RckyMtnTitan said:
Hey man. I just put the ProComp Stage I on my truck and ended up buying brand new wheels because the spacing was off. I put 17" Helo Maxx6 rims on about two years ago. Took it in for the lift, the mech said they would fit, get a call later that day. he tells me the lift is on but the wheels dont fit. So i was pretty much SOL. I ended up buying the exact same rim but 18"s in order to fit. If cutting was an option, we didnt eve talk about it, i just dished out the cash and put the old wheels on craigs list. so take my mistake for what it is. i just strongly suggest double checking with a mech about the fitting before you make any purchase or major mods. :cheers:
Well, sounds like your mech didn't steer you in the right direction. Some know their stuff, but most don't.
You'll get way better information on a model specific forum like TitanTalk.com 99% of the time, IMO. Even with Titans and so many variables it's tough, but for a general mechanic, having to know all cars and trucks, plus various lift and lowering options ... no way.
So your 17x9" or 17x8" Helo's had a 4.5" or 4.25" backspacing? And you 18x9" Helo's had a 5.75" backspacing ... [visa-versa if your new rub was at the new PC spindles, i.e. you had 5.75" and went to a 4.5], that's as much as an inch and a half in just backspacing. But the 17s are also offered in a 5.75" backspacing, so wheel diameter had nothing to do with it for fender rubbing. How many mechanics will be able to explain that, unless they have the same truck.