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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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I am looking at a set of 18x9 mb motoring. They have 6x135 which is the right bolt pattern, but the offset is +30 and some one told me they wouldn't fit. I wanted to know if they will fit or not?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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They should. That's towards the lower end of what you want, but they should. Do you have a way to test fit them?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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Dont know if this will help u or not. Got a 07 F150 4x4 and just put 18x9 moto metal with a +18 offset with toyo open country AT's 33x12.5 no rubbing issues at all and tires stick out ~1.5 inches.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jalbthomas
Dont know if this will help u or not. Got a 07 F150 4x4 and just put 18x9 moto metal with a +18 offset with toyo open country AT's 33x12.5 no rubbing issues at all and tires stick out ~1.5 inches.
The lower the number the further they will stick out. A +30 should fit without a problem, but it is quite different from +18.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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What size tire you think i could fit with 18x9 with a +30 offset. I have a ncd 2.5 kit on it also. I am thinking
325/60/18. Any other ideas?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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A 325/60/18 is just a touch taller than a 33". If you can fit a 35" tire, which you should with that lift I think...you could go bigger to a 325/65/18 which is just under a 35x13x18. There are a bunch of larger sizes you can work with. 33" to 35" in height, 11" to 13" in width.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jalbthomas
Dont know if this will help u or not. Got a 07 F150 4x4 and just put 18x9 moto metal with a +18 offset with toyo open country AT's 33x12.5 no rubbing issues at all and tires stick out ~1.5 inches.
Your's stick out ~1.5" because you moved up from a 7.5" wide wheel to a 9" wide wheel. The +18 offset is almost equal to the stock backspacing of 5.5".
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by klink82
I am looking at a set of 18x9 mb motoring. They have 6x135 which is the right bolt pattern, but the offset is +30 and some one told me they wouldn't fit. I wanted to know if they will fit or not?
Thanks for the help.
I think you're going to have some rubbing issues with that wheel. A +30 offset is ~ 6.25" of backspacing. That means the wheel is going to tuck under your fender wall about .75" more than stock. Then you're wanting to stick a larger tire on there as well. I would certainly test fit the wheel and tire combo first before purchasing becuase I think you'll find they probably won't work. Try to find a wheel as close to stock backspacing (5.5") as possible and you'll cut down on any potential rubbing issues.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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+30 offset on a 9" wide wheel is about 5.75" backspacing. I don't know the offset of the stock wheel, but if it's close to +18 (and going by that) the backspacing of a stock wheel is only about 4.5"...a little less actually.
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