School me on wheels

**RageAgainstTheMinivan** · 10-25-2009, 05:18 PM

My car has discontinued boyd coddington wheels on it. 17 x 9? maybe 17 x 9.5? The tires are 275/40's if it helps. The tires are old and about shot. Also the wide tires up front really like to dart around on rough streets. Id like to find 17 x 8's for the front, new rubber for the wide rear wheels, and leave 2 spares. I have only found this ebay auction so far.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SS:MOTORS:1123

What offset do I need up front for a 17 x 8 wheel? Any other specs I need to worry about?

Thanks in advance!

**bigrondownhiller** · 10-27-2009, 02:04 PM

0 offset is for the older camaros and other rwd vehicles. If they are 2 pc they might be able to replace the hoops of the wheel. Call the manufacturer and see if they can even do it.

**RageAgainstTheMinivan** · 10-27-2009, 05:45 PM

Okay Im going to let that auction go into the abyss. I just would like to know what offset I need. I dont like the idea of having a discontinued set and one wheel leaks already. Im probably going to keep an eye out for vette wheels this winter for a spare/track set.

**herculesrider1** · 11-03-2009, 06:43 AM

Does anyone besides me not understand backspacing and offset when it comes to wheels? Anyone who would like to shed some light on the issue, please don't hesitate!

**RageAgainstTheMinivan** · 11-03-2009, 07:13 AM

read the tech section on tirerack.com for the basics. Im probably going to have to call up tires plus or something to find out factory offset since nobody else knows.