Wheel Fitment & Question Thread

steven89

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17x9 all around +35
255/40-17s

I like em. :p
 

honestabe

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Steven, what's your offset in the front and rear?

Here's my new setup. 17x8 +27 MB Weapon wheels in gunmetal with 245/40-17 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's and 2 17x9 +28 MB Weapon wheels in gunmetal with 275/40-17 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 rubber. The fitment is perfect. I am on Tein Flex Master coilovers all around with them set almost at maximum height (I hate scraping). BTW, I was only at a tire place to get an alignment, I installed the wheels myself and used a torque wrench. No impact gun for these wheels.

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cool chuck

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tookwik4u89 said:
I likes the wheel in your avatar:) Only seen them on one MK#:naughty:
Thanks...that's a RoJa by Rays so lots of fitments. I got the pic for a rim site I'm working on(more info soon). I like the wheel but not too sure how it would look on the MK3 because of the thinner spokes. We'll see in the Spring.
 

tookwik4u89

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cool chuck said:
Thanks...that's a RoJa by Rays so lots of fitments. I got the pic for a rim site I'm working on(more info soon). I like the wheel but not too sure how it would look on the MK3 because of the thinner spokes. We'll see in the Spring.
This is my Front, rear coming soon!

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viper92086

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Sawbladz said:
I would recommend a 10mm spacer. Tissimo and another guy with new wheels have 10 inch wheels with +35 and have been successful. When looking for spacers you want to keep in mind that you want a min of 8 turns on the lug nuts or else you need longer studs or spacers with the studs built in. Our cars came with hub centric wheels so this is what you want to try and accomplish with your new setup.

I'm not 100% on how to get the wheels to be hubcentric with spacers. However, without spacers you need a machined ring to fill the gap between the OD of the stock hub and the ID of the hole in the back of the center of the wheels.

Generally, after market adapters and spacers are lug centric and this is not ideal. If anyone has a link to some hubcentric spacers they should definitely post in this thread.


i have 18x10 +35mm in the rear if you need an example lol, i think the wheels are the same as tissimo, but not sure, ur gonna need some camber and roll ur fenders if u wanna slam, if u leave it at the stance in the picture u should be fine as long as you suspension is sumwhat decent
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BorHor

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steven89 said:
+35 all around :D


My rear tires? :aigo:

nope. honestabe's


Collin for you I dont think that will work too well. If you want some cheap ass rims get some sportmax. Atleast they have good offsets for alot of meat on a tire. If you want you can do it. It can probably work but I don't recomend it .
 

mk3 bamf

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I would like to run the work emtions 18-8.5 in font and 18-9.5 in the rear. what is the most offset I can run in the back? I'm also going to be runing tein coilovers.
 

fstlane88

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got_boosted said:
What about this wheel?

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17x9 +24 offset all four corners. 20lbs each, and $459 shipped. I'm thinking 265/35 or 275/35 tire?

Collin


Those are the FR500 knockoffs, I was thinking about getting those a while back. Only the 18'' 05+ Mustang versions will work. The offsets are correct on those versions to fit a MKIII.

Also Borhor, damnit, you've just made me absolutely commit to getting some FN0R's. Looks good man.