I know this topic come up all the time but I am about to ordermyself some new wheels for the ute. They I want them to be 14x6 but what is the best offset to go for to potentially fit the widest tyre on them without having to mod the guards?

The rear has the stock drum brakes whilst the front has disks, 120y or Stanza Im presuming. Any thoughts?

Cheers.

Yes, it comes up all the time but there is no definitive answer! Guys just say "i used such and such and it worked" but rarely give the suspension mods, tyre size, body modifications or disclosed if and how much it rubs.

Most guys seem to go for +10 so they are flush with the body side with rolled guards, or even +0 so they stick out a little bit. But to fit the widest tire under the guards use a +30 you can get 185s under the front and 205s under the rear ute. With non-stock wider front suspension (i.e. A10/Stanza), perhaps a +20 will work best.

To be sure, take your existing wheels off and measure the distances from the brake hub face to the inner and outer fenders. Allow some room for clearance and now you have your max width tire. The offset of the hub face from center will match the wheel offset.

Are you going to use stretched tires (narrow tires on wide rims)? If so the guidelines are a bit different.

Thanks ddgonzal. I knew one of the experts would be able to answer it easily for me. Would be an interesting topic to have a table made up for coupe, sedan, ute, max widths for stock suspension etc etc. Lots of variables though.

Can you measure yours? It varies a little on each 1200 so maybe others can measure their ute too and post the results. I'd include mine but the bodywork has been modified.



* Measure the face distance at the point closest in (at the top center of the wheel arch).

* measure both sides, because they usually vary by up to 10mm

* measure with ute sitting level (put blocks or jack under the leaf spring pad, not under the body)

Will do tonight and post results in the morning.... should be an interesting execise.

OK so measurements are in.... Face to inside of guard it 75mm. Face to leaf spring is 140mm. Height from ground to the higest point of the wheel arch is 590mm.

While we are here this is the front strut that the ute has... im presuming its a 120y... anyone else know what it might be? I have no idea what offset will fit on these though! haha

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Maybe Australia-assembled 120Y, but definitely not Japan-built 120Y.

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That is nearly identical to my sedan, which is 73mm one side and 86mm the other.

So your total width is 75 + 140 = 215mm

The offset of the drum face is (215 / 2) - 140 = -32.5. A wheel with the opposite offset will allow you to fit the widest possible tire. +32.5 offset wheel.

If you allow 5mm clearance each side, 205 tyres might fit. However what is unknown is the actual tire section width (is it really 205mm?) and how much the suspension/body moves under cornering.

If you rolled the inside lip of the guard and gained 5mm, then a +30 offset wheel would be perfect.

This all applies if your goal is to fit the widest tire under the bodywork. If instead you want the widest rim, you can juggle the offset a little towards the outside (less offset, or use spacer).

Thanks for your help David.

Wheels have now been ordered...