Looking for recommendations on wheel offset

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Yukon Mama

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i have a 2010 Denali that I just leveled. I’m looking at wheels for my new Nitto Terra Grapplers (285 55 r20). I only want about 3/4inch to 1inch of tire out past the fender, so should I get a 0 offset or -12? Probably getting 9 inch wide wheels. I’ve been all over the internet looking for pics and there’s so much confusion and variation out there about offset. Thanks!
 

Joseph Garcia

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Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics, please.

Regarding wheel/tire combinations that will fit your truck without rubbing, no 2 trucks and their suspensions are exactly alike, due to a number of factors including accumulated wear on the suspension components, so there is no guarantee that what fits with no rubbing on one truck will automatically fit with no rubbing on your truck. Other folks' experiences can guide you in one direction or another, but the final test will be when you mount the wheel/tire combination on your own truck.

To assist you in getting a good idea on whether or not specific alternate wheel/tire combinations 'may' fit your truck with no rubbing, I recommend that you use the wheel/tire comparison app at the URL listed below. You can use this app starting with your existing wheel/tire combination as a benchmark, assuming that there are currently no rubbing issues with it, and measure the actual critical fender and suspension component clearances as directed by this app. Then, you can enter alternate wheel/tire combinations, and this app will give you the projected changes in these critical fender and suspension component clearances.

https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/

I used this app for determining whether on not I could use my current alternate wheel/tire combination, and it accurately projected the changes in critical clearances. Again, the use of this app in not an absolute guarantee that an alternate wheel/tire combination will fit without rubbing, but it provides a much better assessment, or projection, than simply an educated guess on your part, or a statement from others that it worked on a truck other than yours.
 

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Great advice from Joseph. I have 305/40/22 tires and 22x9.5 wheels with +13 offset. The front sticks out about 1/2 inch at the top of the fender. None in the rear. Hope that helps.
 

Jason in DLH

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6D224689-18E3-419D-BA78-2AD1E558E529.jpeg Just for another comparison...

‘07 Yukon Denali
265/70/17 on 17x9 et 24mm with 2” wheel spacers.

They’re sticking out a good 2” I’d say (never actually measured).
 

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