4WD Tyre & Wheel Selection || Narrow or Wide? Alloy or Steel? What is Offset? How to Choose Wheels!

In this video I will cover a few of the key points about 4WD tyre and wheel selection. I'll explain wheel offsets, tyre aspect ratios, tyre load ratings, tyre speed ratings, rim load ratings, vehicle stance, narrow tyres vs wide tyres, all terrains vs mud terrains, alloy wheels vs steel wheels and more.

Everything to do with choosing the best 4WD tyres and wheels to suit your car and the style of driving that you want to do with it.

|| Falken Wildpeak AT3W 265/75/R16 ||

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*=== TABLE OF CONTENTS ===*
00:00 - What this video covers.
01:20 - Why I wanted to upgrade my wheels and tyres & why I went down rim size.
02:48 - How big a tyre should you get? Disadvantages to going too big.
04:07 - How wide should a tyre be? Advantages to narrower tyres.
05:26 - All terrains or mud terrains? Why I chose all terrains.
05:58 - Why I bought Falken Wildpeak AT3W tyres.
06:55 - Tyre aspect ratios explained, converting metric to imperial.
07:45 - Tyre size comparisons.
08:15 - Tyre load ratings and speed ratings explained.
09:52 - 3 peak mountain snowflake rating (3PMSF).
10:12 - How to know the tyre manufacture date.
10:36 - Tyre construction information.
11:10 - How to find wheels that will fit your car.
12:55 - How to find out what width rims you need for your tyre.
13:23 - How to find out what width tyres fit your rims.
13:53 - Look at wheel manufacturer's websites for information.
15:24 - Wheel stud patterns, PCD and bore meanings.
17:00 - What are wheel offsets? Issues to avoid and affects of changing.
19:42 - CSA alloy wheel compared to Mazda OEM alloy.
21:18 - Weight difference of steel and alloy wheels 16x8.0
21:59 - Steel or alloy? Why I went for alloys.
23:15 - Real life measuring of tyre widths, contact patches and diameter.
24:05 - How much does a 265/75/R16 all terrain weigh?
24:26 - How much does a 265/65/R17 all terrain weigh?
25:02 - 4WD tyre and wheel selection conclusion.
27:00 - Weight increase for wheels and rims, % increase in sidewall.
28:51 - Mazda BT-50 build costs & weights.

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[declanchappell]

Love your content man, as a BT50 owner its so handy having such in depth videos on all your mods and additions

[davidlondon]

Thanks- this is something I’ve been meaning to check out. You’ve given me some good directions

[keethrogers]

Don't have a ute yet, but your videos are good to go mate! keep up the content 👌

[rhuggins]

Love this series mate, good efforts. Did you ever do a full walk through and how are you finding the fuel, gearing & speedo with the 265/75/16's and do they poke much with the +45 offset?