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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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RPF1's SBC enkei wheels 17x9 +22

I want to know if this wheel size will fit my 1990 fc3s without using a widebody or rolled fenders. Can anyone please help me?
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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In the rear yes it will fit, in the front.. probably need someone else's opinion as I'm unsure of that but if it did you'd probably need to run a stretched tire.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Rears,will fit. you can prob. get away with a 255 with a mild pull

I'm running -2.5 camber in front, no pull just mild roll
with no liner and I don't rub with 225/40s with a 9'' +22.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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Than for the reply risky... What kind of coilovers are you running?
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Im not sure what offsets you have to decide from. However, I've got CE28's 17x9 +22 w/ 255/40/17 on the front (well they are still sitting in my room to be put on) and from what ive seen, i may need to run a 5mm spacer depending on how the tires work out (some are wider than others). You will definately need to pull the fenders out or get some kind of wide fender or flare. Ive got corksports panspeed replicas and hopefully they work good.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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I assume you are talking on a FC. They will fit, but you need to either have a decent roll or go wide. You might also need a 5mm spacer to clear your suspension. Here is that fitment on my FC.

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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Thanx for the info turbo23. What's the offset on your wheels?
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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17x9 +22 front, 17x10 +18 rear
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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What would be a good offset for my car excluding the wide body. Perhaps just fender rolls.
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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you could get away with fender rolls on the rear, they would have to be rolled pretty good though. I think rolling in the front is just silly. Go with some sort of overfender or wide fender.
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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17x8f and 17x9r Both +35 offset. The drop is from HKS coilovers.


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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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Turbo 23 where can i buy the overfenders you have on your FC?
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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fronts from corksport, rears from raceonusa.com
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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17x9 +22 17x10 +18
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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I want to buy some enkei RPF1's SBC 17x9 +22 front, 17x10 +18 rear. Can anyone help me?
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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Contact Rishie from AutoRND. He is here on the forums, his sn is ARD T2. He might be having a sale going on still.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Problem, they don't bring SBC in that size.

ususally it's like

17x9.5 +18 and 18x10.5 +15
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