AT first I though thought my DAkota had 6 logs so I would go through hell finding rims
BUT I have come to the conclusion that I have 6 lugs for better support of the rim

 

OTOH, a Mustang rim from about 94 to 2002 is close enough to swap in if the rim is lug centric instead of hub centric. And has a big enough center hole.

Plus, there's several years Jeep with the same exact 8.25 Chrysler axle in them (or a Dana or Spicer with the same center bore needed); I'm rocking some Jeep wheels now myself.

There aren't anywhere near as many possible sources for a 6x4.5 as for a 5x4.5 .

RwP

 

the problem is I have a suspension lift installed by the previous owner, and I need a hell of a offset because there is a 3: spacer installed on the top of my hub that rubs the tires if I don't have the same offset I currently have

I'd really really like to learn how to Identify the offset of rims

 

You mean something like Offset | Tire Rack ?

Or how to identify in a listing online?

RwP

 

Thanks that helps a lot

 

Apologies for resurrecting this thread it its indeed dead, but I had some thoughts on this whole 5 lug for the front of our 91+ 4x4 trucks.

I put a 8.75 in my rear, great so I have 5 lug in the back. Now for the front..

I see that the 1990 and under 4x4 have the same setup as the 91+.

With a few exceptions, the axle bearing/hub looks a tad different, has a round plate vs our square and the hub back wall doesn't fit into our big circle as deep.

Will it fit? Maybe. I'm gonna find out soon as I'm junkyard hunting for an older Dakota I can do science with.

If one googles 2005 and under Dodge Caravan, you'll see that wheel bearing / hub assembly looks awfully a lot like ours but has a 26 spline hub and ours has a 31 spline but has the 5x4.5 bolt pattern..

Now, from what I've seen, the 1990 and under Dak's have a 26 spline CV axle. I'm in process of getting one of those and theoretically it "should" bolt up into my truck, and "should" fit the 05' Caravan hub.

If that all fits together, then I may have found a solution to our 4x4 front lug problem. I'll get back to everyone shortly, unless someone already found a promising solution, but I my google fu skills fell short on finding anything.

 

I am STILL looking for rims the link to tire rack helps me understand the offset, but where in the rim is the offset listed?

 

So most of them were lumber? (2x4) I see this All the time and it is quite hilarious because a 2x4 vehicle is absolutely impossible as the first number designates how many axle points ie wheels are in contact with the ground and then the x is by to the second number which designates how many of those contact points have a driving force delivered to them so if a vehicle only had two points of contact with the ground it would not only be a motorcycle but there is no possible way to have a driving force delivered to 4 points a vehicle that is a 2wheel drive would be designated by 4x2 seeing as a 2x4 is what you use to build a house with not drive down the road.