Need Experienced Wheel Offset Opinion’s On A Picture Please.

[RK Racing]

This is only for people that follow recommendations…… but we “”know”” better.

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[RK Racing]

That’s a lot of poke.

Here’s what +15mm looks like with my fender flares removed. The fronts are always a bit deceiving but on the rears, the tread is just about flush with the wheel well. +1mm offset would be about 1/2” more tread but that truck looks like it has more than that.

Like the Milkman suggests, I’m guessing a 1” spacer.

Now your picture makes sense…..

 

[Frenchy]

So I'm not exactly sure what your goals are but I would not recommend having the tires stick out that far what so ever. I myself ran both 32(bottom) and 33(top) inch tire on my 2019 Ranger on the factory Sport wheels with no spacers and the Old Man EMU suspension. Did great and was able to do quite a bit.

If looking for practicality then keep it simple.

 

[OFC Ranger]

If looking for practicality then keep it simple.

Yea what he said...

 

[Frenchy]

Yea what he said...

It's ok, I know you are jealous

 

[OFC Ranger]

It's ok, I know you are jealous

 

[RK Racing]

So I'm not exactly sure what your goals are but I would not recommend having the tires stick out that far what so ever. I myself ran both 32(bottom) and 33(top) inch tire on my 2019 Ranger on the factory Sport wheels with no spacers and the Old Man EMU suspension. Did great and was able to do quite a bit.

If looking for practicality then keep it simple.

Well said…… but I am a Tweaker…. Not the drug kind either.

 

[RK Racing]

I did get my answer that I was searching for and I want to give a serious thank you to everyone!!!!! Thank you guys. Party on!

 

[Wes Siler]

Oh, and don't forget your wheel bearings. This much offset will bring replacement forward to probably once every ~20k miles. And you'll constantly run a risk of catastrophic failure. I'd carry a full set, with grease and tools, at all times.

 

[D Fresh]

Did @Frenchy really just say Jack was jealous of him?

Who would be jealous of a grown man daily driving a 30 year old Nissan?

 

[RangerStranger]

Just so we're clear: you do realize doing this will make your steering so vague the vehicle will no longer drive in a straight line, reduce stability while braking hard, ruin your paint, and throw rocks at everyone else's windshields, right?

I have a -12 offset and my truck drives like a f*cking dream. So I don’t know what you’re talking about. Also yea it’s gonna kick up some dirt and rocks, but it’s a truck my guy not a sports car.

 

[QuickSilver]

Tires, pro comp xtreme mt2 285/70/17,
wheels: pro comp 69 series vintage, flat black, 17x9 -6 offset.

 

[RangerStranger]

I have a -12 offset with 285/70/17. Truck drives great. The offset pictured is definitely either a -12 or a +1 with a spacer.

 

[QuickSilver]

Tires, pro comp xtreme mt2 285/70/17,
wheels: pro comp 69 series vintage, flat black, 17x9 -6 offset.

Remember there are 2 ways to measure this, Backspacing and wheel offset

 

[Wes Siler]

We’ve had a lot of jeeps, so I know all about rocks in the windshields……. The rest that you have mentioned…… I’m listening.

What you're doing is changing the scrub radius. And while taller tires do require a little more track width to keep scrub in spec, going so ridiculously wide pushes you way, way beyond ideal.

I ran zero offset wheels on my first Ranger for a few months, just because they were a gift from a well meaning friend and I didn't want to let him down. Swapping from them to a correct offset noticably sharpened handling and steering response.

Most of us modify our trucks bit by bit, which creates sort of a boiling frog effect. We don't notice the negative effects of our changes as theyre made slowly over time. But, swap out of a truck with a few badly informed mods, back into a stock vehicle, and the difference will be night and day.

The correct offset for 33-34 inch tires (all our power trains can safely push in the absence of gears) is About +35, or one inch.

I achieved that using Faction Fab spacers from Stage 3. The tires are now flush with the arches, steering is sharp, and I don't have to worry about my wheel bearings.

If you're going to use your truck off road, or for long trips (mine's our Baja mobile), then you don't want to introduce points of probable failure to critical components.

Anyways, just trying to be the voice of experience and reason here. If you want to look all pokey, go for it, just do so understanding that you are objectively making your truck worse, and being a bad neighbor to other drivers.

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