[multimaster]

Hi guys
Just wondering what offset to get on 15x8 rims to put on a 95 LWB vitara to do minimal guard bashing. It's gunnu get a 2 inch body and 2 inch suspension lift. I don't mind if they stick out a bit, I'm more than happy to get flares. It'll be used 70% Road, 30% Fun.
Cheers

[atari4x4]

why 15x8's?, personally i'd be getting a 15x7 for a 10.5" wide tyre.

[sideways]

atari4x4 wrote:

why 15x8's?, personally i'd be getting a 15x7 for a 10.5" wide tyre.

+1

My Sunnies are a 15x7 -6 offset. They used to be on Joes SWB vit with 30x9.5s.

$62 each from Tyre Power for the white ones, pretty sure black ones were $80 or something like that.

[multimaster]

atari4x4 wrote:

why 15x8's?, personally i'd be getting a 15x7 for a 10.5" wide tyre.

Oh righto, I thought i read somewhere to put a 10.5 on a 7-9 inch rim with 8.5 preferred.
Either way, what offset would i get on a 7 inch or 8 inch.
Thanks

[atari4x4]

i run a -15 15x7 & have a fair bit of "poke" which does wonders for stability.

[multimaster]

Sorry mate, not really up to date with my jargon. What do you mean by poke?

[atari4x4]

poke = they stick out a fair bit

standard vitara rims are +25 15"x5.5"'s

[multimaster]

Oh righto, Probably shoulda guessed that. I was thinking -13 on the 15x8s. Do you find you get a bit of tyre bulge from the 10.5s on the 7 inch rim? Most of my driving is highway so I don't want to jeopardize my onroad handling too much. I'm gunnu get 75mm flares off ebay so I spose it won't really matter too much if they stick out up to 2-3 inches.

[atari4x4]

i'd be looking at a 15x7 with an offset around -12 to -15 if you want something to counter act the lift as there is no need for a 15x8 on a 10.5" tyre & if you were stepping upto a 15x8 you'd need something like -22 or greater to get the same sort of wheel track increase.

i really doubt you'd notice the difference with road holding, but where the 15x8's will come unstuck compared to a 15x7 would be when you're aired down as there will be less pressure on the beads & the chances or rolling a rim off the tyre could be greater.

[SierraDan]

atari4x4 wrote:

where the 15x8's will come unstuck compared to a 15x7 would be when you're aired down as there will be less pressure on the beads & the chances or rolling a rim off the tyre could be greater.

I agree with everything except this. I found the 15x7 to be just as bad as 15x8.

[atari4x4]

out of interest, were they new fresh tyres or had they been stripped & mounted a few times?

[multimaster]

Fresh tyres, what difference would it make?

[atari4x4]

the beads get stretch mounting & unmounting tyres

[SierraDan]

atari4x4 wrote:

out of interest, were they new fresh tyres or had they been stripped & mounted a few times?

By the condition when i got them, i would assume they were mounted to those rims only. Then recently changed to the 8"

[SierraDan]

Actually no. Josh had the rims seperate when he painted them the yuk colour haha

[got_bar_work]

15X7 10p will be the best fit for least amout of cutting but the -13 will allow more stability