Wheel Fitment & Question Thread
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Yeah but they are kind of heavy though. I have a few friends that had them and they weighed more then any other rims that I had to take off the truck at a track day. This is with tire on though. The weight isn't extreme though.
**EDIT- I take it back did some research and they are around 20 lbs each.. I guess they were just more then the other rims that I was lifting that day.
**EDIT- I take it back did some research and they are around 20 lbs each.. I guess they were just more then the other rims that I was lifting that day.
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flubyux2 said:
The wheel gains negative camber with wheel travel. So the wheels can tuck in and clear the fender. I'm not sure on actual numbers for how much camber gain for wheel travel, but it does tuck in.
255 isn't square enough on a 9" wheel? Maybe we just look at things a little differently, but a 255 should fit a 9" pretty well. Maybe I'm just used to big stretches, like 235 on a 10.5 and have a different perspective.
What's the overall height of the tires you have versus stock height. If you're tires are too short, it's going to lower the car and give you more gap around the fender. Same as if they're too tall. They don't have to be dead on, but it helps to keep them around the same overall diameter as stock, otherwise you will be running into a lot more problems when trying to lower the thing to a good height to look good. You will have to bring the car lower to get rid of the gap and the chassis will already be sitting closer to the ground because of the shorter diameter, so you will have less ground clearance for the same fender gap as a taller tire.
Well I don't have much choice with sidewall. The tires are 275/40/17 and 315/35/17. So they're a little taller than I would like, but hoosier doesn't give you too many options. Maybe I'll just step it up a little and run 18x10.5s all around with 285/30/18 on them. That might even be easier to fit.
So we'll see when I start messing with trying to get them to fit. I have some work to do before then so that I can even use the wheels. The faces on one pair a lot thicker than stock, so the wheel studs aren't long enough for the wheels. So I either need studs for the hubs or studs for the spacers. It's going to be interesting, a lot of test fitting.
my rear tires are 26.3" tall, the fronts are 25.9" tall.
i undertand what you mean by stretched when you say 235 on a 10" wheel... thats REALLY pulled/stretched in my book, lol. but my 255 up front on my 9" wheel recommended to me by my tire guy who sells/installs lots of tires for Mkiv's and i told him thats what this set was for. so the 255/35 is typical for a lowered mkiv, im sure. so, compared to your defniition of stretch, my tire would be "Square" for you. i should probably stick w/ the 255 since the sidewalls look tight. going wider would probably make the fronts square/mushroomed. in theory, i dont think id even want a square tire up front just for the sake of steering response.
i looked at my car again today, and it Should come down about an inch in the rear and over an inch up front to look decent. i do have quite a bit of clearance under the car itself, at least 6" from the pinch weld to the ground. if i go too low, i may have to change my side pipes.
i really like your idea of 285's all the way around. itd certainly make handling alot more neutral without having to tweak all your settings. you dont mean getting long long studs to go thru spacers and the wheels do you? that sounds kind of scarey. i saw a 1300hp mkiv shear the lugs on his welds at the track. he was running 1" spacers... craziest thing ever but i guess its too be expected. maybe itd be safe to run the stock studs, bolt on the spacers that have the second set of wheel studs and change out those studs for slightly longer ones.
speaking of spacers, since i didnt buy those 19's, i have 1" spacers that i dont think im giong to be using now... what the hell can i use these things on now? lol
i undertand what you mean by stretched when you say 235 on a 10" wheel... thats REALLY pulled/stretched in my book, lol. but my 255 up front on my 9" wheel recommended to me by my tire guy who sells/installs lots of tires for Mkiv's and i told him thats what this set was for. so the 255/35 is typical for a lowered mkiv, im sure. so, compared to your defniition of stretch, my tire would be "Square" for you. i should probably stick w/ the 255 since the sidewalls look tight. going wider would probably make the fronts square/mushroomed. in theory, i dont think id even want a square tire up front just for the sake of steering response.
i looked at my car again today, and it Should come down about an inch in the rear and over an inch up front to look decent. i do have quite a bit of clearance under the car itself, at least 6" from the pinch weld to the ground. if i go too low, i may have to change my side pipes.
i really like your idea of 285's all the way around. itd certainly make handling alot more neutral without having to tweak all your settings. you dont mean getting long long studs to go thru spacers and the wheels do you? that sounds kind of scarey. i saw a 1300hp mkiv shear the lugs on his welds at the track. he was running 1" spacers... craziest thing ever but i guess its too be expected. maybe itd be safe to run the stock studs, bolt on the spacers that have the second set of wheel studs and change out those studs for slightly longer ones.
speaking of spacers, since i didnt buy those 19's, i have 1" spacers that i dont think im giong to be using now... what the hell can i use these things on now? lol
It would be bubbled and you will probably rub in places. On my 245/40/18 it was a little bubbled on my 18x8.5
Wiisass said:
Looks like I missed my queue. No, it doesn't hit the sway bar, it rubs the lower suspension arm. It's miles from the sway bar and anything else... clears the fender lining, fender itself, strut, ect. The sways would have large patches of missing paint if they were being contacted, and I assure you they don't.
We've discussed it to the nines and decided that since it only rubs very close to lock, oh well. The only time I need to turn that sharp is in a tight parking lot.
Adjusting the locks or getting new rims is on the list for the spring. The 9.5x17 +50 MkIV rims give a nice flush look on the front, but I think a 5-8mm spacer could probably take up the difference and make them not rub. I'm going to try that once she's out of the stable from the spring.
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