Cheapest steel wheel?

[justbob]

Anybody know what the cheapest available rim for a set of 18" drag radials would be? What is our backspacing? Would the widest steel wheel work for now. This will be for strip only so i could care less what they look like. The tire size is 265/40/18. Ideas? Thanks, Bob.

[RoyLPita]

Probably aftermarket. Explorer spare wheel with the 18" package is only 7.5" wide.

[red]

I found a few on Summit that will work. Cheapest 9"--the minimum recommended width by MT--with a 40mm offset (basically puts the extra 1" on the outside) was an American Racing aluminum wheel... see here (http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ARE-1988967). There are lots of options when it comes to wheels... that's just one. My recommendation is 18"x9" (obviously 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern) with a relatively large positive offset. You can use this calculator (http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp) to determine where different offsets will put the extra width (stock wheels are 8" wide with a 50mm offset). Also, if you can get aluminum wheels for nearly the same cost as steel, I'd go for them as there will be savings in rotating weight.

[red]

Also, you should ensure the wheels you're looking at have sufficient load rating. I don't think you'll have a problem finding ones that do in this size/width and with that lug pattern, but then again, I don't know what the import market uses. Anyway, the gross axle weight rating (GAWR) listed on your tire placard should show two weights: front axle (2585 lbs) and rear axle (2685 lbs). The wheels I posted have a load rating of 1600 lbs each, meaning a total of 3200 lbs for the rear axle in your case, meeting/exceeding the rear GAWR.

[justbob]

Anybody have any MM crappy road rash wheels cheap?