I need help!

[Rutar]

I apologise in advance I know this ain't about the new triton but I don't know where else to go, I have a 99 triton New Zealand new, it is fitted with factory flares, 16x6 33 rims and 245/75/16 tyres which sit well inside the flares, I'm looking to put steel rims on with a 265/70/16 tyre but am struggling to find a tyre place helpfull enough to help me out, they keep saying they won't fit, I'm after a rim that will make the 265 fit the gaurds and flares beautifully but unsure about the best offset , I appreciate any help and thank you in advance if you or someone can help me out, thanks!

[Naff]

If you know what your existing rim width and offset are, the following calculator will tell you what a new rim width and offset will do;

http://www.tyresizecalculator.com/tyre- ... calculator

As a note, it doesn't take into account the width of the tyre. For example, if you stick a 265 (10.4") on an 8" rim, it will overhang the rim by 0.7" on both sides (assuming 0.5" lip width on rim).

[Naff]

Using that logic, an 8" rim with zero offset will move you closer to the flare (or out) by 58.4 mm assuming a 0.5" lip width on the rim. If you add 265 tyres, they add an additonal 18.2 mm. Therefore a total of 76.6 mm.

If you stick with a 33 offset and go to a 7.5" rim you would end up 43.6mm closer to flare (or past it).

What's the distance between the existing wheel and the guard?

Edit: fixed calculation error.

[NowForThe5th]

Standard offset on the MK alloys was +32. Going to a +10 will fill out the guards nicely.

[Rutar]

Thanking you for the help, closest I can find in steel with the +12 offset is in 15", hoping they will fit