Anyone running 42" tires on 17" aftermarket wheels ? If so I need your help...

Anyone running 42" tires on 17" aftermarket wheels ? If so I need your help...

Question:

I just installed a 4" lift on my Humvee (2" spring and 2" body) and now have room for bigger tires. Since my truck is more of a on-road daily driver and not a rock crawler by any means I think Im going to go with a aftermarket 17" wheel and a 42" tire more for looks then anything. My question is if anyone on here is running the same or something similar what size / backspace wheel and size tire are you running ?

The current proposed setup is a 17x9.5" wheel with a 42x14.4x17 tire. One thing I am not sure about is what sorta backspae / offset would i need to keep the tire from rubbing on the inside / suspension ?

As always any and all help is appreciated. And for the 42" haters please keep the comments to yourself.

Thanks !

I am a 42 hater. 41’s are cool as are 43’s but those 42’s just rub me the wrong way!

All that aside I believe the factory wheels have a +50 offset. It’s going to be tough to find that commercially. Most people go with a +20 offset and that moves it out about an Inch toward the fender.


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Joe Pit Bull Tires are having a 50% off labor day sale and they have some tall tires.

nifty tool at hummer forums might help:

https://www.hummerforums.com/forum/tire_rim_calculator.php

Pick up my new tires and wheels this week !
Ended up going with Black Rhino 17x9.5" wheels along with Cooper Discovery STT Pro's in a 40x13.5x17 .
Will post pics when their on the truck...

It didn't happen if we don't have pics!

42 15.50 on stock wheels will hit a bolt head when turned about halfway when 70 percent of wait is on that tire going down a rutted hill , and that’s all the rubbing it does


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Oh and yes friends friends I still have an original I did !!


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lowell66dart said:

It didn't happen if we don't have pics!

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Still waiting for one wheel (one was damaged in transit) and then will post some pics of he new tire / wheel combo on the truck.

lowell66dart said:

It didn't happen if we don't have pics!

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2" spring lift + 2" body lift along with 17x9.5 Black Rhino wheels on 40x13.5x17 Cooper Discovery STT Pro's..
Don't mind the roof, its getting welded on next week..

Looks good. How far do they stick out from the fenders?

DatGuyC said:

Looks good. How far do they stick out from the fenders?

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Not at all (from what I can tell). I haven't seen the truck in person since the tires and wheels were put on.
I will get some better / head on pics in the next week or so and post em up ..

Niceeeeee!

How does mud snd other debris get cleaned out of the space between the face and mounting plate of those wheels?

Action said:

How does mud snd other debris get cleaned out of the space between the face and mounting plate of those wheels?

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Space between ? Not exactly sure what your asking. The new wheels mount as any other wheel does.
Guess the answer would be a garden hose ?

Looks fantastic! Very good fit for the look. Too bad they don’t have more pos offset. But they don’t seem to be too pushed out.

Skrilex said:

Looks fantastic! Very good fit for the look. Too bad they don’t have more pos offset. But they don’t seem to be too pushed out.

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The wheels are build to order so you can have as much offset put into them as you desire. I like the look of the wheels within (or as close to) the fenders as possible.

JoeJrTheBarber said:

Space between ? Not exactly sure what your asking. The new wheels mount as any other wheel does.
Guess the answer would be a garden hose ?

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When looking at a bigger image of this pic, is looks like there is a back mounting plate and a front (outer) plate. Or is that just the lighting. Look at the edge of the center hole.

Action said:

When looking at a bigger image of this pic, is looks like there is a back mounting plate and a front (outer) plate. Or is that just the lighting. Look at the edge of the center hole.

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Nope. This is a CNC'ed wheel that mounts up to the Humvee with eight lugs just like the stock wheels do. No spacers. No modifications.


The larger 6 bolts are nothing more than design / decoration, as are the screws that are going around the perimeter.

How much were they if you don’t mind the ask?

i didn’t know you could custom order offset on these. They list a +6mm offset on the spec, but you got more?