Pic Request: Bilstein leveling with THESE factory wheels

[AustinB]

I just did a vin lookup on mine, I had the same wheels... They are in fact 20x8.


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[AustinB]

You can double check yours...

Click on "your vehicle" then "equipment listing"
http://m.chrysler.com/en/mobile/webselfservice/index.html?ref=/webselfservice/chrysler/
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[chipmaker]

Really digging the Mastercraft's, good look and an even better price. Just have to find someone who sells them in Alaska.

Got mine on the internet. I'm sure they would be way better if they were in the 17" size. But the '90s budget look is not for me.

 

[Csanders1992]

Those tires will be fine on a 8" wide wheel. People run 12.5s on even narrower wheels and never have issues


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[AustinB]

Those tires will be fine on a 8" wide wheel. People run 12.5s on even narrower wheels and never have issues


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That would be a brave move.


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[jgruberman]

Yeah running them on a really thin wheel seems asking for trouble....

 

[jgruberman]

Well I also just ordered some 1" spacers for the rear after seeing another post on the Bilstein pic thread. I'm thinking now of doing 2.8 in the front and 1" spacer in the rear with 35's.

It was going to be 2.1" with no spacer, but I figure as long as I can get a good sized tire, I won't have that tiny tire with a huge gap between it and the fender look...

 

[AustinB]

Well I also just ordered some 1" spacers for the rear after seeing another post on the Bilstein pic thread. I'm thinking now of doing 2.8 in the front and 1" spacer in the rear with 35's.

It was going to be 2.1" with no spacer, but I figure as long as I can get a good sized tire, I won't have that tiny tire with a huge gap between it and the fender look...

Best decision so far! Now the tires....


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[jgruberman]

Best decision so far! Now the tires....

I'm either going to use the factory wheels with 35s or maybe go a little cheaper on the wheels... not positive about that yet. Since you seem to be very knowledgeable Austin, I'm open to advice.

I asked the shop when I called and ordered the Daystar spacers, he said with the 2.8 in the front and 1 in the back, that I would be able to get some wheels anywhere between +20 and 0 and still have no fitment issues. The guy seemed pretty informative.

Side note: I called 4WheelParts and asked for spacers and he said they didn't make any for the EcoDiesel and I said that the springs were the same and he said no, they didn't have anything for me. They also said "Dodge Ram"... Pet peeve when people say Dodge uninformed of the change to Ram.

 

[AustinB]

I don't know if you've noticed or not. But I boycotted 4wheelparts over dumb **** like that, and their ripoff pricing.
I'm no expert but I've just done tons of tons of learning and researching on this.. Because I was in the same boat not too long ago.
For one, offset means nothing if you don't have the rim width. That's what its based on.
With a 20x9.. It's safe to say that anywhere from 20mm to -24mm can fit, but "could" rub. Soooo many different opinions on if they will rub or not. And no one can tell you for a fact that they won't. Easy fixes though.
Depends on the look you're going for (how far you want your wheels to stick out)


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[jgruberman]

I don't know if you've noticed or not. But I boycotted 4wheelparts over dumb **** like that, and their ripoff pricing.
I'm no expert but I've just done tons of tons of learning and researching on this.. Because I was in the same boat not too long ago.
For one, offset means nothing if you don't have the rim width. That's what its based on.
With a 20x9.. It's safe to say that anywhere from 20mm to -24mm can fit, but "could" rub. Soooo many different opinions on if they will rub or not. And no one can tell you for a fact that they won't. Easy fixes though.
Depends on the look you're going for (how far you want your wheels to stick out)


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The only time I'll go to them is when they are the same price as Amazon Prime, in my case the Bilstein 5100s. Despite the guy specifically documenting on the invoice "RECOMMEND TO CU THESE WILL NOT FIT" after I read the model number direct from your post to them.

As far as the look, probably something along these lines.... not sticking much further out than the fender, but DEFINITELY not further in than the fender...

 

[AustinB]

I personally feel that a 20x9 with 0mm or a 20x10 with -24 is the best way to go and best chance of fitting a 35x12.50.
That picture looks like a 20x9 with -24mm would, to me.


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[AustinB]

Here's mine with a 20x9 0mm 35x12.50

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[jgruberman]

I personally feel that a 20x9 with 0mm or a 20x10 with -24 is the best way to go and best chance of fitting a 35x12.50.
That picture looks like a 20x9 with -24mm would, to me.


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20x10 with -24 will stick out(an inch?) further than a 20x9 with -24?

 

[jgruberman]

Here's mine with a 20x9 0mm 35x12.50

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I do like that... it's not sticking out unnecessarily far but definitely has a nice aggressive stance to it.

 

[AustinB]

20x10 with -24 will stick out(an inch?) further than a 20x9 with -24?

No, it will stick out about an inch further than a 20x9 -12mm


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[jgruberman]

No, it will stick out about an inch further than a 20x9 -12mm


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Got it. Offsets confuse the crap out of me, never had a good solid explanation of them. However, I do like the look of yours so I might use that as a baseline. You have 2.8" in the front(I remember from the pic thread)... do you have any rubbing?

 

[AustinB]

Yes. At full lock in reverse. These are nitto trail grapplers, very aggressive sidewall. I could fix it in 30 seconds with a heat gun.. But I'm not worried about it. I have a 6" lift waiting to be put on.


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[AustinB]

They rub on the loose hanging plastic behind the wheel.


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[jgruberman]

Yes. At full lock in reverse. These are nitto trail grapplers, very aggressive sidewall. I could fix it in 30 seconds with a heat gun.. But I'm not worried about it. I have a 6" lift waiting to be put on.


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Okay, that's not bad at all. I may use your wheels as a baseline for my next set. Makes me feel like those -44's the guy has in the other thread is going to be WAY too far out than I would like. So with a heatgun on the fenders, you can mold it to add some clearance?