Ive been doing alot of research on tire sizes and rim widths and can't seem to find anyone who makes a wider after market rim. I.E. 15x8 or 9. If anyone knows of a good place to call let me know. Where i work we have a commercial account with tire rack so please don't say them. All they have to offer is sizes like 18x8.

Thanks

Originally posted by DSMechanic97
Ive been doing alot of research on tire sizes and rim widths and can't seem to find anyone who makes a wider after market rim. I.E. 15x8 or 9. If anyone knows of a good place to call let me know. Where i work we have a commercial account with tire rack so please don't say them. All they have to offer is sizes like 18x8. Thanks

do searches by size and bolt pattern not by vehicle. be careful because getting wider than 8" will require different offsets to keep from sticking out beyond the edge of the fender and we don't have a bunch of backspace to work with before you'd hit the steering knuckle.

Thanks for the feed back. I didnt know about the limitations for rim width. Does anyone know of a place to get wheels of this size?

Here ya go, don't forget about spacers

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=weld+wheels&N=700+4294923107+4294923105+4294795022+4294793325+115+4294755963&Ntk=KeywordSearch

Thanks just what i was looking for. What does it mean when it askss the backspacing? It also says the bolt pattern is 5x4.5. Is this the correct size for our cars?

Yes, 5x4.5 or in metric 5x114.5, is our bolt pattern.

As for backspacing, you see, those rims are designed for slicks. I beleive that most of the guys here running slicks are using 26x10 Mickey Thompson's. And since that rim/tire combo is soo wide, you'll have to put a spacer between the rim and the hub. You'll also have to get longer studs too if thats what you're planning to do.

Check out the racing section, most of the guys there that are running sub 13 seconds have this type of setup. See what backspacing they used.

Thanks for all of your imput. I do plan on running slicks so the info is helpful.

Chance