tire and wheel help

[mississippiboy]

im looking at a set of pro comp 8101 wheels 17x9 back space is 4.75 and offset is -6.6 .im looking at 245 65 17 general grabber tires .not wanting a big tire. my bronco is stock, no lift, cut rear fenders and uncut front .what im wanting to know is will this wheel stick out very far outside wheel well, a little is ok .

 

[rguest3]

That is a very good size wheel for a 305x65x17 with a 2 1/2" lift. Would not stick out much at all.

The tires you want are 17s but do they (General) recommend a wheel that wide? Seems a 7-8" would be better suited.

I currently have 17x8" wheels with a 265x70x17 tire and its a good fit. But NO cut fenders at all with a 2 1/2" lift.

 

[mississippiboy]

not sure about the width for the tire either .but this particular wheel only comes in this width .i will be asking that for sure . thanks for your input .

 

[Apogee]

General Tire doesn't recommend a 9" wide wheel with any of their tires skinnier than a 265 with a similar profile. That said, while not ideal, I'm sure they would probably mount up just fine assuming you could get the beads seated...I've seen worse. Per the size/fitment charts on General's website, they recommend a 6.5" to 8" wheel width with a 245/65R17 if I'm not mistaken.

 

[mississippiboy]

Oops sorry guys that is a 255 .I double checked where I was buying the tires and the general web page and its good.

 

[asinor]

4.75" is a lot of backspace. 3.5" is more in line with what most people run on an 8" rim.