Custom Wheel Lip Sizes and Differences
Lip Size for wheels and how they look and the difference
Pictures from manufacturers are "Stock Photos" and often reflect the best looking aspect of a wheel design. If a wheel comes in 24x10 inch all the way to a 17x7 inch the Stock Photo will be of the best "look" of the wheel which is naturally the 24x10 inch wheel with the 3.5 inch lip. This page explains how a smaller wheel will look of the pictured wheel on the website.
Average Lip Sizes for Wheels
SIZES
- 17x8.0
- 18x8.0
- 18x9.5
- 19x8.0
- 19x9.5
- 20x8.5
- 20x10.0
- 22x9.0
- 22x10.5
LIP DEPTH
- 1"
- 1"
- 2.75"
- 1"
- 2.75"
- 1.5"
- 3.5"
- 2"
- 3.75"
Below is a Picture from Manufacturer of the best look, its a 24x10 wheel.
The spokes are long the hub looks small and the lip is huge!
Below is a 17x7 wheel.
The spokes shrink and the hub looks bigger and the lip goes to 1 inch. This is typical of a high offset 17 inch wheel.
Other Examples of Lip Size