Gonna mount wheel adapters, 18" Tesla Wheels, and KO2 tires

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Because I already have them just sitting in the garage, and they match the stock tire diameter more or less. Will need adapters. They'll poke, which will be fun. Maybe add some truck nuts to the receiver. Could add a lift. That'll look hilarious. Depends how much it costs from the factory vs aftermarket.
18X8.5"
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5X114.3
Center: 64.1mm
 

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As long as you keep the diameter if the 18” tires the same as the 17” it should not mess with the calibration of the speedometer and odometer, those are pretty important for range calculations..
Also turn in so as not to rub with the different offset. But hopefully you have considered those factors also.
 

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It seems like a thread I read here , stated the bolt circle at 5x120mm, depending on center bore and offset, some bmw,Honda,Acura etc. may fit it. I doubt that I'll change rims ,but food for thought.
 

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I have some nice 5x105 rims that I would like to mount but calculating offsets+adapter hurts my head so I'm not going to even bother.
 
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As long as you keep the diameter if the 18” tires the same as the 17” it should not mess with the calibration of the speedometer and odometer, those are pretty important for range calculations..
Also turn in so as not to rub with the different offset. But hopefully you have considered those factors also.
If the tires are the same height, there's lots of clearance, and the offset is lower, which is what happens with spacers, then they should not rub or even come close. Tesla tires poke out about 1 cm more. A spacer probably adds 1.5 cm. So we're talking -25 offset from stock, which is pokey but not insane. Offset is confusing because positive means moving in and negative means moving out.
 

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If the tires are the same height, there's lots of clearance, and the offset is lower, which is what happens with spacers, then they should not rub or even come close. Tesla tires poke out about 1 cm more. A spacer probably adds 1.5 cm. So we're talking -25 offset from stock, which is pokey but not insane. Offset is confusing because positive means moving in and negative means moving out.
I'm hoping you can tell me if these will work in your opinion.

The wheels I have:
Bolt Pattern: 5x105 mm
Offset: +41.5 mm

Slate:
Bolt Pattern: 5x120 mm
Offset: +55 mm
 
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I'm hoping you can tell me if these will work in your opinion.

The wheels I have:
Bolt Pattern: 5x105 mm
Offset: +41.5 mm

Slate:
Bolt Pattern: 5x120 mm
Offset: +55 mm
Shouldn't be a problem with adapters and the proper lug nuts for your wheels, depending on the size of tire you get. You might legally need some kind of fender extension, but I see extra extra wide tires on trucks all the time. It's just gonna be herra frush.
 

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I'm hoping you can tell me if these will work in your opinion.

The wheels I have:
Bolt Pattern: 5x105 mm
Offset: +41.5 mm

Slate:
Bolt Pattern: 5x120 mm
Offset: +55 mm
No. The bolt patterns are completely different. Offset is not the issue.
 
 
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