Please help me, I’m so lost.

[Matusiakl]

I bought my first truck, 2019 ram 1500 bighorn. The stock tires are 18” and the aluminum (ugly) wheels are a + 19mm offset. I desperately want to change out the rims but have no idea what I’m doing. All the rims I like are not close to a 19mm offset. I just want nicer rims but have no idea what I’m doing and what I’m supposed to be looking for. How does this work? Do I need new tires to fit new rims? Are there nice looking rims somewhere with a +19mm offset? I’m not a car person so you’ll have to dumb it down for me. Please help.

 

[WyoRam21]

Best bet is to go to custom offsets website. They have a gallery where you can enter your year and model truck. Then you can look at tons of pics of different rim and tire combinations. When you scroll through the pictures it gives you tire size and offset of what you are looking at as well as tire size. There are tons of options for you.

 

[Fuzznutz]

Don't wrap your head around new wheels need to be +19 like factory. They don't. If you want to stay close to factory offset look for +18, all the way to +1. The closer you get to 0, the more the wheel will stick out, and when you start getting into the negatives, they get more and more aggressive. When you get real aggressive, depending on tire size, is when you will run into rub issues, and may possibly need to lift or level. But if you stay close to factory offset, and only jump up a size or 2 in tire you should be good. And as mentioned custom offsets website has a gallery that is super helpful for size, and fit.

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[Pyleketerson]

This is good advice

 

[LaxDfns15]

You're most likely going to find things in multiples of 6 since that's basically 1/4". So you'll see 0 offset, 6, 12, 18 in negative and positive. If you don't care about tires poking outside the fenders then just go with +6, +12, or +18. If you're eventually going to get bigger tires, lift, anything else of the like go with at least a 0 or a -12. We're already fairly close to the tire rubbing the UCA on the stock setup, and if you get wider tires they could rub. Just get ahead of that by going with near 0 offset.

 

[brian42]

If you are looking to stay with 18" wheels be careful. The OEM ones barely clear the brake calipers. Not all aftermarket wheels are created the same. Some will fit and some won't.

 

[alpha_brit]

If you are looking to stay with 18" wheels be careful. The OEM ones barely clear the brake calipers. Not all aftermarket wheels are created the same some will fit and some won't.

And that right there is what terrifies me. I do not want to spend $1k on wheels only to find out they don't clear the calipers or something. I really wish I could just get some cheap steel wheels that were a definite and be done with winter shoe shopping.

 

[brian42]

And that right there is what terrifies me. I do not want to spend $1k on wheels only to find out they don't clear the calipers or something. I really wish I could just get some cheap steel wheels that were a definite and be done with winter shoe shopping.

If you're looking for cost-effective OEM rims for winter shoes you might want to check Hubcap Heaven:

Dodge Ram 1500 Wheels - 2019 - Current Stock OEM Ram 1500 Wheels or Rims

www.hubcaphaven.com

The only drawback is that you have to buy their center cap as well:

Dodge Ram Center Caps | Hubcap Haven

www.hubcaphaven.com

 

[jimothy]

And that right there is what terrifies me. I do not want to spend $1k on wheels only to find out they don't clear the calipers or something. I really wish I could just get some cheap steel wheels that were a definite and be done with winter shoe shopping.

My Fuel Blitz 18x9 +1 wheels clear the calipers just fine. You have to be careful with placement of balancing weights, but other wise, no issue with clearance.

 

[Matusiakl]

Don't wrap your head around new wheels need to be +19 like factory. They don't. If you want to stay close to factory offset look for +18, all the way to +1. The closer you get to 0, the more the wheel will stick out, and when you start getting into the negatives, they get more and more aggressive. When you get real aggressive, depending on tire size, is when you will run into rub issues, and may possibly need to lift or level. But if you stay close to factory offset, and only jump up a size or 2 in tire you should be good. And as mentioned custom offsets website has a gallery that is super helpful for size, and fit.

