I ran this throught jim lab's excel worksheet and it appears that the inside rear will have -.24 inches of clearance. I do have m2 coilovers and pettit links. Will this offset work with the added clearence that these give? The fronts are 17x8.5in 55mm. They are off a Acura NSX if it matters. Thanks for ansering the 43324323^10 offset question on the forum. Mike

 

Honestly, I'd be surprised if they have a quarter inch of clearance. When I put my new 18x10 +50 track wheels on, even with the upgraded RE trailing arms they rubbed. Turned out, my alignment was hosed and they didn't rub once it was readjusted... but that's how close it is. I think they may still rub the trailing arm a hair at full extention.

You're talking 8mm (roughly 1/4 inch further IN than that. It'll be TIGHT if it does fit. May come down to tire brand. I had 285/30 Hoo hoos on there.

 

265/35? I have read that diffrent brands have diffrent actual widths. Is that what you were refering to?

 

A 265/35 instead of the 285/30 might help, but since most modern tires have a rim protector car that sticks out wider than the rim. I actually had rubbing on the inner part of the rim itself in the scenario i described. The trailing arm is at an angle, so it's actually bossible for it to hit a tire that's wider than the rim, AND still hit the rim.

and yes... different brands are bigger or smaller at the same listed size.

 

EDIT: Probably a little late.

I wouldn't recommend using those wheels or what I'm about to suggest, but you could use a 1/4" wheel spacer to move the wheels out without having to replace the wheel studs. The ideal spacer would obviously be ~8mm (or 5/16") thick, but I'd be worried about thread engagement on the studs.

http://www.ezaccessory.com/5_x_4_1_2...hick_p/602.htm