Brian
Seeing as you live in Calgary I phoned the parts dept. at Eastside Dodge
to ask them if they listed the offset for the rims they said no. But
they did say if I was seriously interested in spending the $600.00 per
wheel and if they have a R/T on the lot he would be willing to test fit
the R/T wheels on my 4x4. That's one option for you,(can you believe it)
he also said that the wheels from a Viper fit the Dakota there is
another option (I didn't want a heart attack so I didn't ask the price.)
Also if you do go this route I would be interested in purchasing one of
your 15X8's and 31x10.5 tires to replace the one that somebody figured
they needed more than myself (my spare)
Dave T.
99 Solar Yellow CC Sport 4x4
Calgary Alberta
Brent Hackl wrote:
>
> My 4x4 requirement is for winter, not for off-road. And in the winter I'll be putting on a set of P235/75 R15 Bridgestone Blizzaks, which are awesome on snow and ice (I can't wait to use them on a
> 4x4!). In the summer, it'll tow my Legends race car and trailer and just be a second vehicle with mostly city driving. Make sense?
>
> ...Brent Hackl
> Calgary, Alberta
> (soon-to-be 99 5.2 4x4 CC owner)
> (currently 93 5.2 2x4 RC)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Yates [mailto:j_hurricane_y@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 1999 11:57 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 17" Wheels on 99 4x4
>
> Umm, I'm sitting here wondering "WHY!??!!" I mean, it's a 4x4! What
> are lower profile tires going to give you? Most 4x4'ers I know want
> more sidewall to give 'em better traction off-road. I guess you're
> not planning on taking it off road . . . ? I'm trying to imagine the
> look and it just isn't a pretty picture in my head. If I'm not gett'n
> it, please explain further.
>
> Later,
> JY
> '98 4x4 CC 5.2L
>
> ---Brent Hackl <BHackl@nrginfo.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm just about to buy a 99 4x4 club cab, and have been researching
> wheels and tires a bit. I'd like to put 17" wheels and tires on it
> from day one to improve the handling and looks. I think I'll
> > probably go with a set of the 17x9 rims for the R/T. I'd like to
> put on the largest 17" tires that I can without modification (it would
> be nice if the speedo could be reasonably accurate too).
> >
> > I think I can go with 275/60 R17 tires all around, IF THE OFFSET ON
> THE 17X9 R/T RIMS IS THE SAME AS THE OFFSET ON THE 15X8 DAK RIMS. Has
> anyone tried this? Here's my thinking.....
> >
> > The stock Goodyear Wrangler RT-S 31x10.5 tires that come on the 15x8
> rims are very close in height and overall width to a P275/60 R17, at
> least the specs on the Dunlop Sport Rover GTX look the same.
> > Here's the key info from the specs on the Goodyear and Dunlop web
> sites:
> >
> > 31x10.5 R15 P275/60 R17
> > diameter 30.4" 30"
> > overall width 10.6" 10.9"
> > tread width 7.7" 8.8"
> > revs per mile 683 698
> >
> > The tread width is quite different, but I'm hoping that overall
> width is more important for clearance??? I used the DML Tire & Wheel
> Calculator
> >
> (http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~stei0302/WWW/DAKOTA/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html)
> to compare the two generic sizes (using P265/75 R15 in place of
> 31x10.5 because the Goodyear specs for the 2 sizes are nearly
> > identical), and it says my speedo would be slow by only 2%.
> >
> > FYI - here are links to the respective Goodyear and Dunlop specs.....
> > http://www.goodyear.com/nat/pclt_cat/products/wrangler_rts_specs.html
> > http://www.dunloptire.com/tires/Rover_GTX.html
> >
> > SO.... MY QUESTIONS ARE:
> > 1. What is the exact offset of the R/T 17x9 rims and of the 15x8
> Dak rims? Will the 17x9 rims hold the tire at the same location, or
> will they be closer in, or sticking further out?
> > 2. Has anyone tried this?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.
> > ...Brent Hackl
> > (soon-to-be 99 5.2 4x4 CC owner)
> >
>
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