Hello all, please help this newbie.

After reading all posts, I couldn't find the info I'm looking for. Please help me!

I own a '06 Xb. I want to upgrade my wheels. I want to stick to 15", you know, a smoother ride. But I want to go a little wider, like 15x7, and keep the stock tires until I need to buy new ones (could I do that?). Then I'll buy 205/55/15 when it's time to change tires.

So, I would like to know what offset I should get if I want front and rear to be flushed, but not too far away. Something that looks nice, but that I can sit 4 adults with no rubbing. I understand the concept of offsets, but sometimes it gets a little confusing.

I found information in here saying that a offset of +35 in the front and +25 in the rear gives a pretty flushed look. As I said, I don't want any ribbing when sitting 4 adults. And also I don't want to use spacers or shims.

The only upgrade I'll do at the same time is the rear shock absorbers. I read that Monroe Sensa-Track are pretty good. There will be no drop, everything else will be stock.

I will appreciate any help here. If you could post some pictures with this specifications, will be great. And where to get wheels with this type of offset.

Thank you VERY much.

ppluche

 

Anyone? Please?

 

Hello. I hope someone can help me with this. Thanks.

 

how much were you looking to spend? what type of look were you going for? (i.e. wheels w/ a lip, 5-spoke, mesh, etc. etc. etc.).

custom and/or lower offsets will be a bit more then off the shelf type fitments that shops normally stock to fit a wide variety of cars coming in.

 

Thanks bBoxed_In for replying.

I will say no more than $500 for the whole set. I guess I will cost a little more because it will be two wheels with +35 and two with +25.

I will say, 5-spoke will look good. Silver color I will say.

Do you think that offset combination will work okay?

Thanks!

 

You can use the stock tires with 15X7 with no problem. Stick with an offset of 40 ish. Keep all the wheels the same so you can keep them rotated. With 500 bucks to spend you have a wide variety in that price range to choose from. Keep us posted with the type you chose. Happy hunting Bro!

www.Tirerack.com has a nice selection of wheels in your price range BTW.

 

lohhhh man
speaking of tire rack... i think i just found the ones i want to get for in the spring

OZ Hydra 15x7


i think i'm in love

 

As stated before, you can run a 15x7 +25 offset all the way around with no issues. I know you said you don't want to run shims in the rear. Why? The shims will give you a more flush look in the rear and still allow you to rotate tires front to rear since all 4 wheels will have the same specs.

 

so the +25 is a 25mm shim that acts as a spacer? I'm a tire noob sorry

ah nuts my linnk doesn't work anymore

http://www.bigwheels.net/index.php?l...el&model=Hydra

these only have a 37mm offset

 

No, the wheels themself are a +25 offset. The shims that I refer to are the One Ton Garage spacer shims. they can be found at www.onetongarage.com They effectively give the rear a +15 fitment by pushing the rear hub out by 10mm

 

ok thanks for the replies. i read a comment from someone saying that an offset of "forty ish" is optimal.. just trying to figure some things out

 

An offset of 40ish is far from optimal. While a 40ish offset is very common since it fits a wide variety of import vehicles, it is not the ideal offset for a near flush fitment on the xB. A 40ish offset will look sunk in -- even more so than the stock wheels.

 

ok that's what i was confused about... i was thinking the higher offset would put it further out from the vehicle. It seems that is not the case.

 

A 40ish offset only looks sunk in on the stock 5.5inch wheels. On 7 or 7.5 inch wheels 40mm offset is about perfect for those of us not after pushing the limit of rubbing the wheelwell everytime we hit a bump.

 

I'm running 15x7 +21 in the rear on a 2 inch drop and am far from rubbing. Even with the box loaded with 4 people and luggage.

 

How safe it is to use shims? And are shims and spacers the same thing? Sorry, newbie on this matter.

Bull. Are u running +21 all around?

And the stock wheels are 6 inches wide.

 

Go to www.onetongarage.com for spacer shims. Spacers go behind the wheel on the front side of the hub, while the shims actually go behind the hub, pushing the hub out by 10mm. I have been running the shims for over a year without any negative effects at all. They are actually safer than spacers as the lugs still have 100% of their stock depth for bolting the wheel to.

I am running 15x7 +31 w/205/55/15 tires all the way around with 10mm spacer shims in the rear. This effectively puts me at +21 in the rear giving me a more flush appearance and fitment.

 

Thanks Bull.

any chance u can upload a pic of your box? That will give me a better idea. Thanks.

 

 

looks like a nice fit. Does it hurt to put the wheels a little further out? or are the studs a limitation there?


I see you're from MN... how has your box been in the winter?