dounome Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I have the Big Baer brake kit on it and it calls for a atleast a 18" wheel. I have some nice Bonspeeds for the summer but need some winter wheels just incase I have to drive it. I was thinking about buying some of the new Escalade wheels from ebay, are they the same bolt pattern? Here are the specs on them. 18x8, 6x5.50, 31mm offset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion :: SS Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 6x5.5 = 6x139.7...which is our bolt pattern. Stock wheels are 8.5" wide, 27mm offset. The change in offset will make the wheel sit 4mm (that's 1/6 of an inch) further IN. But the half inch lost to width will make it sit 1/4" farther away from things inside the fenders..so it's a wash. It's a good start (by the numbers)...but you might need to keep the tire width to 275. Maybe someone can chime in with experience? - Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounome Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Sounds good I think I will go this direction and keep the stock tire that comes on them for the winter 265/65/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 i had to grind my calipers a bit to make my 18's fit i forgot the exact specs on them i think they have somewhere between 3.5 and 5.5 bs and the offset i have no clue. but i did get them to fit, the bad thing about the skinny rims is your limited to how wide of a tire you can run , id like to run a 295/40 or 45 but it requires a bigger rim and i dont know how it would work out with a small rim!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounome Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I figured you can't beat this deal and now I can run some decent winter tires and then mount up some drag radials for the summer months at the track. 18" Escalade wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGRY6LITER Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 So how about those Escalade rims (18x8, 6x5.50, 31mm offset) on Factory sized calipers and rotors? Should fit with no problems right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss wrecker Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 buy some nissan titan 5 spoke 18s (18 x 7.5 i think) they have a tight fit but there is clearance over my alumasports. i have 4 with 305/45r18 nitto drag radials on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonickoolten Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 wow we brought this topic back lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Last I heard Ric (dounome) sold his truck and is doing another tour in Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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