Dodge Durango Forum II

G. Matsushige CFHT Corp Kamuela Hawaii
grant@cfht.hawaii.edu

I sort of went through this a few months ago and here's what I did.

I basically drew up an overhead diagram of all the pieces in question.

I started with the stock wheel and tire combo. I measured the rim width (I knew it was 7" at the time) and it's back spacing. I added different colored lines for the tire. This is so I could draw a profile of the tire and rim with respect to the things like the fender and frame. If you want, you can even measure from the stock set up to key parts like the frame, inner fender etc. You are trying to get a picture of the stock set up.

At this point, I had a pretty representation of the stock set up.

Then I took the new rim and tire dimensions and dropped it into the mounting location of the stock set up. It gave me a pretty good idea of what kind of "offset" and width I could deal with.

I used autocad to make it easier but with a little work, paper and color pencils you should be able to make a good scale drawing. Say like 1" equals 1/10" on your drawing. If you work it right, you can even put the steering rotation in to see what will happen when your new combo goes through the steering arc.

Regarding your rim choices, I personally prefer the second one. They both look great though.

Good luck.
aloha,
g