Changing wheel sizes - advice welcome!
Our current TV is a 2010 Chevrolet Express G3500 12-passenger van. It started as a basic fleet white van and we've slowly upgraded a few things over the last year to help it look more like a private ...
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Here is an example of how wheel offset affects
My GMT400 Suburban's OEM wheels are 16x6.5 with a 1.5" positive offset (rim
center line moves inwards from the hub contact surface)
My 16x10 wheels are 1.5" negative offset. Rim centerline is outwards
of the hub contact surface.
So my wheels has a total of 3" negative offset from the OEM stock offset. Why
my track is over 10.5" from stock (wider stance) It corners and handles
like it is on rails, but there is a down side
The cost for that re-engineered suspension setup is that now my Sub is in the
shop for a new steering box and linkages.
Did not help when off roading being too lazy to go out and move the rocks and
small bolder by hand...touch the boulder with the front wheel and turn the
steering wheel to have the steering system move that boulder... :(
That extra leverage wore out my steering box at just over 155K miles. I've also
adjusted the steering box many times and there is no more left to adjust.
My GMT400 Suburban's OEM wheels are 16x6.5 with a 1.5" positive offset (rim
center line moves inwards from the hub contact surface)
My 16x10 wheels are 1.5" negative offset. Rim centerline is outwards
of the hub contact surface.
So my wheels has a total of 3" negative offset from the OEM stock offset. Why
my track is over 10.5" from stock (wider stance) It corners and handles
like it is on rails, but there is a down side
The cost for that re-engineered suspension setup is that now my Sub is in the
shop for a new steering box and linkages.
Did not help when off roading being too lazy to go out and move the rocks and
small bolder by hand...touch the boulder with the front wheel and turn the
steering wheel to have the steering system move that boulder... :(
That extra leverage wore out my steering box at just over 155K miles. I've also
adjusted the steering box many times and there is no more left to adjust.
