Wheel Fitment & Question Thread

Mk3Soup

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Hey guys, well after finally gettin some money for my veilsides its time to get some new rims.

Am currently tossing up between two different types as to how wide they are n offsets.

First set comes in 18 x 10 (+18) Front and Rear

and the second set 18 x 9.5 Front and rear (+20)?

and if so what would the widest tires possible for the set up.

Fenders will mostlikely be gettin pulled or rolled at the very least. Hoping to get as close to 265 wide tires as possible. cheers guys.
 

Dutch7m

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Are these going to fit with a bit of fender roll?

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18" 114.3-5 11/12J ET--6 en -12

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rodel

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Dutch7m;1361910 said:
Are these going to fit with a bit of fender roll?

SSR
18" 114.3-5 11/12J ET--6 en -12

You'll need quite a bit of fender modification to make those wheels fit. You'll have to go either wide body or cut the oem fenders and use fender flares. As a reference, my fenders are rolled and pulled outward, so that I have about 1" more clearance over simply rolling fenders.

The front wheel is a 9.5+30 with a 30mm spacer, which is equivalent to 9.5 zero offset. Your wheels will stick out 25mm more than mine.

The rear wheel is a 10.5+18 offset with a 15mm spacer, which is equivalent to a 10.5+3 Your wheels will stick out 34mm more than mine.


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speedysupra

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after posting on this thread that i wanted to with 19" wheels all around. I did decide to go with 18".
18"x 9" (+38) 255/35 in front
18"x 10" (+35) 265/35 in the rear
"zdaeng" posted a picture. Personally i like this look better than 19".
My questions are :
Do I need spacers and /or would i still have to pull the fenders in the front or rear with this setup?
The reason I am asking is cause I can tell if he pulled them (i doesn't look like it)
*My wheels are built to specification by a company out in Florida $1200-1700 each they 3-piece

*A Little Off Topic* (I also posted this portion in the brake upgrade thread)
will the K-Sport Big Brake Kit fit underneath 18" x 9" (+38) in front &
18" x 10" (+35) in the rear or will I have a clearance issue.
They are found here:
http://www.astigracing.com/ksport&#3...y290.831so.htm
They say the kit fits wheels 17" and bigger. But, if I am going to have a clearance issue is there a way to change the wheel offset to solve the issue.
Thanks for the advice guys
 
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Bri7man

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Why do people get anything over 17"rims? I was told 17"s are optimum for performance but that may have been drifting... I dunno.

Anyways I'm going to get 17"s soon and I want to get as close to the best possible drifting combination of rim size and tire possible.

From reading the first 10 pages of this thread I'm hearing "rubbing" is a factor to be wary of. By rubbing is it meant laterally or horizontally?? I guess anything over 235 is a gamble?

I have a 89 5spd 7mgte that's gonna stay gutted for a while. If I'm understanding this right, for drifting you want the minimalistic tire specs as possible and lateral ground on your rear rims for better control?
 
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Captain

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R3N5LOW;1383356 said:
Alright.


so i was wondering if there were anymore pictures of this set up/car

10" +12

and size of the tires?
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I dont know about that car but here are 17"x10 +12 with 255/40 on the rear. Lowered on Eibach Pro's, no fender rolling, no rubbing, small negative camber.
[IMG]https://www.supramania.com/images/pb_archive/p1387237_1.jpg
 

JB91389

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Looking for an aggressive stance, but these are the only sizes availiable. nothing really low offset, but perfectly flush is fine by me too

What would be best for the fronts?


18 x 8 offset +35
18 x 8 offset +25
18 x 8.5 offset +35
Recomended tire size?

What would be best for the rears?

18 x 9 offset +35
18 x 9 offset +30

Recomended tire size?

Thanks
 

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JB91389;1388116 said:
What would be best for the fronts?


18 x 8 offset +35
18 x 8 offset +25
18 x 8.5 offset +35
Recomended tire size?

What would be best for the rears?

18 x 9 offset +35
18 x 9 offset +30

Recomended tire size?

Thanks

18 x 8.5 offset +35 with a 245 or 255/40 tire

18 x 9 offset +30 with 275/35