wheel offset on 8 lug chevy

[dominic]

I'm planning on installing 15"x10" wheels on my 1990 jimmy,it's already 3/4 ton.anybody have an idea on what kind of offset the wheels will need to look good? I want to stay with 15x10 and put 33x12.5 tires

 

[sweetk30]

ever plan on keeping 15" tires/rims and doing dana 60 front later and want no grinding then these are the ticket.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-78-5080R/

but these will fit with 3/4 ton stuff with minor grinding of the caliper and bracket on the front.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-70-5080/

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-75-5080/

 

[dominic]

nice...just what I need...good find sweetk30

 

[76RednecK20]

uploading pics i just took for you of my 15" rims that clear my 3/4 ton, and rumored to clear dana 60... just so you can have an idea of what they will look like. I am not super happy about how the drums show in the back, BUT its MY truck and I dont ever follow it down the road to look at it.

So I am over it... But just so you can see. uploading them now...

 

[76RednecK20]

here you go. dont remember the exact offset. but its pretty extreme.

 

[dominic]

thanks for the pics,thats a bit extreme for me,I don't care if I have to grind the calipers a little.I just have the 10 bolt 3/4 front end,and don't do to much extreme 4 wheeling anymore.From what I researched,the wagon wheels with -32 offset should work.the second link that sweetk30 posted.

 

[dominic]

correct me if I'm wrong,from what I found the more the -?? offset gets closer to zero the more your wheel will be going inside the fender.and the further -?? offset gets away from zero,the more your wheel will be sticking out of the fender.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

correct me if I'm wrong,from what I found the more the -?? offset gets closer to zero the more your wheel will be going inside the fender.and the further -?? offset gets away from zero,the more your wheel will be sticking out of the fender.

Backwards, a smaller offset number means the tire sticks out more and vice versa.