Wheel question?

[Braden]

So I have done a lot of searching and reading and the continuous answer that I find on wheel offset is that if youre running a 9" wheel up front and a 10.5 wheel out back that you want a +24mm for the 9 and a +27" for the rear.

The rear number sounds right to me and doesnt really bother me but the front one does because right now i have 4 95 cobra r on my car and the fronts stick out so Im trying to buy some 9" front wheels and 10 or 10.5 for the rear but i dont want the same problem on the front.

So hear is my question why does everyone recommend such a low offset number for the front on a 9" wheel because to me it should be up in the thirties somewhere so that it can pull the wheel in and have it flush w the car.

Anyone have this same problem or a explanation, also ps. anyone know any good wheel sites that arent replica wheels for our cars.

 

[riored94cobra]

I'm not sure why people recommend a small offset for the front.

This is a great site tho:

http://www.tirerack.com/

They are a FRPP dealer so all of their Ford Racing wheels are Ford's products.

 

[Allanon]

If you run too much offset up front they can rub on the strut, and the A arm when turning.

 

[Braden]

Ya Ive been to tire rack I was just curious if anyone had any other wheel manufacturer suggestions I really dont want a ford wheel I want to be different.

But back to the main topic I understand that with too much offset they would rub, so i guess my new question would be is it possible to run enough offset on the front wheels to fit a 9 inch wheel so that its flush w the fender and not rubbing.

 

[Braden]

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