26 inch wheel off set question

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Im getting a set of 26 by 10 wheels. What off set is everyone going with or want? These will be going on a 2015 tahoe that's been lowered 3 in the front and 5 in the rear. The wheels are blank at the moment and will be machined to any offset I want. I think most wheels for our rigs are +.30. I honestly have no clue hopefully someone has more experience than I here.
 

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Im getting a set of 26 by 10 wheels. What off set is everyone going with or want? These will be going on a 2015 tahoe that's been lowered 3 in the front and 5 in the rear. The wheels are blank at the moment and will be machined to any offset I want. I think most wheels for our rigs are +.30. I honestly have no clue hopefully someone has more experience than I here.

GMT900 SUV wheels have offsets of 22, 24, 27, 28 and 31 millimeters. 31 being the most popular across all wheel sizes. Backspacing on the 22 inch by 9 inch wheels is either 5-23/32 (145 mm) or 5-7/16 (138 mm).
 

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Do you know what size tire you’re going to run?
 

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295/30/26 is a tall tire, that tire is 33" tall. That's where most of your rubbing issue will come from, not necessarily the width.

Here is a good site that I use to play around with different wheel and tire size combos and offsets: https://www.rimsntires.com/specspro.jsp

That being said if you want them to fit flush to your fender I any first hand experience with running 26" rims so hopefully others will chime in with their experience or input. Tony (@NORCAL SS) would have some experience answering your question.
 

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295/30/26 is a tall tire, that tire is 33" tall. That's where most of your rubbing issue will come from, not necessarily the width

Conversely, people run 275-65-20s, a 34" tall tire on factory wheels with no rubbing. Factory 20s are 8.5 inches wide. It's my opinion that many clearance issues are because of wheel and tire width and with aftermarket wheels, they are usually 9 inches wide at minimum and the offsets are different from what GM uses.
 

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I'm running 295/30/26 tires on the intros that are on the Escalade. No significant rubbing issues except for some slight contact on full lock.

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The wheels are staggered. I actually have staggered offset wheels on a few rides.

I figured you would ask but I don't recall. I'll have to dig around and look for receipts and paperwork to find out. Trouble is I am working in Louisiana and the vehicle and all paperwork is at my house in Fl.

I'll see if I can find it elsewhere and advise.
 

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Conversely, people run 275-65-20s, a 34" tall tire on factory wheels with no rubbing. Factory 20s are 8.5 inches wide.

A 34” tall tire with no rubbing on stock suspension? No lift or front level? I had no idea people were getting away with that much larger of a diameter tire on stock suspension with no rubbing.
 

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