18" and 20" wheel question

1050 views
15 replies
6 following
K
18" and 20" wheel question
TheShibbster avatar
TheShibbster
+1y
Alright my truck has a 2.5" drop in the front and a 3" drop in the back. Now I might go lower in the back to 5" or so by pullin the two center leafs. But I want to get a nice set of wheels but no one around here can help me out. I need to ask u guys, with that drop in mind how wide can I go for wheels that won't rub tooooo much and what offset am I going to have to get, keep in mind im still leaving it 6bolt. I'm looking for 18's and 20's....with out having to change lug pattern are there wheels out there I can get? Enkei's RT6 wheel looks pretty nice and I've seen a set of 17x8 on a mazda and i'm not sure if the 20x9 wheel will fit without rubbing,and it has a 12mm offset the 17's are 0. Any help would be awesome, Thanks!
impulse avatar
impulse
+1y
12 mm offset aint gonna work.

i've got 18x7's on the way with a +39 offset
rovert avatar
rovert
+1y
Just put some 15x10's with no offset on there like the old days, sittin' fat.
TheShibbster avatar
TheShibbster
+1y
So If i wanted to fit a set of 20's on i would most likely want a 40mm offset?
TheShibbster avatar
TheShibbster
+1y
Edited: 5/31/2006 2:00:43 PM by TheShibbster

Or better yet what do I even need for an offset to put any aftermarket wheel on? If an escalade wheel fits fine what is hte offset on a escalade wheel?
droppedmitsu avatar
droppedmitsu
+1y
Escalade and Denali wheels have a +31mm offset
dssur avatar
dssur
+1y
Originally posted by dropped87mitsu



Escalade and Denali wheels have a +31mm offset

they are +37 7.5 inches wide according to the hollander exchange.

See the other post for an explaination of offsets and backspaces and what you need for 2wd and 4wd sheetmetal.

ahab avatar
ahab
+1y
If you look at the back of any wheel besides a billet wheel it will say ET:#
The # stands for your offset.
droppedmitsu avatar
droppedmitsu
+1y
no, they are +31. I have denalis and it is marked on the back of the rims
dssur avatar
dssur
+1y
ok then, the 17" escalades are +37, because thats what I looked up.