Rim Questions

[Rigrunner]

I have a 06 2wd Ranger XLT w/5.5 Fabtech lift and PA 3" B/L.Question is this....the lift kit says it will fit a 15" wheel with 3.75 Backspacing...the wheels I want to put on it are 18x9 with 5" backspacing......will they work??

 

[fordboi415]

no they will not the rim and tires will rub badly if you use that much backspacing, they tell you you need a rim with max backspacing of 3.75" for a reason, the control arms and spindle will come into contact with the rim and tire you can use a bigger rim but with no more than 3.75" of backspacing

 

[Rigrunner]

Thing is,I cant find any wheels in 18" with less than a 4.5 Bs

 

[Chris.S.]

It might work to use the 5" bs ones with 1.25" spacer??

 

[JohnnyO]

Right, because most of the big custom wheels are made with a GM-type offset. Depends on the tire size but the most backspace I've ever seen recommended for a Ranger is 4.25" on a 10" wide wheel.

 

[fordboi415]

if you can't find any then use a 15 or 16 inch rim with the recomended backspacing using a spacer that big on a rim that big is gunna end up breaking something unless your only mall crawling