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American Racing Equipment, Inc., a Platinum Equity company, and Jr. Motorsports® (Moorseville, North Carolina) announce an agreement to jointly design, develop and release a Dale Earnhardt Jr® line of upscale aftermarket performance custom wheels badged as "DEJ". Scheduled for an early 2007 release, the program will feature custom wheels for trucks, sport utility vehicles, and late model muscle cars and performance passenger cars.

"The DEJ wheel line will be cool," said Earnhardt, Jr.

The Dale Earnhardt Jr® Series will feature DEJ® badging, and a lifetime structural warranty. Initial product offerings will feature two truck and SUV styles, and will be available in 17", 20", 22" and 24" sizes, and in various finishes (glossy black, chrome and black chrome). A lifted truck style, with backspacing for off-road suspensions, will be available in 17", 18" and 20" sizes, in application-correct widths for larger all-terrain and mud-terrain tires. Two styles, designed to fit late model muscle cars in 17", 18", 19" and 20" sizes, will feature a variety of widths and offsets to meet the performance fitments. A stylish chrome-plated passenger car design will be available in 18", 20", 22" and 24" sizes, with special custom features.

Many vehicles allow a larger wheel to be installed than came originally on the vehicle.  However it is critical to have the correct tire or you may experience tire rub.  To "plus size" your vehicle you must choose a tire with basically the same diameter as the original.  The following formula will help you determine overall tire diameter:

Step 1: Tire width (in Millimeters) X .03943 (ex. if tire size is P215/65R15 the tire width in millimeters is 215). 

Step 2:  Multiply your answer by the aspect ratio (ex. if tire size is P215/65R15 the aspect ratio is 65%).

Step 3.  Multiply your answer by 2 and then add the rim diameter.

To plus size a vehicle with 15" rims to 16" rims when the factory tire is P215/65R15, the original diameter is 24.72 inches.  Recommended plus size in 16" is P225/50R16 which has a diameter of 24.88.