wider wheel base

[cdj588]

I was to make my wheel base a little wider i guess kinda liekw aht people do with jeeps. how do i do this with stock rims and im guesing stock goodwrench all terrains.

and im not talking wider as in ghetto lookin on tens and the whole wheel like a foot outside the car. i just want the tire to be outside of the fender flare about an inch.

 

[newmarketEOD]

FYI its track width, wheelbase is the difference between front and rear tires.

New wheels with a wider offset or wheel spacers maybe.
Why, if i may ask? It is going to look sort of funny from the front and rear.
The farther out your wheel hangs the harder it is on wheel bearings.

 

[cdj588]

i just want a more aggressive look. i was thinking about getting the 5/16 inch spacers off of JCWhitney.

do you think i would need longer studs or anything?

 

[newmarketEOD]

i wouldnt recomend the type of spacer that just pushes the wheel out like a washer on the same studs. The best way is to buy a real wheel spacer, that you bolt to the wheel with using the axle studs, then has its own studs built in that you attatch to the wheels.

You are looking at like a 1 inch minimum with them though.

 

[cdj588]

where would i get those at?

 

[newmarketEOD]

http://www.adaptitusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=33

1.3 "

 

[cdj588]

how far out would it push my wheels? i really only want like 5 -6 inch max and less is fine. would i eed to get longer studs?

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

you want your wheels to stick out 5-6" past the fender??? buy wider rims... and go ahead and buy new bearings since sticking them out that far is going to be HARD on them...


my 10" rims stick out about 2" past my factory flares.

 

[cdj588]

ok then lets say i want about half of the tire outside the fender flare. would that be hard on the bearing

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

ok then lets say i want about half of the tire outside the fender flare. would that be hard on the bearing

yes.

 

[cdj588]

well how far out would not be to hard on the bearing?

 

[sasquatch094]

What the hell do you want this to look like? a freaking monster truck with small tires?? if u want an aggresive look, go out and buy some rims like Procomp and some other ppl. dont ***** your way through this.. thatll look stupid if your putting half the tire outside the fender and having stock rims.. Buy some new 10" + rims and then come back..

 

[bsamoul]

Honestly, with all the problems this could cause to you car, I wouldn't think it'd be worth it. Just stick with what you have. I think it looks nice.

 

[cdj588]

im lookin for the look you have bsamoul.

 

[bsamoul]

do you have pics of your ride?

 

[cdj588]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/cmarmon/IMG_029589.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/cmarmon/IMG_029689.jpg

thses r links to rear and front pic of my truck with lines indicating kinda where i want the outside of my wheel to be.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

buy 10" wide rims and some aggressive tires. or really wide street tires.

sticking your rims out that far will end up giving your truck's wheels this appearance from the front and back / \ after awhile.

if your dead set on spacers then go for it. just know that your going to regret it when you have to drop a load on new wheel bearings. its also goin gto put a hell of an extra load on your steering system. and once those bearing start going your tires aren't going to wear correctly either.