new rims and tires on my 98 4x4

[CodySedlar]

I have a dark green 98 Ford Ranger regular cab. I am in need of some new tires and I was thinking about getting some new rims while I'm at it. I use my truck as a daily driver and I use it alot for hauling stuff for work and around the house. I am looking at getting a set of black steel rims like the Uniques or some American Racing wheels. I noticed that both of them are common in the 15x7 and 15x8 so I was just curious which one would be better for me? I am going towards the more aggressive look on my truck...getting a black diamond plate tool box with the bed rail gaurds and maybe a brush gaurd...so I was thinking about getting some beefier tires to go on my new rims...any input on this subject would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys
-Cody

 

[frankserrano]

crank your keys and wrap some 33" BFG all terrains around a nice set of black soft 8s.

 

[CodySedlar]

that sounds good...whats a soft 8? lol

 

[BowTech99]

a wheel. I got some.

Cragar Soft 8's Their black with 8 holes. Summit jegs 4wheel parts sells them. 62.99 a peice a summit for 15x10's

 

[TwoTrackMind]

If your staying with stock size (235/75/15?), you certainly don't want to go wider than 8" and I'd recommend 7". You can put 31/10.50/15 on 7" or 8" with no problem - many Rangers are factory supplied with that size tire and I've done it for years with 8" rims. 10" rims on a stock truck usually causes problems because the large offset swings the outboard side of the tire in a much larger arc, interferring with sheetmetal. One can find 10" wheels with little offset (see my pic) and create a beefier look (and work better in soft sand, etc.) while not cutting the fenders. A little twist on the torsion bars help too, but subject for another day.

 

[frankserrano]

that sounds good...whats a soft 8? lol

my favorite kind of wheel that i have yet to get my hands on.

 

[bcost882]

yea i would go with the 8in wide wheel it gives you the option of getting bigger tires in the future

 

[straycat]

my favorite kind of wheel that i have yet to get my hands on.

8 inch wide and black!!! These will look great!!!!!! Buy, buy, buy

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I like D slots better, pretty much the same concept but has D shaped slots instead of plain round holes.

Looks better to me... for a black wheel.

 

[CodySedlar]

ok, going with the 8" cragars...now. what tire to wrap around them?

i want an aggressive looking tire thats not too knobby so it will be good for my daily driving...anything come to mind?

 

[MountainMike]

Yes, the Goodyear Duratrac.

Got a set on the Cherokee and they are fantastic, some days i wish I had got those over my MT/R's, especially after I cut up my fenders to stop the rubbing:Icon_rofl:

Here's what they look like on a 15x8 Dick Cepek imitation rim.

 

[BowTech99]

Mickey thompson baja claw radials. One of the best tires ever.

 

[Jay FX4]

Mike, what size are those tires? I'm in the market, and I have noticed the size range of the DuraTrac's for 15's is pretty limited. Are they 31x10.5 or 33x12.5? I'm going to guess it's the former, but I thought I'd ask.

And those aren't real Cepeks?

 

[vhill2002]

rim size......

im putting 35x12.50 tires on my truck and need to put new rims on it. My rims are stock 15x7 from ford. I was looking at 15x10 for the new tires since they are bigger than my 33x10.50. The backspacing is 4" and the offset is -38mm. Do you think that the rim will stick out way to far from the truck?