I got my new custom chrome wheels and tires put on this past Friday, and I thought I would post some pictures. I went with Helo HE689 “Skid” wheels, 20”x9” front and 22”x9.5” rear. I selected Toyo Proxes S/T tires, P255/40R20 front and P285/35R22 rear. This tire setup gave me about 4” of sidewall height, both front and rear. I would have like to have gone with P295 width tires, but everyone advised me that the widest tire I should use on a 9.5” wheel was the P285 series. I liked the look of the 20/22 setup, plus I wanted chrome wheels not polished, because they are easier to care for. I was really worried about potentially riding around on “rubberbands” due to the upsizing. Well, I have test driven this setup all weekend and I must admit I was VERY pleasantly surprised. I could not really tell any difference in the ride from stock setup, and thus I'm very satisfied. For any of you other Fanatics that may be contemplating upsizing the wheels/tires, one of the attached photos shows my SSR facing a new Slingshot with factory chrome wheels. This photo may help you decide, yeh or neh. As always, some will like it, some will not, and some like to leave their rides totally stock. Again, my intent here is just to provide you with the info. to help you make your own decision.
What I really would like this thread to become is not one to solicit comments on my selection of wheels and tires, but I’m hoping that many of you Fanatics that have changed to custom wheels and tires would post photos and share your detailed information on wheel make/style/sizes and tire make/style/sizes. I believe in this way this thread could become one of consolidated information to help other Fanatics make choices and decisions about changing or not changing to custom wheels.
For those who are not real familiar with tire nomenclature, I will use the P285/35R22 tire as an example. The 285 is the tire width in millimeters (25.4 mm = 1 inch). The 35 is the “aspect ratio” defining the sidewall height as a percentage of the width, in this case 285 x 0.35 = 99.75 mm = 3.927 in.
For those who are not real familiar with wheel nomenclature, “backspace” is the distance from the backside of the wheel mounting pad to the inside edge of the wheel. “Offset” is the distance from the backside of the wheel mounting pad to the centerline of the wheel width. A “positive offset” means that the mounting pad is located outside of the centerline of the wheel, and a “negative offset” means that the mounting pad is located inside of the centerline of the wheel.
The information on our stock SSR wheels and tires is as follows:
Wheel Backspace Offset Tires Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: 19”x8” 5-3/4” +1-3/4” P255/45R19 4.518” 28.035”
Rear: 20”x10” 6-1/8” +1-1/8” P295/40R20 4.646” 29.291”
Note: all wheels have 6 lugs on 5" (127 mm) circle pattern.
The following is a summary of tire scenarios that I found as possibilities assuming the setup of 20”x9” front and 22”x9.5” rear custom chrome wheels:
Toyo Proxes S/T:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P255/40R20 4.016” 28.032”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
B.F. Goodrich KDW NT:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P265/35R20 3.652” 27.303”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
Hankook Ventus ST RH06:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P275/40R20 4.331” 28.662”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
Nitto NT555 Extreme:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P275/35R20 3.789” 27.579”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
BTW, many thanks go out to fellow Fanatics, “mr.merlin”, “parothed97”, “wilddesertwolf”, “catruckn”, and “pistons #1 fan” who were all instrumental in giving me the nudge I needed to go for the “20/22 look”.
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What I really would like this thread to become is not one to solicit comments on my selection of wheels and tires, but I’m hoping that many of you Fanatics that have changed to custom wheels and tires would post photos and share your detailed information on wheel make/style/sizes and tire make/style/sizes. I believe in this way this thread could become one of consolidated information to help other Fanatics make choices and decisions about changing or not changing to custom wheels.
For those who are not real familiar with tire nomenclature, I will use the P285/35R22 tire as an example. The 285 is the tire width in millimeters (25.4 mm = 1 inch). The 35 is the “aspect ratio” defining the sidewall height as a percentage of the width, in this case 285 x 0.35 = 99.75 mm = 3.927 in.
For those who are not real familiar with wheel nomenclature, “backspace” is the distance from the backside of the wheel mounting pad to the inside edge of the wheel. “Offset” is the distance from the backside of the wheel mounting pad to the centerline of the wheel width. A “positive offset” means that the mounting pad is located outside of the centerline of the wheel, and a “negative offset” means that the mounting pad is located inside of the centerline of the wheel.
The information on our stock SSR wheels and tires is as follows:
Wheel Backspace Offset Tires Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: 19”x8” 5-3/4” +1-3/4” P255/45R19 4.518” 28.035”
Rear: 20”x10” 6-1/8” +1-1/8” P295/40R20 4.646” 29.291”
Note: all wheels have 6 lugs on 5" (127 mm) circle pattern.
The following is a summary of tire scenarios that I found as possibilities assuming the setup of 20”x9” front and 22”x9.5” rear custom chrome wheels:
Toyo Proxes S/T:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P255/40R20 4.016” 28.032”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
B.F. Goodrich KDW NT:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P265/35R20 3.652” 27.303”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
Hankook Ventus ST RH06:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P275/40R20 4.331” 28.662”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
Nitto NT555 Extreme:
Size Sidewall Ht. Tire O.D.
Front: P275/35R20 3.789” 27.579”
Rear: P285/35R22 3.927” 29.854”
BTW, many thanks go out to fellow Fanatics, “mr.merlin”, “parothed97”, “wilddesertwolf”, “catruckn”, and “pistons #1 fan” who were all instrumental in giving me the nudge I needed to go for the “20/22 look”.
