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Old 09-22-11, 08:06 PM
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Another wheel fintment question...sorry

I am getting my first FC tomorrow and found the wheels I want to run on it from ESM wheels ( http://esmwheels.com/access/wheels-0...cPath=21_34_62 ). I am planning on running the 002 model mesh wheels in 16x9 +20 all the way around on rolled fenders in the back and Origin Lab wide front fenders. I was planning on running a 245 wide tire all the way around, the car is a NA so I will not have the power to need to run staggered tires. Back to the point I have been searching all over the site for info on if this setup will fit and cant find the info that I need so if anyone could help me out that would be great. Thanks!
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Yeah those will fit. Haven't seen anyone rock those on a FC yet. Do you have coilovers? How low are you? Gotta test all that first before you go 245 up front. Try 235 front 245 rear..
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wow sounds like awesomeness.

he can definitely get away with a 245 up front with a 10mm spacer all around... thats if youre planning to use the 25mm up front and 30mm in the rear origin fenders. anything lower than a 25mm will stick out and be all mexiflush
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Car is maxed out low on Tein coilovers, I was planning on running the Origin Lab fronts and was hoping not to have to run rear over fenders but if I have to I will.
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I though this might helpful if you wanted to consider diff width/offset and such:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...=Car%2FMinivan
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those wheels are nice, any idea on weight?
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No idea, but I know their LM reps are about 2 pounds heavier than the original article. So, I would take an uneducated guess and say it is probably similar.
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From what I have seen on them the 16x9 are around 18lb per wheel, which is a bit on the heavy side but for the look and offset it will be worth it, and the prices are damn reasonable.
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Originally Posted by HoustonMS3
I though this might helpful if you wanted to consider diff width/offset and such:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...=Car%2FMinivan
Those look nice but for what I am looking for the sizes just will not cut it. Thanks for the idea though.
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Those will not fit, look at the bolt pattern.

I have no rear over fenders, just pulled, and 25mm fenders up front, you could probably get away with that
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Originally Posted by Hypertek
Those will not fit, look at the bolt pattern.

I have no rear over fenders, just pulled, and 25mm fenders up front, you could probably get away with that
Which wheels are you refering to? The ones I posted or the other ones? Edit: Wow I must be really hungover, nevermind that was a stupid question

And what width tires are you running as I plan to do some time attack and autocross so I would like to be able to run some meaty tires on the car, hoping for 245's all the way around.

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Originally Posted by Hypertek
Those will not fit, look at the bolt pattern.

I have no rear over fenders, just pulled, and 25mm fenders up front, you could probably get away with that
I was just linking the wheel in general, they offer multiple bolt patterns/sizes/offsets with a greater variety than esm...
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None of the bolt patterns the offer will will for my car, the wheels are the wrong size in both ways and the offset is not as aggressive as I would like.
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245's fit easily front and rear on stock fenders, I run them on fd wheels which are 16x8 +50 (20mm adapter in front makes them +30, 25mm adapter in the rear makes them +25).

I'm not sure about the wheels though, I know people have run 17x9 up front but the higher up the coil u go the more room you have (assuming negative camber). You might have to run a small spacer for clearance depending on spring length and culvert design. If that's the case it may push the wheel/tire out past the stock fender.
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I am planning on running 25mm overfenders on the front of the car so I am hoping that will be enough to the 245's that I want to run, for right now I am hoping to just roll and pull the rears but if it comes down to it I will find some 35-50mm front fenders and some 25mm rear overs and have more than enough room to run about what ever tire I would like to on those wheels.
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