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Wheel Question

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Wheel Question

Post by mitch774 »

Gday,

I was wondering if it is possible to take the wheels of my sierra and put them back on in reverse so that it sits a little bit wider.

All help appreciated,

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Post by Goatse.AJ »

NO.

Either get a wider offset wheel or get them professionally cut and flipped.
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Post by lay80n »

The reason behind this is that the holes that the studs go through are tappered so that the tapper on the wheel nut locks into this, locating the wheel and stopping the nut from coming undone.

In short NO NO NO NO NO.



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Post by christover1 »

Some Sierra stock wheels have taper both sides, mine did.
If so You can reverse the rears, but the front will hit the discs, so cant do.
I ran rears backwards, and fronts offset to match for many years.
(about 30mm difference)
It was a bugger crawling under a muddy truck to air down or up.

I would not recommend it, but I did it fer ages.
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Post by suzuki boy »

I'm probably getting some of these with a guy off here for $48 eeach :shock:

They have -15 off set and should allow me to fit 31's :P

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Post by jord »

I am also looking for a set of wheels with a bit more offset to fit 31s. what should i ask for at a wheel place. I have asked about f100 rims to suit the sierra but they werent much help. how much wider are the f100 rims, offset wise. cheers
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Post by mitch774 »

thanks for your replies guys. my wheels are tapered on both sides so i decided to give it a go just to see what it looks like. the back wheels are fine but the front left wheels rubbed on the brakes so ill take it off.

thanks again
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