Does my wheel look kinda weird?
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From: Kelowna BC
Are you guys serious? U are all saying lower it/roll fenders/etc.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
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From: Temple, Texas (Central)
0 offset is totally wrong for these cars. For an 8 inch wide wheel you need something like a +42 offset. Its just weird seeing a wheel with 0 offset on our cars.
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Originally Posted by importsown
Are you guys serious? U are all saying lower it/roll fenders/etc.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
he asked.
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Originally Posted by importsown
Are you guys serious? U are all saying lower it/roll fenders/etc.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
"Don't mind the height i am gonna lower it, bigger tires, and roll tuck haha. What size tires should i get, the rims are 15x8 0 offset."
first line of his post. come on people learn to read.
You're a dumbass to run such radical offset.
Did you know that running such extreme offsets puts unnecessary stress on the suspension components?
Also, do you know that this can adversely affect steering and how the car handles?
This means you're prematurely wearing out the hubs / bearings, and steering joints...
Yeah, I thought so...
-Ted
well this isn't burger king, you can't always have it your way.
if you want a big lip then you need to flare the fenders or put wide fenders on the car, leaving it stock looks like *** and the tires will stick out(which is illegal in most states btw). do it right, get the right offset wheels with a nice lip and it will look better rather than a tonka truck with toy car tires.
if you want a big lip then you need to flare the fenders or put wide fenders on the car, leaving it stock looks like *** and the tires will stick out(which is illegal in most states btw). do it right, get the right offset wheels with a nice lip and it will look better rather than a tonka truck with toy car tires.
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From: So. CaL
i like the rims... they are nice indeed (they SSR's?)...
to answer your question (does my wheel look kinda weird?), i'd say no, you're wheels are sick! (in a good way), but as far as fitment issues, i'd say it'll be tough to make the FC sit nicely on those. say if you do lower it, your car is gonna be low off the ground for sure! (16's are the smallest i'd go on the FC)
and after reading what RETed stated, i'd be scared for you running on those rims, as you can damage, or quickly wear suspension components. RETed is the man around here. if anything, he's just trying to help you out...
to answer your question (does my wheel look kinda weird?), i'd say no, you're wheels are sick! (in a good way), but as far as fitment issues, i'd say it'll be tough to make the FC sit nicely on those. say if you do lower it, your car is gonna be low off the ground for sure! (16's are the smallest i'd go on the FC)
and after reading what RETed stated, i'd be scared for you running on those rims, as you can damage, or quickly wear suspension components. RETed is the man around here. if anything, he's just trying to help you out...
well it is a bit extreme saying they will damage the suspension/hubs/wheels but it will add stress and the vehicle will act differently with those wheels on it(tend to wander and pull much easier) so i really would just take everyone's suggestions and just forget about those wheels and get some that fit the car better.
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From: Springfield, VA
Originally Posted by Fc Spl
well my style is having a lot of lip, i dont' like the idea of having positive offset, just asking advice on tire size, and reted your not calling me a dumbass right?
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Originally Posted by Karack
well it is a bit extreme saying they will damage the suspension/hubs/wheels
This has been proven before when "reverse offset" (wire) wheels were all the rage back in the day.
The loads to the radically different tire-to-hub position causes different loads on the wheel bearings / hubs.
The wheel bearings were not designed to have such loads on them, and thus, they wear funny.
-Ted
Similar effect to adding a wrench to your ratchet in-order to crack tough bolts....the longer the shaft is from the fulcrum, the more force is applied. Thus, hubs, bearing carriers, spindles, bearings, everything takes much more load in even regular driving situations and thus wears out that much quicker....
Originally Posted by RETed
Actually, it will prematurely cause the bearings to fail.
This has been proven before when "reverse offset" (wire) wheels were all the rage back in the day.
The loads to the radically different tire-to-hub position causes different loads on the wheel bearings / hubs.
The wheel bearings were not designed to have such loads on them, and thus, they wear funny.
-Ted
This has been proven before when "reverse offset" (wire) wheels were all the rage back in the day.
The loads to the radically different tire-to-hub position causes different loads on the wheel bearings / hubs.
The wheel bearings were not designed to have such loads on them, and thus, they wear funny.
-Ted
believe me i know since i deal with it on my truck but that also is a bit of an extreme since the tires are about 4" offset and are 33" on an S-10 pickup which was never meant to have tires that big on it. but it generally takes about 40-50k miles before the bearings are worn even with moderate abuse offroading.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; Aug 24, 2006 at 12:37 PM.
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From: So. CaL
here's i nice example:
see those are 16's, and that car is already low... any lower would make the car scrape bad on dips and driveways, and eat any debri on the road... i would ditch the 15's, and shoot for 16's... hey, you could buy my meshies
see those are 16's, and that car is already low... any lower would make the car scrape bad on dips and driveways, and eat any debri on the road... i would ditch the 15's, and shoot for 16's... hey, you could buy my meshies