Wanting to know offset for aftermarket wheels.

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I am looking for aftermarket wheels..I want to put on 10in wide x 20 wheels with 35x12.5 tires . My 2020 F350 Tremor is stock and would like to know best offset to bring them out a little with no rubbing..
Thanks
 
Ten inch wide wheels and 12.5” tires are not going to look very aggressive, and in some strange trick on the universe will actually make for a smaller-looking tire when stretched out like that. Go 13.5” on 10” or 12.5” on 9”. Honestly 12.5” on 8” looks awesome, but there’s not a ton of 8” wide aftermarket wheels, nor a lot of 12.5” tires that fit per tire spec (if that’s something that concerns you).

The wheel companies will show offset options on any wheel you’re interested in. Just find a wheel offset calculator you like online and it will show how the various aftermarket specs will compare to stock.

FYI - the stock 18” Tremor wheels are 18x8 with +40 offset. Super Duty bolt pattern is 8x170.
 
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I have 20" Fuel Rebel 8 with +1 offset with 295/65R20 tires, fills the wheel well out nice with no rub. Stock Suspension.
 
I am looking for aftermarket wheels..I want to put on 10in wide x 20 wheels with 35x12.5 tires . My 2020 F350 Tremor is stock and would like to know best offset to bring them out a little with no rubbing..
Thanks

20x10 with -19 offset with 296/65 tires.

20x10 wheels mounted with 35x12.50r tires. The wheels have a negative 18 offset
 
Fuel blitz 18x9 +20 with 305/70/18 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss ATs
 

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FYI - the stock 18” Tremor wheels are 18x8 with -40 offset. Super Duty bolt pattern is 8x170.
I think that it is considered a +40mm offset, not -40. It is 40mm toward the inside. Over the years I have seen it defined both ways, but + toward the inside seems common now. And BTW, all 18" Super Duty wheels are dimensionally the same from 2005 when they were first introduced to the present. Doesn't matter if it is a Tremor or what trim level. If they are 18", they are 18x8 with a 40mm offset toward the inside.
 
Just say LT metric tires...say it 10 times....Just stay away from the ol' 35x12.5 mindset. @JTredway
 
I think that it is considered a +40mm offset, not -40. It is 40mm toward the inside. Over the years I have seen it defined both ways, but + toward the inside seems common now. And BTW, all 18" Super Duty wheels are dimensionally the same from 2005 when they were first introduced to the present. Doesn't matter if it is a Tremor or what trim level. If they are 18", they are 18x8 with a 40mm offset toward the inside.
You’re right. Edited my post.

Twenty or thirty years ago we called the measurement backspacing. It didn’t have a plus or minus as it was self-explanatory.
 
Just say LT metric tires...say it 10 times....Just stay away from the ol' 35x12.5 mindset. @JTredway
Can confirm, via Toyo themselves, 35x12.50R20 (F) w/ Load Index of 125Q is not rated for the truck. The following Toyo MT is the closest they have (LT295/65R20 and it's taller at 35.4 and narrower at 11.8). As they stated payload is more than the F rating for load and every bit more important for the load index to be matched or exceeded. The OEM spec is E 129Q. Told me legally I have to recommend you exchange your tires and hopefully, you got them from a shop and not an online retailer. He stated tires are forgiving and being you are not using your truck to payload capacity in theory you are fine but we cannot claim that. It all comes down to payload and capacity (am I worried, not really bc I use my truck as a car 99% of the time and if I tow it's 10k or less, got an F250 bc I wanted a traditional long bed (easier to source) and column shifter/center console, plus 6.7L). For comparison of a like-sized and weighted vehicle, the excursion is rated at E 123/120S in an 18" configuration but obviously has a lower towing & payload capacity though.

So, why did you call Josh? Oh, saw a video on the internet where a guy called Nitto for optimal tire pressures. Apparently, you can call and tell them your OEM spec wheel & tire, your make model trim, and new wheel and tire size, and barring the constraints above are met, they can recommend optimal pressures that may differ from your door placard.
 
Remember, even if you use you truck for lighter than designed duty, you can't put load range C or D tires on them...unless you know someone with a ForScan setup. The computer requires 65psi front and 60psi rear to turn the low pressure light off in the dash. I tow allot, so a high road rating was a must for me. 70psi all around is working well.
 
You’re right. Edited my post.

Twenty or thirty years ago we called the measurement backspacing. It didn’t have a plus or minus as it was self-explanatory.
Backspacing is a different measurement. It is half the rim width plus the offset. So the backspacing of a stock 18" Super Duty wheel (Tremor or otherwise) is 4+40/25.4 = 5.57".

The main reason I don't like aftermarket wheels is that I don't like "stick out". I want the inside edge of the tire to be in the same position as stock. This basically means that I want the backspacing to be the same as stock. So getting back to the original topic, if it weas me I would want 9" wide wheels with about +27mm offset. I have not seen any aftermarket wheels made that way.
 
I am looking for aftermarket wheels..I want to put on 10in wide x 20 wheels with 35x12.5 tires . My 2020 F350 Tremor is stock and would like to know best offset to bring them out a little with no rubbing..
Thanks
2023 f350 non tremor stock suspension
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35x12.5 ridge grapplers on 20x10 wheels with -18mm offset. Minor rubbing on wheel well liner when wheels are cranked
 
Backspacing is a different measurement. It is half the rim width plus the offset. So the backspacing of a stock 18" Super Duty wheel (Tremor or otherwise) is 4+40/25.4 = 5.57".

The main reason I don't like aftermarket wheels is that I don't like "stick out". I want the inside edge of the tire to be in the same position as stock. This basically means that I want the backspacing to be the same as stock. So getting back to the original topic, if it weas me I would want 9" wide wheels with about +27mm offset. I have not seen any aftermarket wheels made that way.
Yeah, I’m aware it’s a different measurement. I simply meant it was a similar means to an end for comparing and spec-ing wheels.

I’m not a fan of the wheels sticking out either. Unfortunately in aftermarket wheels the best I have found are 9” wide and +20, which when coupled with a 37x12.5 protrudes another almost 1.5” when compared to stock. That’s just too much to me, personally. Fortunately, Ford makes so many stock +40 wheels for the Super Duties at this point that there’s bound to be one you like.

As for the other discussion about “LT metric” tires, there’s no such thing. There are p metric tires which simply means they follow the size naming convention most are familiar with, i.e.: 285/75/18. The “LT” moniker refers to D/E/F load range tires which can be either p metric tires or follow the 35X, 37X, etc naming convention. To imply 35X or 37X tires aren’t available as D/E/F load rates tires is incorrect.
 
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