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my truck is a 2004 titled (2003 body style f150). Currently it is sitting on the OEM 16" wheels. The tires I have onit now are 245/75/16's. I am getting some good tax money back and investing in some new rims as 2 outta my 4 rims wont even balance out with tire weights. I am looking at a few options: http://tinyurl.com/k7ohcx6
Which of these looks the best, and how would they fit compared to my OEM rims (backspacing/offset? I have looked at a few pages but I am still not really getting it.
As far as looks, those American Outlaw Buckshot look nice. If I remember right, the stock wheels are 16x7, so these wheels will be an inch wider. These wheels I believe will keep your tires decently behind the fenders, but further out than you have them currently if that makes sense. The stock offset is 14mm I believe, and the buckshots are -6mm. The backspacing on the stock ones are 4.5", and the buckshots are 4.25".
As far as the offset goes, that is determined by how the back of the mounting pad (part that you bolt on to your truck) is lined up with the center of the wheel. The more negative offset you have, the more the wheels will poke out, the more possessive offset you have, the more it will push the wheels in. Since the buckshots are a -6mm offset, the back of the mounting plate sits 6mm behind the center of the wheel.
Backspace is a double check of the offset of you will. The backspace is the measurement from the back of the mounting pad to the very back of the rim. The easy way to measure this is to put the wheel face down, put a straight edge on the top, and measure from the mounting plate to the bottom of the straight edge.
02-03-2015, 05:46 PM
Rim Help, I just don't get it...
