Went wheel shopping today and came up empty. Any suggestions?

[Dr. Zaius]

I have the Fuel Shok in bronze on my White Ranger with a +20 offset.

Here is a pic of the wheel and a pic of the "Poke" with 265/70/17 tires.

The +20 offset lines up great with the edge of the fender.

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[TxOTRRanger]

I have the Fuel Shok in bronze on my White Ranger with a +20 offset.

Here is a pic of the wheel and a pic of the "Poke" with 265/70/17 tires.

The +20 offset lines up great with the edge of the fender.

Thank you for the information and the pictures from the front and side of your truck really gives me a good idea of what the wheels will look like on my truck. If the cards will fall into place, I'm go with the Fuel Shok in bronze like yours with a 1 inch taller tire than the stock size that are on it at the current time. Thank you!

 

[Msfitoy]

Shok +20 with 1" spacers...

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Both Sid and Dennis have great setups and you can see how Sid’s 1” spacers work perfectly to get his tires out closer to the edge of his Air Design fender flares.

+20mm offset or slightly higher is a good target to shoot for. I went with +15mm and when my fender flares are off, there’s enough poke that my paint suffers.

 

[Egg69]

I love the look of my bronze Methods

 

[pickettf3nce]

For reference, here's a 17x8.5 +10mm wrapped in 265/70r17
American Outlaw LoneStars - Look half decent, but they're heavy as shit for a 17" wheel.

Checkout Custom Offsets if you're exploring wheel/tire combinations.
Their gallery has a variety of customer-uploaded pictures with different wheel and tire setups, and you can filter the shop by size, color, offset, etc.

I bought a set of wheels and tires for my Q50 from their sister website/company Fitment Industries a couple years back and had a great experience with them. They also have sales reps who will reach out with any fitment concerns.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Both Sid and Dennis have great setups and you can see how Sid’s 1” spacers work perfectly to get his tires out closer to the edge of his Air Design fender flares.

+20mm offset or slightly higher is a good target to shoot for. I went with +15mm and when my fender flares are off, there’s enough poke that my paint suffers.

Sid,Dennis and Duke. Thank you guys for the information, images of your trucks and most importantly your help.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

I had a thought on the way home Saturday after that ended in a fail, as they say on ROADKILL. This is first time in over two decades that I wanted to put aftermarket wheels on my truck. The last truck I had with aftermarket wheels was a 2004 Ranger EDGE 4x4 Supercab in blue with 15x10 Centerline Hellcats with 31x10.50R15 highway tires. To be continued

 

[YouStayClassy]

Good luck and keep us posted! I went a different direction, it took me 3 months of research and choices, I also went with Discount Tire, and I hit a snag because I didn’t have a leveling kit and went with +20 offset Fuel Flux wheels. The overall diameter was almost identical to stock but the offset caused the tires to rub when I turned to lock. I like that you’re trying to keep it pretty much stock geometry.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Good luck and keep us posted! I went a different direction, it took me 3 months of research and choices, I also went with Discount Tire, and I hit a snag because I didn’t have a leveling kit and went with +20 offset Fuel Flux wheels. The overall diameter was almost identical to stock but the offset caused the tires to rub when I turned to lock. I like that you’re trying to keep it pretty much stock geometry.

Thank you, like I said in most of my earlier posts this little rig makes a 100 mile a day round trip to and from work. It's got to still be highway friendly, but I still want style to go with it. OTR Raptor, Ford should give that a thought, but instead I'm going make my own.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Take 2: I went to Discount Tire this afternoon after work and ordered a set of bronze 17x9 Fuel Shok wheels with the+20 offset. The salesperson said that they should be in Monday or Tuesday.
To be continued.....

 

[YouStayClassy]

Take 2: I went to Discount Tire this afternoon after work and ordered a set of bronze 17x9 Fuel Shok wheels with the+20 offset. The salesperson said that they should be in Monday or Tuesday.
To be continued.....

Do yourself a favor - make sure they order you a set of hub rings for them. I bought a set of Fuel Flux, and I’ve been dealing with vibration issues. After my 4th visit, the manager realized they were not installed with the wheels. They are not required but good insurance to prevent potential vibration issues with your long commutes.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Do yourself a favor - make sure they order you a set of hub rings for them. I bought a set of Fuel Flux, and I’ve been dealing with vibration issues. After my 4th visit, the manager realized they were not installed with the wheels. They are not required but good insurance to prevent potential vibration issues with your long commutes.

This.

The centering rings are only around $20 for the set and they can be plastic or aluminum.

They don't support any weight, all they do is center the wheel while tightening the lug nuts.

The lug nuts support the vehicle weight.

I had a weird shimmy that would sometimes show up at highway speeds, but not always.

Installing a set of centering rings resolved it.

 

[pickettf3nce]

Seconding what Dennis and Casey stated.
Also, spend the $5 extra and get the aluminum rings not the plastic.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Thank you guys for the information. I'll remember to bring that up to them. Right now I'm curious to see how this dirty little is going to look with the new wheels. Also thank you everyone for your help and support in going through with this adventure.

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