relationsracewheels.com/collections/rr7-flow-form-wheels/products/rr7-h-flow-form-hybrid-beadlock-wheel-matte-bronze?variant=42002798870610)

The support there suggested 17x8.5 | 6x139.7 | +25 | 5.73" I’m not sure if this the size he’s really suggesting or these are the numbers that came up on the site. Would these fit?

Also he suggested +25 and again I’m not that familiar with how much these would poke out? I live in Maryland and it says modifications to wheel width and offset must not extend beyond the original fender line of the vehicle. I know they don’t enforce this very mush as I see truck etc that poke out very far all the time. I’m not really interested in poking out very far. Somewhere else it suggested +12. It seems that would be a little but not too much?

Any help with this would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Pat.

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[boraxman]

Stock offset is +55mm so these at +25mm will push you out 1.18 inches

 

[patc890]

Stock offset is +55mm so these at +25mm will push you out 1.81 inches

Thanks for the info. So is +12 just under an inch?

 

[Mystic]

It's in millimeters, so ~25mm = 1 in.

He was citing the difference between stock +55 offset and +25.

+25 should be fine. +35 is slightly better if you can get it.

Lots of different factors at play...there's no perfect answer, but you want to try to keep as much positive offset as possible w/ this truck. Lion77 or engineering types can explain far better than I can

 

[Sauce]

Play around with these calculators. They are very helpful.

https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/
https://www.willtheyfit.com/

 

[patc890]

It's in millimeters, so ~25mm = 1 in.

He was citing the difference between stock +55 offset and +25.

+25 should be fine. +35 is slightly better if you can get it.

Lots of different factors at play...there's no perfect answer, but you want to try to keep as much positive offset as possible w/ this truck. Lion77 or engineering types can explain far better than I can

Thanks for all that.

 

[patc890]

Play around with these calculators. They are very helpful.

https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/
https://www.willtheyfit.com/

Great thanks.

 

[pohnz1]

I have +18. They fit flush or as close to flush as you can get. Imop.

 

[pohnz1]

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[patc890]

I have +18. They fit flush or as close to flush as you can get. Imop.

Thank you.

 

[maus92]

I have +25 Method wheels which results in a slight poke of the sidewalls when using factory width tires. The tread remains covered by the fenders. I specifically chose the +25 wheels because the wheel width was 8" vs the 8.5" width of +35 wheels I was also considering. In general, less positive offset allows the mounting of wider tires that maintain tire clearance to the control arms. If you are retaining the factory tires, I would try find +35 wheels although +25 might be a reasonable compromise without attracting undue attention. In Maryland, vehicle equipment issues are a secondary offense so you cannot be stopped purely for tire poke, but the police usually will find a primary offense if they watch you for a while, lol.

 

[patc890]

So just to show how little I know about this stuff. I'm confused now. Most are says +25 or better +35 would push them out a bit? But when I look at the wheel website it shows this...

A negative number pushing it out. What am I missing?

 

[Sauce]

Play w the calculator. The lower the number the more they will stick out. Factory is +55. As the number goes lower than that they will stick out more. Wheel width also factors into how much they stick out which is why the calculators are helpful.

 

[NASSTY]

So just to show how little I know about this stuff. I'm confused now. Most are says +25 or better +35 would push them out a bit? But when I look at the wheel website it shows this...

A negative number pushing it out. What am I missing?

Now you're getting into negative offsets which poke out even further...... minus 12 and minus 25.
You need a positive offset probably +18, +25 or +35.

 

[patc890]

Now you're getting into negative offsets which poke out even further...... minus 12 and minus 25.
You need a positive offset probably +18, +25 or +35.

Ok. I think I'm getting it. It's all relative to the stock offset of +55?

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