Need Wheel Sizing & Offset Advice For An FL400

[emgee00]

I just bought my son a really clean '89 Pilot and need advice on the optimum wheel sizing/offsets and stock sizing/offsets. I have a hook-up with Hiper Carbon Fiber Wheels and need to know if these will make a good choice for the Pilot.

This is our 4th Pilot over the past dozen or so years.

The Pilot came with dirt tires on Douglas Red Label Wheels and a good set of paddles & razors on beadlocks. I am considering getting some Hiper's for the sand tires and putting the aluminum beadlocks on the dirt tires.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[hoodlum]

I just bought my son a really clean '89 Pilot and need advice on the optimum wheel sizing/offsets and stock sizing/offsets. I have a hook-up with Hiper Carbon Fiber Wheels and need to know if these will make a good choice for the Pilot.

This is our 4th Pilot over the past dozen or so years.

The Pilot came with dirt tires on Douglas Red Label Wheels and a good set of paddles & razors on beadlocks. I am considering getting some Hiper's for the sand tires and putting the aluminum beadlocks on the dirt tires.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Contact Steve at http://www.aftershockmotorsports.com  
He has some aftermarket steel wheels for the front that are as close to stock offset as you can possibly get,which is very important for proper handling...Seems like they were around $70 a piece,+/-...Can't remember exactly...I don't think they are listed on his site,but he has them...
Hoodlum

[emgee00]

I just bought my son a really clean '89 Pilot and need advice on the optimum wheel sizing/offsets and stock sizing/offsets. I have a hook-up with Hiper Carbon Fiber Wheels and need to know if these will make a good choice for the Pilot.

This is our 4th Pilot over the past dozen or so years.

The Pilot came with dirt tires on Douglas Red Label Wheels and a good set of paddles & razors on beadlocks. I am considering getting some Hiper's for the sand tires and putting the aluminum beadlocks on the dirt tires.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Contact Steve at  
He has some aftermarket steel wheels for the front that are as close to stock offset as you can possibly get,which is very important for proper handling...Seems like they were around $70 a piece,+/-...Can't remember exactly...I don't think they are listed on his site,but he has them...
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

thanks for the reply but I wasn't looking to buy wheels, especially steel ones. If anything, I want to try to lighten things up, hence the carbon fiber wheels.

I was hoping to get the stock wheel sizes and maybe some input as to some better scenarios of sizes and offsets, if any exist. Either way, I will be putting some Hiper Carbon Fiber wheels on....just need to know what to go with.

thanks for the info though. Do you know the stock info? Thanks, mg

[hoodlum]

I just bought my son a really clean '89 Pilot and need advice on the optimum wheel sizing/offsets and stock sizing/offsets. I have a hook-up with Hiper Carbon Fiber Wheels and need to know if these will make a good choice for the Pilot.

This is our 4th Pilot over the past dozen or so years.

The Pilot came with dirt tires on Douglas Red Label Wheels and a good set of paddles & razors on beadlocks. I am considering getting some Hiper's for the sand tires and putting the aluminum beadlocks on the dirt tires.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Contact Steve at  
He has some aftermarket steel wheels for the front that are as close to stock offset as you can possibly get,which is very important for proper handling...Seems like they were around $70 a piece,+/-...Can't remember exactly...I don't think they are listed on his site,but he has them...
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

thanks for the reply but I wasn't looking to buy wheels, especially steel ones. If anything, I want to try to lighten things up, hence the carbon fiber wheels.

I was hoping to get the stock wheel sizes and maybe some input as to some better scenarios of sizes and offsets, if any exist. Either way, I will be putting some Hiper Carbon Fiber wheels on....just need to know what to go with.

thanks for the info though. Do you know the stock info? Thanks, mg

Stocks are 10x5.5...The offset is something like 4.25+.75,but the closest they will probably be able to get you is a 4+1.5,06 maybe even a 4+2...
FYI,if they can't get them pretty close,the loss of handling will strongly outweigh and gains you'll get by the minimal weight loss of the hypers....
Hoodlum

[emgee00]

I just bought my son a really clean '89 Pilot and need advice on the optimum wheel sizing/offsets and stock sizing/offsets. I have a hook-up with Hiper Carbon Fiber Wheels and need to know if these will make a good choice for the Pilot.

This is our 4th Pilot over the past dozen or so years.

The Pilot came with dirt tires on Douglas Red Label Wheels and a good set of paddles & razors on beadlocks. I am considering getting some Hiper's for the sand tires and putting the aluminum beadlocks on the dirt tires.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Contact Steve at  
He has some aftermarket steel wheels for the front that are as close to stock offset as you can possibly get,which is very important for proper handling...Seems like they were around $70 a piece,+/-...Can't remember exactly...I don't think they are listed on his site,but he has them...
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

thanks for the reply but I wasn't looking to buy wheels, especially steel ones. If anything, I want to try to lighten things up, hence the carbon fiber wheels.

I was hoping to get the stock wheel sizes and maybe some input as to some better scenarios of sizes and offsets, if any exist. Either way, I will be putting some Hiper Carbon Fiber wheels on....just need to know what to go with.

thanks for the info though. Do you know the stock info? Thanks, mg

Stocks are 10x5.5...The offset is something like 4.25+.75,but the closest they will probably be able to get you is a 4+1.5,06 maybe even a 4+2...
FYI,if they can't get them pretty close,the loss of handling will strongly outweigh and gains you'll get by the minimal weight loss of the hypers....
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

Thanks for the info. Hiper sells a 10" 4+1 offset from single beadlock wheel. Do you know what the back wheel size and offset are? Thanks for the help!

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[emgee00]

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[atvnut]

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[emgee00]

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