to widebody with these rims or flip them?
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to widebody with these rims or flip them?
Ok so I recently acquired some rims for a damned good price. They are OZ rims and the size is 18x8 et40. They look massive on the car when I put them next to it.
Being that they are so big, I was wondering if I should keep them and do a widebody setup, or flip them and find something that will fit a bit better. The vehicle in question is an 85 gs with a stock suspension at the moment. Plans for the car include coilovers ( curently saving for them), fc 5 lug brakes, and rb adjustable control arms (saving for these too)
I can post pics here when I get home, or you can search on fb for north valley 7's and see the pics there.
Being that they are so big, I was wondering if I should keep them and do a widebody setup, or flip them and find something that will fit a bit better. The vehicle in question is an 85 gs with a stock suspension at the moment. Plans for the car include coilovers ( curently saving for them), fc 5 lug brakes, and rb adjustable control arms (saving for these too)
I can post pics here when I get home, or you can search on fb for north valley 7's and see the pics there.
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I would need a spacer to make them fit, so I was kinda leaning towards flipping them, but there is another option...
I COULD put them on my sc300 and use the lexus rims on the fb, but the offset on them is +50 so I think I would still have to run a spacer with those. I believe they are 16x6.5.
Just as a general ballpark, how much do you think something like this would be worth? They have a little rash on the lips, and definately need to have the lip repainted, but they seem to be in decent shape...tires are toast..
I COULD put them on my sc300 and use the lexus rims on the fb, but the offset on them is +50 so I think I would still have to run a spacer with those. I believe they are 16x6.5.
Just as a general ballpark, how much do you think something like this would be worth? They have a little rash on the lips, and definately need to have the lip repainted, but they seem to be in decent shape...tires are toast..
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The car had 17's when I bought it but they were super heavy so I ditched them, but suprisingly they didn't look too bad. These look ******* sweet on my sc300 though.
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Unfortunately the + wheels are not going to work for much longer as im about to start a big brake upgrade. I need to go up to at least a 15" wheel. I would use the wheels from the lexus but I think the offset is going to be too much even with spacers.
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Agreed. So hard to find wide tires for anything smaller than a 17. Took me a while to find 295s for my 15s, but the 50 tire wall is a bit big for me. Still love it, I like a nice tire wall, just a bit much for me.
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