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Ok so as long as the offset stays in the positives, it won’t stick out from my truck wheel well right? I’m not looking to get it lifted or go crazy. Just nicer rims. These ones **** me off. I was hoping to stay with 18” tires as I don’t love the 20s all that much. I was reading other posts about wheels before posting but there so was much info that went right over my head, but there were a lot of people having issues with rubbing etc so I got scared.. hence the post lol

 

[Matusiakl]

You're most likely going to find things in multiples of 6 since that's basically 1/4". So you'll see 0 offset, 6, 12, 18 in negative and positive. If you don't care about tires poking outside the fenders then just go with +6, +12, or +18. If you're eventually going to get bigger tires, lift, anything else of the like go with at least a 0 or a -12. We're already fairly close to the tire rubbing the UCA on the stock setup, and if you get wider tires they could rub. Just get ahead of that by going with near 0 offset.

I don’t want the tires to poke out from fender. I like them to stay flush. Ok so if I get a wider tire, get 0 offset? Did I read that right? Otherwise if I keep current tire- go with towards factory offset of 18/19?

 

[jimothy]

I don’t want the tires to poke out from fender. I like them to stay flush. Ok so if I get a wider tire, get 0 offset? Did I read that right? Otherwise if I keep current tire- go with towards factory offset of 18/19?

If you get a wider tire and 0 offset, you’ll poke out just a bit, but not much.

The stock tire is 275 mm wide (that’s what the first number in the tire size means), or 10.8 inches (25.4mm = 1 inch).

A 295 wide tire is 20mm (0.8”) wider. It’ll stick out 10mm further (and be 10mm closer to the UCA) on the same wheel.

On a zero offset wheel, it’ll stick out another 19mm versus a +19 offset stock wheel. So, 295 tire on a zero offset wheel will stick out 29mm further than stock, or 1.1 inch.

Here is a good calculator and visualizer for differ tire sizes and offsets.

 

[jimothy]

Here’s what a 305 wide tire on +1mm offset wheels looks like. This is on a Laramie with fender flares, so it’ll look a bit further out on a Big Horn with no flares.

If that’s too much poke, go with a higher positive offset (e.g., +6, +12, +18) or narrower tires, or both.

(Sorry for the rotated photo).

 

[LaxDfns15]

Looks like you might just want to be patient and look for a set of Rebel wheels on the forum or elsewhere. You can usually pick them up for around $600 give or take a hundred. You'll have to get new tires too, if you're dropping from 20's to 18's.

 

[R.Duff]

These are 20x9 +12, stick out a few mms more than the stock 22s especially with better AT tires. I like them but , Honestly wish I went with a wheel with 0 or +1mm offset for wider tires cause these 275 60 r20 are pretty slim. Just depends what your looking for. Definitely check out the gallery on custom offsets helps to see or creep trucks in your neighborhood

 

[Matusiakl]

You guys are all amazing and it makes a lot more sense now!!! Thank you so much!!

 

[jimothy]

These are 20x9 +12, stick out a few mms more than the stock 22s especially with better AT tires. I like them but , Honestly wish I went with a wheel with 0 or +1mm offset for wider tires cause these 275 60 r20 are pretty slim. Just depends what your looking for. Definitely check out the gallery on custom offsets helps to see or creep trucks in your neighborhood
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You could almost certainly go up to a 285, and maybe a 295, and still clear the UCA.

285 would still have you 2mm further from the UCA than stock (19 - 12 - 10/2). 295 would put 3mm closer.

This is assuming UCA clearance is the limiting factor, and ignores tire height.

 

[Matusiakl]

Ok wait so another dumb question - if my tires are 265/65 R18, do I look for 18x9 or 18x10 wheels?

 

[Matusiakl]

These are 20x9 +12, stick out a few mms more than the stock 22s especially with better AT tires. I like them but , Honestly wish I went with a wheel with 0 or +1mm offset for wider tires cause these 275 60 r20 are pretty slim. Just depends what your looking for. Definitely check out the gallery on custom offsets helps to see or creep trucks in your neighborhood
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That’s a beautiful truck by the way

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

These rims are 18x9 with a -6mm offset. The tires are 12.5s.