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Mazda Lowering Static \ will these tuck???will these tuck???
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meesh
+1y
hmmm well i never thought about having too much of an offset, i'm getting a toyota rear axle and getting my hubs redrilled.
meesh
+1y
i've been looking since january for wheels, haven't made any progress since then, all the body work is done, shaved everything with suicide doors is all that's done. been sitting on jackstands since then.
i got slam specialty bags & my 4 link, plan on doing bag over axle, & i have most of my stereo stuff bought as well, just collecting dust until i get these damn wheels cause i can't make up my mind.
i got slam specialty bags & my 4 link, plan on doing bag over axle, & i have most of my stereo stuff bought as well, just collecting dust until i get these damn wheels cause i can't make up my mind.
meesh
+1y
those 18" ADR VICTORY RIMS will work right and i can just buy the tuner lug nuts???
i really don't wanna buy these and then have to end up reselling them.
Size: 18x7.5
Bolt Pattern: 5x100/5x114.3
Offset: +48
i really don't wanna buy these and then have to end up reselling them.
Size: 18x7.5
Bolt Pattern: 5x100/5x114.3
Offset: +48
jmzcustomz (jeff)
+1y
Spacers may work. I knowsome ppl hate them but I had a buddy put them on his ranger back in the day and never had any issues.
meesh
+1y
that website has some nice wheel stuf
maybe something like these might help if i run into problems
adapters:
spacers:
maybe something like these might help if i run into problems
adapters:
spacers:
sonikk71
+1y
Ok I have posted this before and I will post it again....
Are you body dropped? Are you planning body dropping your truck? It does matter as the lower you go the less clearance you have as the mazda beds go inwards as you go up. Here is what I did to determine my backspacing/offset.
1)First figure out the overall diameter of your desired wheel/tire combo using the tire and wheel size calculator here...
2)Based on that decide how far the wheel is going to tuck up into the bed.
From that point hang a string and let it hang.This is the furthest point you want to stick out on your rim/tire. (obviously we do not want it to hit the inner side of your bed so we will compensate for that a little later)
3)Now from the base of your brake drum measure from the drum to the where the string is hanging. Now you know the distance from the mounting base of your wheel to where the very farthest front of the rim can be. (this is called front spacing)
Like this..
Now I know that this is pic of the front and he is only seeing what is needed to clear the fender opening lip but the same principle still applies...
4)So now you know you frontspacing, you can calculate you backspacing. Take the width of your wheel and and subtract the frontspacing number and that is your backspacing needed. Then add a quater inch to the backspacing to make sure that you don't hit the inner sides of your bed (Remember we talking about doing this earlier in step #2)
There you go!
Are you body dropped? Are you planning body dropping your truck? It does matter as the lower you go the less clearance you have as the mazda beds go inwards as you go up. Here is what I did to determine my backspacing/offset.
1)First figure out the overall diameter of your desired wheel/tire combo using the tire and wheel size calculator here...
2)Based on that decide how far the wheel is going to tuck up into the bed.
From that point hang a string and let it hang.This is the furthest point you want to stick out on your rim/tire. (obviously we do not want it to hit the inner side of your bed so we will compensate for that a little later)
3)Now from the base of your brake drum measure from the drum to the where the string is hanging. Now you know the distance from the mounting base of your wheel to where the very farthest front of the rim can be. (this is called front spacing)
Like this..
Now I know that this is pic of the front and he is only seeing what is needed to clear the fender opening lip but the same principle still applies...
4)So now you know you frontspacing, you can calculate you backspacing. Take the width of your wheel and and subtract the frontspacing number and that is your backspacing needed. Then add a quater inch to the backspacing to make sure that you don't hit the inner sides of your bed (Remember we talking about doing this earlier in step #2)
There you go!