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Anyone running 42" tires on 17" aftermarket wheels ? If so I need your help...

JoeJrTheBarber

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Anyone running 42" tires on 17" aftermarket wheels ? If so I need your help...

Question:

I just installed a 4" lift on my Humvee (2" spring and 2" body) and now have room for bigger tires. Since my truck is more of a on-road daily driver and not a rock crawler by any means I think Im going to go with a aftermarket 17" wheel and a 42" tire more for looks then anything. My question is if anyone on here is running the same or something similar what size / backspace wheel and size tire are you running ?

The current proposed setup is a 17x9.5" wheel with a 42x14.4x17 tire. One thing I am not sure about is what sorta backspae / offset would i need to keep the tire from rubbing on the inside / suspension ?

As always any and all help is appreciated. And for the 42" haters please keep the comments to yourself.

Thanks !
 
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I am a 42 hater. 41’s are cool as are 43’s but those 42’s just rub me the wrong way!

All that aside I believe the factory wheels have a +50 offset. It’s going to be tough to find that commercially. Most people go with a +20 offset and that moves it out about an Inch toward the fender.


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Pick up my new tires and wheels this week !
Ended up going with Black Rhino 17x9.5" wheels along with Cooper Discovery STT Pro's in a 40x13.5x17 .
Will post pics when their on the truck...
 
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42 15.50 on stock wheels will hit a bolt head when turned about halfway when 70 percent of wait is on that tire going down a rutted hill , and that’s all the rubbing it does


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Skrilex said:
Looks fantastic! Very good fit for the look. Too bad they don’t have more pos offset. But they don’t seem to be too pushed out.
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The wheels are build to order so you can have as much offset put into them as you desire. I like the look of the wheels within (or as close to) the fenders as possible.
 
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JoeJrTheBarber said:
Space between ? Not exactly sure what your asking. The new wheels mount as any other wheel does.
Guess the answer would be a garden hose ?
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When looking at a bigger image of this pic, is looks like there is a back mounting plate and a front (outer) plate. Or is that just the lighting. Look at the edge of the center hole.

 
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When looking at a bigger image of this pic, is looks like there is a back mounting plate and a front (outer) plate. Or is that just the lighting. Look at the edge of the center hole.

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Nope. This is a CNC'ed wheel that mounts up to the Humvee with eight lugs just like the stock wheels do. No spacers. No modifications.
Wheel1.jpg Wheel2.jpg Wheel3.jpg

The larger 6 bolts are nothing more than design / decoration, as are the screws that are going around the perimeter.
 
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How much were they if you don’t mind the ask?

i didn’t know you could custom order offset on these. They list a +6mm offset on the spec, but you got more?
 
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