Always wanted a set of Detroit steel wheels and this winter I'm going to grab a set. Can't decide on 18s or 20s though for my truck. It's a Jeep Comanche that's been lowered 2 or 3 inches. Lots and lots of pictures of these wheels on full size trucks but not so much on smaller like s10, Dakota or ranger. Just looking online I've seen 20s of other wheels look great and look way too much. I like tire sidewall, not super skinny rubber band tires, so I'm leaning towards 18s but still can't make up my mind. This is how it sits now. Love this look but I'm going for a style change and want more of a cruiser with same front and back sidewall than the drag look. I want to fill the wheel wells as much as possible. I can do a 28 inch tire front and back.

 

Probably 18s. I don't think you would be happy with 20s

 

I prefer 18s for the street. More sidewall sucks up more bumps.

I'd say stay away from steel wheels. I hate steel wheels.

 

For that truck 18”s look fine

 

18s will look best proportionally. 20s in steel would be stupid heavy anyway.

I don't know how wide you can go on those (with the ideal offsets), but a 235/55R18 would match the 28.1" you're targeting. I'd probably put that on an 8" rim.

 

My current setup is 17x8 on all 4 and 235/55 up front and 275/55 in the back. Now I gotta decide on staggered again or square set up. I have ran 245/45s up front and it did not rub. I was thinking 255 55 18 on all 4 but thats a 29 inch tire, unsure if it'll fit on the front.

 

Tire diameter can also affect clearance to fender when turning. Everything else being equal, a taller tire will be closer to the fenders (think hypotenuse).

Put the current 275 rears on the front (if they are similar in offset to what you plan to use), park the front tires on some cardboard, and then have someone turn the wheels full left and right and see how much clearance you have. That'll help give you a starting point.

 

I don't get why you would do either. (Here comes my opinion, feel free to blow me off).
1. That front wheel size and fitment looks perfect to me, in that picture.

2. Bigger / obviously not stock wheels, 100% just don't fit the look. TO ME: that body style and look to that old pickup just wouldn't fit with anything other than a natural / factory look to it. As it sits, there's a (might be) visible Caltrac bar depending on the angle someone's lookin at ya, and there is a fat tire in the rear. Other than that it's just a cool old, surviving sleeper. You put 20s, and I think most 18s (with a combined shorter sidewall), even a steel wheel, and it just, tips em off, especially if you already have a 5.3 and plan on going FI.

(In all fairness, I'm completely bias to only the biggest wheel that will fit the brakes, run a 265/70/17, and drive like I'm trying to find the lil hills in the road).

Squared is going to handle better, staggered is for going straight, that's up to how you drive. I personally only go squared for handling, and because you can rotate all 4 to last longer. If it was me, yeah, I would see if the 275's fit, upfront and go squared.

 

I love smoothie style wheels, and I've wanted a set for a long time. My main goal is I want to run a vintage set of jeep dog dish caps and white rims.

Definitely going to go square for the next set up though. As much as I love the drag style and stance my style of driving would definitely benefit from handling.

Detroit wheels smallest size is the 18 and I know for a fact they work with the jeep dog dishes as I have seen it. Maybe I'll look around and see if I can find a smaller smoothie style wheel that will accept the caps.