I have a 94 Dodge Dakota.. i was wondering what rims fit on this truck with out changing the offset????

Any one know ..
Thanx

Any stock wheel from early 80's to 96 Dakotas will fit.
The late model closed spoke rim (15x7) COULD POSSIBLY fit with some spacing and longer studs.
The open spoke late model wheels will not fit (15x8) at least on a 2WD.
RT wheels will fit with either thick wheels spacers and longer studs. Or Grind the control arm. run an 8th in. spacer. Hammer down the dust cap and call it a day. You can cut the centers out of old brake drums to make your spacers for the 17 in. RT wheels.

i wouldnt mind some 2nd gen dakota rims actually nice sporty one
should fit then i have a 92 4x4 so all ill need is longer studs anda wheel spacer then ?
235 75 15 little small for me
whats the 2nd gen tires sizes anyways i want something to raise the truck a little and look more sturdy beefy etc

2nd Gen came stock with 31in. tires. The open spoke 15x8 will go on a 4x4. There is a guy on this forum that has them on his. Contact JDakota92.

what about 17x9 or the 16x8 just curious ? would they fit i pm'd the guy you said but im curious about these other rims :) thanks

The RT wheels will fit with modifications as I stated above.
I have not tried the the 16's personally, because judging how the 17's fit on my truck. The lip on a 16in. wheel will be right next to the upper control arm. It probably would fit with some grinding and spacing, but like I said. The 17's on my truck ride just above the control arm, so it could be a problem.

ok so im not gonna pretend to know anything about tires lol
my rims are the stock ones 15x7 or 8 not sure they not the ugly ones they pretty nice ..
have 235/75/15 on them now .. i was gonna put 255 is that to big ?
cause im not sure what size 31" tires are if they have an actual size .. the 15" rim you said open spoke will directly fit on my truck ?
sorry im a newb and a lil slow on tires lol
like what size is the tire tat is 31" or they dont have a size like 235 255 etc ?
http://www.ruggels.be/image.php/Cars/94_Dakota_4x4/2082.jpg <-- are these the 15" 15x8 that you said would directly fit my truck ~


Kirk

The wheel in the picture will fit your truck. It is a 15x8 and categorized as an open spoke configuration. I wont say they will directly fit but they will go on there. You need to talk to JDakota92 about that.
A 31in. tire can equate to anything from a 245 to a 265, it just depends on the other number. 255 should fit a 4x4, but you need to hold it up there and see.

Thanks for the reference 360DakotaPwr. 31" tires can rub on a '87 - '96 Dakota. I tried fitting them and I wasn't satisfied by the close clearance. I have 30x9.5/R15's and they fit perfectly. The next generation of Dakota's have bigger wheel wells which allowed for bigger tires. 31's came stock on 4x4 Dakota's and Durango's.

For anyone else having questions about fitting the 15x8 wheels on a '87-'96 Dakota, there are two ways to do this. One, have some custom spacers made (1/4" for the front is needed to clear the brake caliper line bolt). An old brake drum or even an old wheel will do fine. I happen to have a set that were custom made out of my old 15x6 wheels. I went a different route as I couldn't find longer studs with more threads. I instead ground down that brake line bolt just a little bit and then to go with it, had the inner lip of the wheels machined to clear the brakes. I only cut out ~1/16" or less and in about an inch. It's difficult to explain. The integrity of the wheel was not compromised. They've been on for 2.5 years and have put on about 25k miles with no problems. I've even gone off road with them and again, no problems. I would have prefered to go with the first option, but the spacers are illegal where I am and I couldn't find the longer studs to support them.

No Problem Man.
I agree with him, find longer wheel studs and use spacers. Racing catalogues should sell them. Find out the size and thread dimensions and you shouldnt have any problems ordering them. Its a pretty common size.

so whats the biggest i can fit on dakota rims the i guess closed spoke ones they look decent dunno ho wto explain it currently 235 / 75 / 15 ? can i makem a little bigger ?

235/75/R15 is the stock size for the early Dakota's. I had the 30x9.5R15's on the original 15x6 rims. Like I stated above, 31's might fit, but might also rub. So to answer your last question, you can go a bit bigger. The tires you have now measure up to about 28-29" tall. 30's fit with no problems. 31's will be tight.

ok so there are the tires i have sitting in the house now that i will be putting on the truck when the snow is gone i know they dirty i need to clean em up but i got m ybatteries for cam so i wanted to show you wha trims i have ,,

what about 265 75 15 ? that fit these rims or is that a 30 inch tire :P ?
im stupid when it comes to this stuff sorry lol
and if i use these rims do i still need the 1/4" spacers in the front for the 30x9.5 ? or os thatonly if i go with 31"


http://www.ruggels.be/image.php/Cars/94_Dakota_4x4/DSCI0003.JPG

No you won't need any spacers for those rims. Those are 15x6 and will bolt right on with no modifications. A 30x9.50 inch tire will fit just fine.

Try the following link to compare sizes:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Any 6 lug rim from 96 back will bolt right on your truck without any problems.

i know the rim will bolt on i was just curious what size rubber i can get on it :P
without having to do mods or spacers etc ~

30's are about as tall as I think you can go. Like I stated above, a 31" tire will go on, it just might rub when you turn. Honestly, the best way to try and fit a tire is to go to the tire shop and get some fitted. When I got my 30's, I had 31's fitted, and a couple of other sizes. Granted not all shops will be willing to do that, but all you can do is try.

Mine is a 2nd gen and it came with oversized tires on it. I have the 16x8's like the pic you showed and stalk I am running 265/70/16. I did have some 265/75/16 on it, which are about the same as a 32x12.50 and they rubbed back of front fender well slightly, mainly when in a turn and hit a bump. The 265/70 is about the same as a 31x10.5 and again, this is the stalk tire for my truck. Prev. owner ordered it with the larger tires. Look in the gallery and you can see some pics of them on my truck. It is in the Polar Dakota album in members section.

Your generation of Dakota came with the 15x8 wheels up to '03 I think, 16x8 there after. They also had the 31" tire stock. I think anything bigger required a body/suspension lift to eliminate rubbing.

Here is a pic of my truck with the closed spoke wheels and 30" tires before I put on the 15x8 open spoke wheels:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/JDakota92/MVC-005F.jpg

Yes you are correct. My generation Dak comes with 15x8's, but mine did not. It was spec ordered with the 16x8's and has NO suspension or body lifts on it, so the 16x8 will fit stalk even up to a 265/70 series tire stalk.

why wont The open spoke late model rims (15x8) fit on a 2wd?

the 2wd doesn't have as tall a stance as the 4x4, and the front suspension is obviously different for the 4x4. Biggest problem I've seen is the front tires come into contact with the airdam on turns and sometimes on bumps, some people take off the airdam or cut it to take create clearance (looks like crap without airdam on a 2wd), I've seen it done on one 2wd, but the truck sold before I could get a close look at it, he DID have 31" tires on it which caught my attention, looked like he stripped a 2nd gen of it's tires and rims. They did stick outside the fender flares 1/2 an inch so I'm guessing he used spacers on them, they also came really close to the airdam, didn't look like he adjusted it either.

My 02 had 16" steel wheels whith chrome covers, I swapped them out for the 15x8's.

Tire size calc - 265 mm (25.4 mm/inch) = 10.4" wide, multiply by 2 (two sidewalls) and again by .75, or .7, or whatever (265/75r15) for the aspect ratio, and add the wheel size 15 to get the height. Or use a website calculator.

The 31x10.5x 16 converts to roughly 265/70r16 which was the stock tire size that was on mine.

16" tires don't come in the standard size, only metric.