Wheel Offset vs Back Spacing

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[@chinothedreamgiver1629]

I come from a lowered suspension car community.. and now I have my 2007 Jeep Jk.. and the Jeep community is so so much more friendly and full of more in-depth information on builds.. love it..

[@TrailBuilt]

Yeah, I did the same and can agree the Jeep community is much more welcoming 😂

[@1234isaac]

Haha same!

[@GonzoOffRoad]

Thank you for this Explanation - I was confused by Offset vs backspace as I am shopping for Wheels and I need a 4.5" Backspace which I have seen with a -6 and -12 offset so I confused as to how they can have different offsets but the same backspace. This was me thinking offset and backspacing was the same thing. Great Video and thank you again.

[@dawabbitt3079]

One other very important thing to consider as well - is how difficult it will be for your local tire/service center technician to rotate and re-balance your oversized tire/rim monstrosities. Especially if you have recessed lug nuts that are spline-drive, along with screw-on center caps that have those tiny little hex screws holding them on. If you have very wide rims / tires, ask that the technician perform a 'centering check' on each wheel before balancing. Ask if they use a *plastic* Wheel Balancer Adhesive Weight Scraper / Stick On Tape Weight Remover Tool to prevent damage to your painted rims. Do *NOT* let them gun the lug nuts on aggressively with an air impact gun and then slam the torque wrench down on each and every lugnut! A lug nut should be gunned-on lightly... the wheel let down until it just touches the floor enough to keep the tire/rim from slipping and then each lug nut torqued slowly. If the torque wrench 'clicks' with no lug nut movement, then the lug nut was gunned-on too tight to begin with. Know your vehicles torque specs and ask (in advance) for your wheel lug nuts to be re-installed BY HAND with a (manual) 'speed' wrench. Have your custom wheel lock or spline drive socket in clear sight and always know exactly where they are in the event that YOU have to remove a tire in the event of a flat out on the road or the trail. And please - be a decent human being by ensuring that your wheels / tires are not caked and/or packed with dried mud before going in to have them rotated and re-balanced. And don't saturate filthy tires with silicone tire dressing - as it gets all over the technicians pants as they struggle to lift 100+ pound assemblies on the balance machine. All of these things mentioned will require extra time / effort / expertise to perform properly. Instill the positive mindset in your local tire / service center's personnel beforehand that YOUR rig requires that extra time/effort/expertise and that your not just another of the thousands of clueless schmucks who rolls through their shop every month.

[@TrailBuilt]

Love this reply and the info! Thank you for taking the time to explain this!

[@ajourneyinthewild]

Can’t believe I made it into the video 😁😁 @11:11

[@TrailBuilt]

ha that's awesome! Nice Jeep! 😎✌

[@jonnyandjezabelle]

Adjustable control arms are a good idea when you go higher than a 3” lift.you can fix your pinion angles and also move your differentials back to center of your wheel wells.

[@TrailBuilt]

Excellent point!

[@shawncarrico2377]

2008 JKU X: 3/4" Spidertrax wheel spacers and 1" Terraflex leveling kit to clear 33s mounted on 2008 factory Rubicon wheels.

[@jc35957]

The custom offsets comment killed me lol I've bought from them before too.

[@leo-ub6nb]

Tell me you didn’t know that they are all under the same umbrella… CustomOffsets, Fitment Industries, TrailBuilt all sleeping together in the same bed.

[@midas8729]

backspacing will be affected by the wheel width jj. However offset is not affected by width

[@snivesz32]

backspace = wheelwidth/2 + offset/25.4.

[@ky0611]

XJ next!

[@TrailBuilt]

Haha it's coming soon! I have some unexpected issues with it that I have to deal with! lol I'll explain what happened in the next XJ build video!

[@saint_keeblerElf]

So if my 20" oem wheel on my '15 jeep grand cherokee is stamped with ET55 and I want a 18" inch wheel with maybe an inch extended past the fender and 25mm equates to about an inch I should look for a wheel that is about +20 offset? Because I am working my way down to 0 from that 55, right?

[@adamwest3637]

I was looking for some beadlocks and I found your website. Are the rims for a Silverado ZR2 the same as a Silverado 1500 LTD? That’s cool you have a KZbin channel. What’s the best way to contact you?

[@franciscotavarez9529]

Hi amigo .l can put 39 13.5 ,17 wiht 4.88 ratio my jk 4.5 lit kit ...thansk.

[@woffordsoverlandjourneys8618]

Smartguy"!!! Lol

[@TrailBuilt]

This is one of those comments where I can't tell if you're being sincere and this is a compliment or it's sarcasm?! lol

[@nickgrandy3098]

Sounds like model railroading is easier... lmao...

[@TrailBuilt]

And probably a lot more relaxing too!!

[@snivesz32]

Their graphic artist knows nothing about cars, these diagrams ..smh