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Originally Posted by hgill
Thanks. The wheels are actually the black ones from my original options i had posted with a optional Rash Ring added on (it alters the look a bit).
Yeah I was on the fence about offset and sizes as well. Initially thought of doing -38 offset, but that was going to require a lot of trimming and the poke was just going to be a bit much for me.
The other thing to consider is that I also increased the wheel width from my 8.5" to 9". That 0.5" difference plus the -12 offset equaled to a almost flush look with a tiny bit of poke. Depending on which wheel size you go with, you can play around with the offsets.
Another think to consider is which tires to go with. We had my set of 4 BFGoodrich 285/70/17 stacked next to a set of 4 Wildpeaks of the same size. The Wildpeaks were slightly wider even thought they are actually the same size tire.
All in all I am very happy with the look. I wish I had done it earlier.
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My bad...I can see that now when looking back over them. I like the ring. It has that beefy, rock crawling look.
And you're right, the extra .25" width adds to the profile and squares up the tire wall too. Another reason I wanted a 9" wheel either way.
As for the -38mm trimming, I may be somewhat in denial as to what exactly will clear but I'm hoping my new LCAs (Superpro Offset) will allow me to get max caster and mainly trim the front. My cam bolts are seized now so my Caster is stuck fairly low as-is, causing a lot of rub with even my -6mm wheels on the BM and fender panel.
I've been running the Wildpeaks since 2016 and they do seem to run larger than others. They're now dry rotting now so I'll be getting a new set of tires soon. I'll have to take that into consideration as well for trimming.
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