Double checking if these fit my FD!
03-19-19, 06:34 AM
#1
Double checking if these fit my FD!
so I used the wheel fitment guide on this forum and I was just double checking my understanding, please correct me if I’m wrong. But I found these wheels, and I really like them and they seem affordable but I just wanna make sure they will fit.
https://lmr.com/item/SVE-0880652/mus...SABEgIXBvD_BwE
they are 18x9 +24 front and 18x10 +20 in the back, with a small wheel spacer should these fit pretty well? Thanks!
https://lmr.com/item/SVE-0880652/mus...SABEgIXBvD_BwE
they are 18x9 +24 front and 18x10 +20 in the back, with a small wheel spacer should these fit pretty well? Thanks!
03-20-19, 05:34 PM
#3
On a stock body, the 9+24 Will push the limit of fitment. In the rear, the 10+20 isn't going to be straight forward. You're going to need a roll and pull and maybe some more than normal camber. I'm using a 17x10+20 with my feed rears and the fitment is pretty spot on. If I went with a +15 I would be on the edge of poking. On my other stock body fd I'm using a 17x9+28 in the front and without the roll, it wouldn't be possible. I'm at the absolute limit of what the stock fronts can hold.
so considering your sizing although in an 18 instead of a 17, you should get pretty much what I described above. You're likely going to need a bit of camber to get those to fit.
so considering your sizing although in an 18 instead of a 17, you should get pretty much what I described above. You're likely going to need a bit of camber to get those to fit.
03-21-19, 09:47 AM
#5
17x8+30 And 9+35 will give you near perfect fitment on virgin fenders with the option to use a ~5mm spacer to get it even more flush. That range and it's width/offset equivalents is what you want. It should be about the same with an 18.
what I mean by it's width/offset equivalent is...
8+30 (235 tire)
9+43 (255 tire)
7+18 (225 or 235 tire)
All those will give you same "flushness" with that not being an all inclusive list. The vairations are limitless. Offsets are the single most important thing when selecting wheels. Width is really only important when deciding what tire width you want. Of course tire fitment varies from brand to brand but that's getting into a whole different discussion.
what I mean by it's width/offset equivalent is...
8+30 (235 tire)
9+43 (255 tire)
7+18 (225 or 235 tire)
All those will give you same "flushness" with that not being an all inclusive list. The vairations are limitless. Offsets are the single most important thing when selecting wheels. Width is really only important when deciding what tire width you want. Of course tire fitment varies from brand to brand but that's getting into a whole different discussion.
03-21-19, 11:57 AM
#7
No, spacers give wheels a LOWER effective offset. So a 10mm spacer is actually (wheel offset)-(spacer thickness). That's how those work. So what you would normally do if unsure, is a get a wheel with a slightly higher offset than you need and then use the spacer to get it where you want.
put more simply:
higher offset is more sunken in to the wheel well
lower offset is more poke from the wheel well
say you have 2 8j wheels, one +70 And the other -70. The +70 would be ultra sunken in and would probably be all the way on the body of the car. The -70 would probably be poking so far out that none of it will be under the fender. Of course those are extreme examples, it's just to give you an image of how it works. So inbetween the two extremes there is an offset for that width of wheel that would put it in the perfect spot. For the front on a virgin fender an 8+30 is that range. You could even go a little lower to a +25 or something to get even more flush or as high as a +35 for more fender clearance depending on ride height.
put more simply:
higher offset is more sunken in to the wheel well
lower offset is more poke from the wheel well
say you have 2 8j wheels, one +70 And the other -70. The +70 would be ultra sunken in and would probably be all the way on the body of the car. The -70 would probably be poking so far out that none of it will be under the fender. Of course those are extreme examples, it's just to give you an image of how it works. So inbetween the two extremes there is an offset for that width of wheel that would put it in the perfect spot. For the front on a virgin fender an 8+30 is that range. You could even go a little lower to a +25 or something to get even more flush or as high as a +35 for more fender clearance depending on ride height.
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