Thread: 15 x 8 rims?

Hi Mick , I've run 15x8 on Shorty series 3 , also stage 1 109 wagon , and 110 county , and never had a problem , still got them . The only thing is you have to make sure the wheel nuts are tight , as they have a flat face . I think If you have too much offset they will hang outside the standard guard , so you need to think about that . My son in law has had them on his Disco for years , and never had any bearing problems , or any other problems come to that .

So as long as the wheel nuts are tight, it doesn't matter if the wheel Centre is larger than than the hubs and don't fit snug?

mate

i run 15X8 on my isuzu county
with 12.5 X 33 X 15 BFG. no issues. even have an extra set of rims here with 32" DDs on them.

no issues the rubber lines up with the gards just.
had a pommy cop stop me once, but as i told him, std dia, and less than 2" wider. didnt tell him std for a county and with for a late modle defender.

i used to tow boomlifts around schools etc, the BFGs being so big would not mark the ground so i always got called back

There's been a lot of discussion about whether wheels are located by the spigot or by the wheel nuts, I believe the upshot is that alloy wheels are located by the spigot being a snug fit on the hub, whereas steel rims are located by the taper of the wheel nut and do not need to be a close fit in the centre hole/spigot.
The size of the rim does not affect speedo reading, it is the rolling diameter of the tyre that does that. Tyres of the same rolling diameter will simply be 1/2" taller in the sidewall in a 15" tyre vs a 16" tyre.
I always wonder about the effect on wheel bearings, stub axles and swivel pin bearings of such a big change in wheel offset. Seems to me to be a significant change in load moments from how the factory designed the front end.

Originally Posted by POD

There's been a lot of discussion about whether wheels are located by the spigot or by the wheel nuts, I believe the upshot is that alloy wheels are located by the spigot being a snug fit on the hub, whereas steel rims are located by the taper of the wheel nut and do not need to be a close fit in the centre hole/spigot.
The size of the rim does not affect speedo reading, it is the rolling diameter of the tyre that does that. Tyres of the same rolling diameter will simply be 1/2" taller in the sidewall in a 15" tyre vs a 16" tyre.
I always wonder about the effect on wheel bearings, stub axles and swivel pin bearings of such a big change in wheel offset. Seems to me to be a significant change in load moments from how the factory designed the front end.

Thanks pod.
Is -22 offset enough if I want to run 35" tyres one day?
I guess it'll depend on how wide they are hey?

-22 is the offset you'd go for wider/larger Tyres. I'm pretty sure it's the largest offset available on dynamics before going to -44 on 10" rims.

Been running that size on my fender for few years micka no dramas yet you might have to change your flares though as my tyres stuck out the sides , got my flares from UK think about $400 delivered .

It's always the case. But one thing and ya gotta buy something else Hey Richo?