Anybody have budget wheel Suggestions?

[Besse]

Driving a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer - V6

First off.... yes, I know how silly this big lift looks on stock wheels and tires.


Body lift

PA 883 body lift – 3 inch



Coilover Suspension lift

2006-2010 Ford Explorer 2WD & 4WD, Sport-Trac 2.5" Truxxx Front & Rear Lift Kit

Bought 4 loaded KYB Struts and spacers – 2.5 inch lift



UCAs

06-‘10 Explorer uniball upper arms

BTF



Wheels

Currently wheels and tires are stock – 245-65-17 i believe.

These are new tires actually with like 500 miles on them so i'll probably gonna sell all four corners to help fund new ones.

I want to go up to a 285/70R17 – BF Goodrich KO2 which is like a 33 inch


I'm not seeing a lot of cheap 17 inch wheels with 0 offset. Ideally I'm looking to spend no more than $100-120 per wheel if I can find them.
Not sure if there are any good Black Friday sales coming up.
Those KO2s are $50 off on 4WP right now.


Gearing

Yeah, i'll be going up to 4.56 and getting a new front carrier to make it happen.
Hoping to get that done ASAP, but not in a crazy rush or anything. That's the last thing I really need.
Gonna have a shop do my Ring and Pinion, because I already did both lifts in two back to back weekends, and don't feel like doing much else right now.


In the meantime, does anybody have suggestions for a cheaper wheel with 0 offset? I guess I can go down to a 15 or 16 inch wheel if need be, doesn't really matter too much to me.

I know that the backspacing shouldn't be more than like 4-4.5 inch.

For an example, the Pro Comp 51/69/97s seem like the best budget option to me, but not sure about the -12 (or more) offset.
I know some people on here have done -12..
Would -12 make a giant mess down the side of my truck every time I go get groceries?
I would just go -12 and buy fender flares, but we have to make fender flares for our trucks, and i'm not really trying to mock those up right now if I can find good 0 offsets that don't cost $250 per wheel.


Thanks in advance.

 

[Gary Crist]

Have you tried Summit Racing?

 

[LorenzoGarbanzo]

I think you'll have to go with a steelie like the Cragar soft 8.

P.S. The brakes won't clear with 15" wheels. You need at least 16s.

 

[DaaQ]

My advice, nothing smaller than 18s, you can find some factory 18s iirc maybe they were 20s I dont remember. on the 4th gens that had a mirror finish on the wheels. Maybe Eddie Bauer models.

 

[Dan'sBlueEB]

Scour Craigslist in ALL areas you would be willing to drive to. I found two sets in rural central Washington for great deals. Much cheaper than what the going rate was in Seattle.