After Market Rims

Ok, I am having a really hard time finding any rims with more than a 20 offset. Most are 0, 18, and 20. Not sure about the hub centric part but this is what I'm looking at. It has an 18 offset and indicates a 3600 lb rating.
http://www.wheelpros.com/wheels/MO975/MO9759?brand=Moto%20Metal&year=2013&make=Ram&model=2500%20Standard

MVH1 wrote:
Thanks everyone for the feedback!

Hub centric if possible.

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

jus2shy wrote:
There are almost as many brands of rims out there as there are species of fish in the ocean. Really you need to know how much weight the rim can support. Also, look at the off-set of the rim. Many websites will recommend rims for your truck, but they have different offsets. The RAM's natural offset is something like +45 or +40. Very far off-set to the surface of the rim. Most aftermarket rims will have +20, 0 or even a negative offset for that deep-dish look. Try to get something between +20 to +40 to maintain your offset, otherwise you will have a lot of tread sticking out from your wheel wells and kicking up dirt and sand on your paint (unless you invest in some fender flares and mud flaps). You can also introduce abnormal wear on your bearings as a rim of vastly different offset will place a different load on your unit bearings.

Lastly, make sure it's the same bolt pattern as your ram. I honestly don't remember what it is but a little google-fu will help you find it.

I will Google that and the off set. Thanks

goducks10 wrote:
I upgraded to 18" from 17" on my 12 2500 CTD. You'll want to check the load rating for every rim you look at. Some I was looking at were only rated for 25-2800lbs. I actually had a guy at Les Schwab tell me that any 8 lug rim would be fine. Didn't buy there. Bought at Discount Tires like always. I told the guy at DT that I would be towing a 5th wheel and wanted to make sure I had the ratings for the load. He literally called every manufacture of the rims I was looking at. Interestingly one of the rims that was rated at IIRC 34-3500lbs said they wouldn't recommend it for 5th wheel towing as there would be to much stress on it.

A lot of rims that look real cool just don't have the load carrying capability.

What everyone is forgetting to mention, is that OEM rims are hub centric, whereas a lot of aftermarket rims are lug centric. It means the aftermarket are riding on the lugs, the OEM is riding on the hub.

I upgraded to 18" from 17" on my 12 2500 CTD. You'll want to check the load rating for every rim you look at. Some I was looking at were only rated for 25-2800lbs. I actually had a guy at Les Schwab tell me that any 8 lug rim would be fine. Didn't buy there. Bought at Discount Tires like always. I told the guy at DT that I would be towing a 5th wheel and wanted to make sure I had the ratings for the load. He literally called every manufacture of the rims I was looking at. Interestingly one of the rims that was rated at IIRC 34-3500lbs said they wouldn't recommend it for 5th wheel towing as there would be to much stress on it.

A lot of rims that look real cool just don't have the load carrying capability.

Actually these weigh less than my stock steel wheels and still cover my axle ratings. I believe they are "Ultra" brand but not positive.
They are stamped on the inside for weight. Google wheels and you'll see many more options for your 2500 Ram. I run these in summer and use the stock steel wheels for my winter tires. I'd also try to keep the same size as oem.



8 on 6.5 Jus2shy

There are almost as many brands of rims out there as there are species of fish in the ocean. Really you need to know how much weight the rim can support. Also, look at the off-set of the rim. Many websites will recommend rims for your truck, but they have different offsets. The RAM's natural offset is something like +45 or +40. Very far off-set to the surface of the rim. Most aftermarket rims will have +20, 0 or even a negative offset for that deep-dish look. Try to get something between +20 to +40 to maintain your offset, otherwise you will have a lot of tread sticking out from your wheel wells and kicking up dirt and sand on your paint (unless you invest in some fender flares and mud flaps). You can also introduce abnormal wear on your bearings as a rim of vastly different offset will place a different load on your unit bearings.

Lastly, make sure it's the same bolt pattern as your ram. I honestly don't remember what it is but a little google-fu will help you find it.

AngryBert-63 wrote:
What kind of input?

Unless you spend a bunch of money there is a really good chance aftermarket wheels will be heavier and depending on the manufacturer, weaker.

Are you looking at going bigger? What size are the wheels you have now? Have you thought about the effect a larger diameter wheels has on overall ratio? Inertia? Bigger wheels are generally slower to start and slower to stop.

What's your plan?

I want to keep the same size as factory, which I think is 17" and same size tire 265x70x17. I'm a little confused about alloy, aluminum, and steel. I know they need to have the same weight rating. Any particular brand recommendations. Thanks

What kind of input?

Unless you spend a bunch of money there is a really good chance aftermarket wheels will be heavier and depending on the manufacturer, weaker.

Are you looking at going bigger? What size are the wheels you have now? Have you thought about the effect a larger diameter wheels has on overall ratio? Inertia? Bigger wheels are generally slower to start and slower to stop.

What's your plan?