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Looking for wheel/tire fitment opinions

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Hey everyone! I’m looking at the Niche Verona wheels for my 2020. Im thinking I would like to run a 285/50/R20 all season tire, but I’m not sure which wheel would work better so I’m looking for someone more experienced to help me out.

The wheel options are:
20”x9” +35et
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20”x10” +40et

I would prefer the wheel/tire combo to not stick outside of the wheel well, but also don’t want a setup that looks disproportionate. Thanks, all! IMG_7307.jpeg IMG_7306.jpeg
 

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Neither of those would fit very well. Too far inside the fender.
For a 10” wheel look for +30 offset. A 9” wheel is too narrow to even consider.
 

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Neither of those would fit very well. Too far inside the fender.
For a 10” wheel look for +30 offset. A 9” wheel is too narrow to even consider.
is a 9” wheel to narrow simply for the tire size I'm hoping to run, I assume is what you mean? So your recommendation for a good fit would be a 20x10 +30et?
 

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is a 9” wheel to narrow simply for the tire size I'm hoping to run, I assume is what you mean? So your recommendation for a good fit would be a 20x10 +30et?
It’s too narrow insofar as it just doesn’t look good. If you’re buying aftermarket wheels you want it to look good. A 285 tire is basically 11.25” tread width so putting it on a wider wheel will let the tire sit better too.
 

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It’s too narrow insofar as it just doesn’t look good. If you’re buying aftermarket wheels you want it to look good. A 285 tire is basically 11.25” tread width so putting it on a wider wheel will let the tire sit better too.
I wish this all made more sense to me! LOL

If a stock wheel is 20x8.5 +44.5, I guess I just figured a 1.5” wider wheel wouldn’t need a significantly different offset to fit nicely.
 

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Offset is the
I wish this all made more sense to me! LOL

If a stock wheel is 20x8.5 +44.5, I guess I just figured a 1.5” wider wheel wouldn’t need a significantly different offset to fit nicely.
Offset is the difference between the mounting face and wheel centerline…so it changes a lot with width.
 

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Offset is the

Offset is the difference between the mounting face and wheel centerline…so it changes a lot with width.
Hey, im looking to buy a set of Konig wheels and these are the specs 20x8.5 offset 43 5x114.3 Center bore 73.1, they should fit exactly like stock 20”s right? I should haven’t to worry about anything?
 



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