[BUZOOKA]

hey guys and gals (and stekky)


ok tax time is here and was looking at upgrading my rims got 15x7s at the moment but the offset seems to minimal and seems like its gonna eat my inner guards .. was wondering wat offset people r running on 15x7 and x8s as im thinking about going the wider rim

cheers luke

.p.s my 31s on the rear bearly even stick out of my guards (just to give u an idea of offset)

[chris_mac]

i have 15x8 -13mm offset, waiting for 15x8 -50mm offset, we'll see how they go. You can get 15x7 with -38mm offset from states

[Bucket]

Just have a real good think about it first mate.

While big, negative offset rims usually look the goods, sometimes there not all that practical. I'm not going to dump mine, but I wish I had gone with something that sat closer or even inside the guard.

If your tyre fits nicely on your x7s and you could fix your inner guard problem with a meeting between you and Mr. Hammer, I wouldn't bother with a bigger offset. It'll give you money to spend on some other mods that will better your car.

[alex]

i have 15x7 -15. i run 31/10.5 15 silverstone extreems

[atari4x4]

Bucket wrote:

Just have a real good think about it first mate.

While big, negative offset rims usually look the goods, sometimes there not all that practical. I'm not going to dump mine, but I wish I had gone with something that sat closer or even inside the guard.

If your tyre fits nicely on your x7s and you could fix your inner guard problem with a meeting between you and Mr. Hammer, I wouldn't bother with a bigger offset. It'll give you money to spend on some other mods that will better your car.

i'm pretty sure i tried to steer you away from the big offset's... nothing like a bit of trial & error.

[Bucket]

atari4x4 wrote:

Bucket wrote:

Just have a real good think about it first mate.

While big, negative offset rims usually look the goods, sometimes there not all that practical. I'm not going to dump mine, but I wish I had gone with something that sat closer or even inside the guard.

If your tyre fits nicely on your x7s and you could fix your inner guard problem with a meeting between you and Mr. Hammer, I wouldn't bother with a bigger offset. It'll give you money to spend on some other mods that will better your car.

i'm pretty sure i tried to steer you away from the big offset's... nothing like a bit of trial & error.

Yes mum.

I know you helped, i'm just trying to pass on a lesson learned.
Would've been fine if I was staying down here in Portland, no so practical in the city.

[BUZOOKA]

im not looking at stupidly wide but wat i have now its just gonan chew my tyres out on spring perches and guards ..as its gonna hit right on the inside of the guard so the its chewing at the actual body

[steak_knife]

BUZOOKA wrote:

im not looking at stupidly wide but wat i have now its just gonan chew my tyres out on spring perches and guards ..as its gonna hit right on the inside of the guard so the its chewing at the actual body

15x7 at -15, that's all you need.

[BUZOOKA]

and how can i tell wat offset the rims that i have r now short of taking them to a tyre place ?

[bulldoggy]

steknig wrote:

BUZOOKA wrote:

im not looking at stupidly wide but wat i have now its just gonan chew my tyres out on spring perches and guards ..as its gonna hit right on the inside of the guard so the its chewing at the actual body

15x7 at -15, that's all you need.

Is that all thats needed for a 89 tintop WT to fit 31x10.5 without killing the tyes on the springs? I'm in the same boat just wanna get the right rims for the 10.5s without chewing them on the spring
Was told the 15x8 with -37 was the way gets bloody confusing

[stockman]

-23

[BUZOOKA]

mines a narrow track so it may be different for u im not overly sure

[steak_knife]

stockman wrote:

-23

Can you get that in 7's??

[steak_knife]

bulldoggy wrote:

steknig wrote:

BUZOOKA wrote:

im not looking at stupidly wide but wat i have now its just gonan chew my tyres out on spring perches and guards ..as its gonna hit right on the inside of the guard so the its chewing at the actual body

15x7 at -15, that's all you need.

Is that all thats needed for a 89 tintop WT to fit 31x10.5 without killing the tyes on the springs? I'm in the same boat just wanna get the right rims for the 10.5s without chewing them on the spring
Was told the 15x8 with -37 was the way gets bloody confusing

Thay will be fine for not hitting the spring, but WILL munch the tyre's on the body.

[BUZOOKA]

i want something taht is gonna look good (not to wide ) clear enoughto miss the springs and not shew my body out .. so ill see a tyre place on monday about wat offset my rims actually r and if they arnt wat u said stekky ill see about them and a price

[steak_knife]

Do you have a pic of what you have ?????

[stockman]

steknig wrote:

stockman wrote:

-23

Can you get that in 7's??

No. In 8's only I think.

[bulldoggy]

steknig wrote:

bulldoggy wrote:

steknig wrote:

BUZOOKA wrote:

im not looking at stupidly wide but wat i have now its just gonan chew my tyres out on spring perches and guards ..as its gonna hit right on the inside of the guard so the its chewing at the actual body

15x7 at -15, that's all you need.

Is that all thats needed for a 89 tintop WT to fit 31x10.5 without killing the tyes on the springs? I'm in the same boat just wanna get the right rims for the 10.5s without chewing them on the spring
Was told the 15x8 with -37 was the way gets bloody confusing

Thay will be fine for not hitting the spring, but WILL munch the tyre's on the body.

So what rim combo do ya recomend for the Body/spring compromise, or will i be cutting the guards?

[BUZOOKA]

steknig wrote:

Do you have a pic of what you have ?????

i can get some pics tomorrow for ya i think the rims might be close to 0 offset if

[steak_knife]

bulldoggy wrote:

So what rim combo do ya recomend for the Body/spring compromise, or will i be cutting the guards?

15x7 at -15
You will need to massage the guard's on the firewall, there is a seam that stick's out, just hammer that flat on the vertical & down on the horizontal..
& fold the wheel arch back a lil to..

[steak_knife]

BUZOOKA wrote:

steknig wrote:

Do you have a pic of what you have ?????

i can get some pics tomorrow for ya i think the rims might be close to 0 offset if

0?? are thay off a coily???

Or a lada??

Pic's would be nice mate..

[BUZOOKA]

brought them off a wt sierra

[sierra_666]

how do you measure offset?

[stockman]

http://www.nice-wheels.co.uk/pcdandoffset.html

[BUZOOKA]

i think u measure from the outer lip 2 the center in mms

[bulldoggy]

steknig wrote:

bulldoggy wrote:

So what rim combo do ya recomend for the Body/spring compromise, or will i be cutting the guards?

15x7 at -15
You will need to massage the guard's on the firewall, there is a seam that stick's out, just hammer that flat on the vertical & down on the horizontal..
& fold the wheel arch back a lil to..

cool thanks might be able to do a full lock again with bigger wider tyres

[BUZOOKA]

best pics i can find steve ..not as deep as they look tho also isnt on the car properly just sitting under guard

[sierra_666]

thanks but that link still confused me thanks anyways

[Red89]

sierra_666 wrote:

thanks but that link still confused me thanks anyways

Say you have a 7 inch wide rim, the centre line of that rim is 3.5 inch from the inner edge. Take the measurement from the inner edge of the rim to the mounting surface, if this measurement is less then the centre line then it has negative offset if it is more then you have positive offset.

[sierra_666]

awesome thanks that clears it up