Ron, By all means, thank you for trying to help me figure this out. That's why I posted. Was hoping that by talking this through with some people it might make some sense. This gap is unusually large and it's a big disappointment.

I'm hoping DFSMopars chimes in. From looking at his pictures and statements above about using a 15x7 ring on a 15x8 wheel, I had hope. Even though his are Rallye's and mine are road wheels, should that make a difference? I don't know.

I may return the rims and get the Magnums, which are chrome under the trim ring. Maybe the gap wouldn't be so noticeable then. But I also read on here that a chrome rim doesn't hold a trim ring so well. Can anyone attest to this?

I've also read on here that some people just put some chrome tape on the rim to help hide that black gap. I was hoping to not have to do that though. Spending about $700 on rims and then put $8 chrome tape on it? I dunno.

Maybe I should give up and just get 15x7's. Do they make them with a 4" backspace?