Leveling Kit and Wheels - Opinions??
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Offsets were always confusing to me but it finally made sense when I thought of it in relation to how deep the mounting surface of the wheel is in comparison to the outside wheel lip. A very flat, shallow wheel is a positive number where a very deep bowl-like wheel design is negative. Positive for shallow, negative for a deep bowl therefore moving the tire more to the outside of the vehicle. Positive = IN, Negative = OUT. The following is from Tire Rack:
The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types (measured in millimeters).*
"The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel."
Zero Offset
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive
The hub mounting surface is located in the front half of the wheel closer to the wheel face. This tucks the entire wheel in toward the brakes and vehicle suspension. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front-wheel drive cars and newer rear-wheel drive cars.
Negative
The hub mounting surface is located in the back half of the wheel closer to the back lip flange. This moves the wheel out away from the vehicle brakes and suspension. "Deep dish" wheels and wheels for lifted trucks are typically a negative offset.
If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. Often, when changing the width of the wheel, the offset will also need to change to maintain proper clearances inside the wheel well. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly. We test fit thousands of different vehicle and wheel size combinations to confirm which ones work correctly. Our extensive database allows our sales staff to offer you the perfect fit for your vehicle.
The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types (measured in millimeters).*
"The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel."
Zero Offset
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
Positive
The hub mounting surface is located in the front half of the wheel closer to the wheel face. This tucks the entire wheel in toward the brakes and vehicle suspension. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front-wheel drive cars and newer rear-wheel drive cars.
Negative
The hub mounting surface is located in the back half of the wheel closer to the back lip flange. This moves the wheel out away from the vehicle brakes and suspension. "Deep dish" wheels and wheels for lifted trucks are typically a negative offset.
If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. Often, when changing the width of the wheel, the offset will also need to change to maintain proper clearances inside the wheel well. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly. We test fit thousands of different vehicle and wheel size combinations to confirm which ones work correctly. Our extensive database allows our sales staff to offer you the perfect fit for your vehicle.
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If you want to see more wheel packages, you could also check out the 2017 6.7 fb group.
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My only issue with the Hostiles are that on a 20x10 the lip isn't very deep, I think 3.5" where the lip on all the Fuel 2pc wheels pictured and the SOTA wheels are 4.5"+ even though they all have a 4.75" backspace / -19mm offset
#27
Well do like me and take your wheels and tires from your previous truck. I liked the BMF Novakanes it looked like you had on your other truck. What happened did SOTA buy BMF out?
#28
From what I read BMF got sued for copying some other company's name even though it wasn't even a related field so they changed the name to SOTA to avoid any further litigation. Previously S.O.T.A was one of their wheel styles which I think they still have but have renamed that as well.
#29
I traded that truck in over a year ago, with the wheels on it. I don't want to get the exact same wheels over again. Plus the kid that has the truck now lives less than 10 miles away and don't want to have matching wheels.
From what I read BMF got sued for copying some other company's name even though it wasn't even a related field so they changed the name to SOTA to avoid any further litigation. Previously S.O.T.A was one of their wheel styles which I think they still have but have renamed that as well.
From what I read BMF got sued for copying some other company's name even though it wasn't even a related field so they changed the name to SOTA to avoid any further litigation. Previously S.O.T.A was one of their wheel styles which I think they still have but have renamed that as well.
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