- Location
- Lafayette, CA
Im in need of some new wheels with the 5x5.5 bolt pattern, and while Im at it Im going to be doing some DIY beadlocks.
At the moment I have 15x8s with 2.5'' of backspacing, and would like to keep that width, or as close to possible. However, I have a problem.
When researching I found that at some point the centers of the wheel get flipped, meaning that the safety bead would be on the outside of the wheel, making it super hard to get the tires mounted from the outside, or mounting them from the inside.
Does anyone know when the centers flip? Would wheel manufacturers be able to not do the flip? And is there a reason to even flip the wheels?
Picture for an idea of what I am talking about:
At the moment I have 15x8s with 2.5'' of backspacing, and would like to keep that width, or as close to possible. However, I have a problem.
When researching I found that at some point the centers of the wheel get flipped, meaning that the safety bead would be on the outside of the wheel, making it super hard to get the tires mounted from the outside, or mounting them from the inside.
Does anyone know when the centers flip? Would wheel manufacturers be able to not do the flip? And is there a reason to even flip the wheels?
Picture for an idea of what I am talking about: