Tire Wheel Opinion

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Originally Posted by Riff Raff

B. 295/45R20 (30.5" O.D./39 lbs)
These are very wide at 295 series width, and will likely rub which will require a tad bit of cladding trim. However, they will look totally bad-@ss once fitted on the VX and give the VX a much wider, meaner stance. If you are willing to trim a little bit of the inner cladding, then this would be my recommendation.

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I would strongly recommend against a 295 width on that particular rim. The offset is "0" which means the inside of your wheel will sit 38mm out farther than stock. Add onto that an additional 50mm of section width over OEM tires, and you're going to have a MUCH larger swing arc, therefore requiring signficant trimming. I'm only running 265 width tires but because my offset is 40mm wider than stock, I've had to do at least as much trimming as those running 285's on stock rims. If you're trying to lean more towards sport than offroad, chopping up your cladding to fit tires that will likely stick out several inches from the body would (IMHO) look more ricey than sporty.

Riff's Option A is almost certainly a better choice.

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Originally Posted by Riff Raff

I recommend the Grabber UHP in either of the two(2) tire sizes below:

A. 265/50R20 (30.4" O.D./37 lbs)
These will mount a lot better, and will likely not rub and may/may not require cladding trim (you won't know until they're actually on the VX). If you are totally skittish about any cladding trim, then this would be my recommendation.

B. 295/45R20 (30.5" O.D./39 lbs)
These are very wide at 295 series width, and will likely rub which will require a tad bit of cladding trim. However, they will look totally bad-@ss once fitted on the VX and give the VX a much wider, meaner stance. If you are willing to trim a little bit of the inner cladding, then this would be my recommendation.

:bgwb:

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Slightly skewed a little. The ODs are 30.43 and 30.45 respectively. I understand rounding but it would be much easier said only 2 tenths difference. However with the 295, that is going to be quite a bit of overhang lip over the tire and is not needed to such an extent at 11.61 inches of width and a 9' rim.

Before you get too excited give tire rack a call. Last time I tried to order ultra marauder wheels from them in a six lug application for a customer, they only has 2 wheels left.

If they are available, the smaller your tire the better with that zero offset the better. These wheels are much wider than factory probably. The 38mm difference in offset is assuming the same width. In reality it's higher than that by half of the width difference of the wheels from factory. So an 8" wide wheel is roughly 36 mm wider to begin with. So half of that, 16mm plus the 38mm offset difference.

I've got 20" wheels so similar to the ones you want to buy. I'm wondering if they're made by the same manufacturer with different names depending on vendor. Anyway, the tires I have are Yokohama Parada's Spec-X 265/50-20 and they just fit with no clearance problems. Only had to tweak the torsion bars a few turns for clearance. NO cladding interferance at all.
I noticed you were looking at 55-series tires. With the 275 width and the tallness of the 55's I believe you WILL run into problems with cladding for sure! Hope that helps in your decision. By the way, I love the Parada's. Scott

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Originally Posted by JHarris1385

Slightly skewed a little. The ODs are 30.43 and 30.45 respectively. I understand rounding but it would be much easier said only 2 tenths difference.

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LOL. Hmmm; sorry but no skewing involved here and no rounding-off was done, as my spec quotations were taken directly from the TireRack website and then re-confirmed with the manufacturer website of General Tire. Not sure where you got your sizing data, and BTW your math difference is 2 HUNDRETHS, not 2 tenths (got cha').:yeso:

After a quick re-visit to both TireRack & General Tire websites, I discovered the 265/50R20 (30.4" O.D./37 lbs) is "discontinued" in the Grabber UHP. However, there are numerous comparable tires by other brands at www.Tires-Easy.com in that same specific size available.

I agree the wheels are the culprit in creating the massive rubbing issues, as is too often the case with many aftermarket wheels placed on the VX. Perhaps that's why the wheels are marked 73% off on sale, as nobody else wanted to buy the weird off-set. Go figure.

If the Grabber UHP still has to be the "chosen" tire, then perhaps an alternate size of 275/45R20 (29.7" O.D./33.6 lbs) might work-out. At 29.7" O.D., it is almost dead-on with the OEM tire. Further, the size of 275/45R20 should be thrown into the mix of overall consideration as well.

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http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

You did get me on the hundreths!

Those figures were rounded numbers but if you didnt see the full digits you would not know better, so I don't blame you. I thought you rounded yourself and wondered why since they are so close.

I would not go anywhere lower than 50 series or you are getting into rubberband thickness tire territory that does not look all that good on a VX.

I am pretty sure the offset and backspacing of these are the same as my ProComps. Nothing to be afraid of. I am glad someone is taking advantage of the link of tirerack's sales that I posted a month back. You can online check if they have a full set avail. It says it under the description.

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Originally Posted by JHarris1385

I am pretty sure the offset and backspacing of these are the same as my ProComps. Nothing to be afraid of.

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Ditto. In fact, going to a much lower offset actually gives you the advantage of a wider stance/track without having to add wider and therefore heavier tires. If you're going for sporty performance/handling, that's a good duo.

Y'all need to quit playin wit dis boyz head.

Dude, Go-fer-broke. 3" lift, offset from hell & 33x12.50. Then just trim the cladding as needed.

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...66/ppuser/2699

Just kidding (kinda). The look isn't for everyone but it does get lots of attention wherever I go.

If you do lift & decide later that the CV angle needs some relief, let me know. I can get the diff brackets modified to put the angles back to 'near stock'.

Tom

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Originally Posted by tom4bren

The look isn't for everyone but it does get lots of attention wherever I go

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that's only cuz they think it's a fancy cab:yesb:

You sir, ain't my bestest friend no more:slap:

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Originally Posted by tom4bren

You sir, ain't my bestest friend no more:slap:

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LOL sorry I could not resist:yesb: