I come from a lowered suspension car community.. and now I have my 2007 Jeep Jk.. and the Jeep community is so so much more friendly and full of more in-depth information on builds.. love it..
Thank you for this Explanation - I was confused by Offset vs backspace as I am shopping for Wheels and I need a 4.5" Backspace which I have seen with a -6 and -12 offset so I confused as to how they can have different offsets but the same backspace. This was me thinking offset and backspacing was the same thing. Great Video and thank you again.
Adjustable control arms are a good idea when you go higher than a 3” lift.you can fix your pinion angles and also move your differentials back to center of your wheel wells.
One other very important thing to consider as well - is how difficult it will be for your local tire/service center technician to rotate and re-balance your oversized tire/rim monstrosities. Especially if you have recessed lug nuts that are spline-drive, along with screw-on center caps that have those tiny little hex screws holding them on. If you have very wide rims / tires, ask that the technician perform a 'centering check' on each wheel before balancing. Ask if they use a *plastic* Wheel Balancer Adhesive Weight Scraper / Stick On Tape Weight Remover Tool to prevent damage to your painted rims. Do *NOT* let them gun the lug nuts on aggressively with an air impact gun and then slam the torque wrench down on each and every lugnut! A lug nut should be gunned-on lightly... the wheel let down until it just touches the floor enough to keep the tire/rim from slipping and then each lug nut torqued slowly. If the torque wrench 'clicks' with no lug nut movement, then the lug nut was gunned-on too tight to begin with. Know your vehicles torque specs and ask (in advance) for your wheel lug nuts to be re-installed BY HAND with a (manual) 'speed' wrench. Have your custom wheel lock or spline drive socket in clear sight and always know exactly where they are in the event that YOU have to remove a tire in the event of a flat out on the road or the trail. And please - be a decent human being by ensuring that your wheels / tires are not caked and/or packed with dried mud before going in to have them rotated and re-balanced. And don't saturate filthy tires with silicone tire dressing - as it gets all over the technicians pants as they struggle to lift 100+ pound assemblies on the balance machine. All of these things mentioned will require extra time / effort / expertise to perform properly. Instill the positive mindset in your local tire / service center's personnel beforehand that YOUR rig requires that extra time/effort/expertise and that your not just another of the thousands of clueless schmucks who rolls through their shop every month.
Tell me you didn’t know that they are all under the same umbrella… CustomOffsets, Fitment Industries, TrailBuilt all sleeping together in the same bed.
I was looking for some beadlocks and I found your website. Are the rims for a Silverado ZR2 the same as a Silverado 1500 LTD? That’s cool you have a RUclips channel. What’s the best way to contact you?
So if my 20" oem wheel on my '15 jeep grand cherokee is stamped with ET55 and I want a 18" inch wheel with maybe an inch extended past the fender and 25mm equates to about an inch I should look for a wheel that is about +20 offset? Because I am working my way down to 0 from that 55, right?
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I come from a lowered suspension car community.. and now I have my 2007 Jeep Jk.. and the Jeep community is so so much more friendly and full of more in-depth information on builds.. love it..
Yeah, I did the same and can agree the Jeep community is much more welcoming 😂
Haha same!
Thank you for this Explanation - I was confused by Offset vs backspace as I am shopping for Wheels and I need a 4.5" Backspace which I have seen with a -6 and -12 offset so I confused as to how they can have different offsets but the same backspace. This was me thinking offset and backspacing was the same thing. Great Video and thank you again.
Adjustable control arms are a good idea when you go higher than a 3” lift.you can fix your pinion angles and also move your differentials back to center of your wheel wells.
Excellent point!
One other very important thing to consider as well - is how difficult it will be for your local tire/service center technician to rotate and re-balance your oversized tire/rim monstrosities. Especially if you have recessed lug nuts that are spline-drive, along with screw-on center caps that have those tiny little hex screws holding them on.
If you have very wide rims / tires, ask that the technician perform a 'centering check' on each wheel before balancing.
Ask if they use a *plastic* Wheel Balancer Adhesive Weight Scraper / Stick On Tape Weight Remover Tool to prevent damage to your painted rims.
Do *NOT* let them gun the lug nuts on aggressively with an air impact gun and then slam the torque wrench down on each and every lugnut! A lug nut should be gunned-on lightly... the wheel let down until it just touches the floor enough to keep the tire/rim from slipping and then each lug nut torqued slowly.
If the torque wrench 'clicks' with no lug nut movement, then the lug nut was gunned-on too tight to begin with. Know your vehicles torque specs and ask (in advance) for your wheel lug nuts to be re-installed BY HAND with a (manual) 'speed' wrench.
Have your custom wheel lock or spline drive socket in clear sight and always know exactly where they are in the event that YOU have to remove a tire in the event of a flat out on the road or the trail.
And please - be a decent human being by ensuring that your wheels / tires are not caked and/or packed with dried mud before going in to have them rotated and re-balanced. And don't saturate filthy tires with silicone tire dressing - as it gets all over the technicians pants as they struggle to lift 100+ pound assemblies on the balance machine.
All of these things mentioned will require extra time / effort / expertise to perform properly. Instill the positive mindset in your local tire / service center's personnel beforehand that YOUR rig requires that extra time/effort/expertise and that your not just another of the thousands of clueless schmucks who rolls through their shop every month.
Love this reply and the info! Thank you for taking the time to explain this!
2008 JKU X: 3/4" Spidertrax wheel spacers and 1" Terraflex leveling kit to clear 33s mounted on 2008 factory Rubicon wheels.
Can’t believe I made it into the video 😁😁 @11:11
ha that's awesome! Nice Jeep! 😎✌
backspacing will be affected by the wheel width jj. However offset is not affected by width
The custom offsets comment killed me lol I've bought from them before too.
Tell me you didn’t know that they are all under the same umbrella…
CustomOffsets, Fitment Industries, TrailBuilt all sleeping together in the same bed.
What kind of tires does the Jeep have at 5:40 minutes? The ones with no sidewall profile. They look great!
XJ next!
Haha it's coming soon! I have some unexpected issues with it that I have to deal with! lol I'll explain what happened in the next XJ build video!
I was looking for some beadlocks and I found your website. Are the rims for a Silverado ZR2 the same as a Silverado 1500 LTD?
That’s cool you have a RUclips channel. What’s the best way to contact you?
Hi amigo .l can put 39 13.5 ,17 wiht 4.88 ratio my jk 4.5 lit kit ...thansk.
So if my 20" oem wheel on my '15 jeep grand cherokee is stamped with ET55 and I want a 18" inch wheel with maybe an inch extended past the fender and 25mm equates to about an inch I should look for a wheel that is about +20 offset? Because I am working my way down to 0 from that 55, right?
Smartguy"!!! Lol
This is one of those comments where I can't tell if you're being sincere and this is a compliment or it's sarcasm?! lol
backspace = wheelwidth/2 + offset/25.4.
Sounds like model railroading is easier... lmao...
And probably a lot more relaxing too!!
Their graphic artist knows nothing about cars, these diagrams ..smh