The Driver

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Size on em are 18x8.5 & 18x9.5 with +22 all around. Can I rock spacers and is it ok for aggressive driving.

Imput please

zenofspeed

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They are going to hit the fenders. Sorta depends on tire size though. 255s in the front will hit even if you roll the fronts.

235 or 245 would work better.. The rears will need to be rolled also, but should fit 275s if rolled.

Spacers will just add to the problem.

Mahjik

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What size tires are you going to use and what do you plan to do with the car?

Take a look at this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/aggressive-offset-pics-let-flaming-begin-751634/

You can see what offsets he used and what he had to do with fit the wheels. IMO, not a good idea if you plan to hit the road course. Maybe ok for cruising around town but you completely loose the ability to setup the car properly since the alignment has to go so wacked to tuck the wheels.

SPICcnmGT

Spacers are only going to add to the problem.

The Driver

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These are the tire sizes ~ I was planning on rolling the rears as well.

245-40-18
275-35-18

Mahjik

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Well, take a look at that thread I showed you. He's using 225's to fit the wheels.

The Driver

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I was planning on this style rear rolled. As far as the front would FEED fenders be able to support those offsets. I don't feel like having my cars wheel look like power folding mirrors.

The Driver

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Yes but at the same time he's also using an inch larger rim. Not sound stubborn but wouldn't a 25mm spacer put that rim in the correct offset so as not to rub or have to angle the camber so bad my car looked like it came out of back to the future during lift off. The offset would then be at +47 which is a decent offset correct?

Or is the height of the sidewall to high for clearance?

Mahjik

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Spacers work the opposite of what you think.

If you have say a +50 rim; a 20mm space would make it now a +30 offset, not a +70. So if you start with a +22 offset, using a 20mm spacer would make it a +2 offset.

purerx7

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if you use a 275 30 i think you will be fine with the +22, it wont be flush and you WILL need to roll the rear fenders but you wont need a pull like shines car, hes running a 19x11 +23. I plan on running a 19x10 at +36 with 275/30 for comparisons sake, and even that is going to stick out.

The Driver

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Ah, Thanks man.

The Driver

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My questions is, is there anyway the front won't rub, assuming I buy new tires?

The reason why I'm pushing is because of a great deal but the way it seems I might spend more money trying to get them to fit then to actually just go buy a different size new.

The Driver

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If I'm looking at just buying new ones whats the most size (lowest) offset I can run with?

17x9
17x10

Thanks
Joe

Mahjik

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I personally wouldn't go much further than around a +40 or so (depending on the wheel width) on stock fenders. You don't have to have "extreme fitments" for a nice look but still be able to do aggressive driving. Check my sig as I have a few pics with 17x9's all around at a +43.

Are you going to do custom wheels (where you can get any offset) or are you looking at a specific brand/style wheel?

FCNAred

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agreed

I carried over a set of wheels from my FC when i bought an FD. 17x9 +18 all around. The most tire i can fit out front is a 235 40 17, and thats with rolled fender lips. The back can probably fit more, but i didn't really see much point in running larger than a 245 40 on a 9in wheel. Next set of wheels will be slightly wider, slightly higher offset, with slightly more rubber.

gracer7-rx7

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You risk rubbing with even a 17 x 9 + 40 running 255/40/17. My 17 x 9 + 45 w/ 255/40/17 tires has occasionally rubbed when going up driveways and hils.

Why not just get rims that fit? I just don't understand the purpose of running wheels that don't fit.... It doesn't look "aggressive". It looks "ricey".

The Driver

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As my other link I posted up I'm looking for either work meisters or Gram light T57 Rc's.

Any fitment with a nice concave offset and capable to be extremely harsh driven (bridge hamton)

I really do want the staggered look however I know the tire swapping benefits of matched.

I really want to atleast get 9.5's in the rear the front I don't mind as much even 17x8.5 with a nice offset I would love. Aharada's setup look on his FD is what I'm going for but with the rims mentioned above.

Jimmy M

Hi, I`m looking at some rims.

They are sold in 18x8.5 an 18x9.5 with +35 offset on both.

Wil this fit my fd, 8.5 front and 9.5 rear? Or can I run 18x9.5 +35 all around?

Dont mind rolling the fender lip, car is going to be repainted....


Thank`s..

gracer7-rx7

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Bridgehampton is closed. I used to drive there.

The Driver

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I thought they still did private exhibitions out there, wtf! When did all this go down.

impact02

my question to you if you are going to use the wheels you have is how low are you going. I am running 18x9.5 +25 front with a 225 40 but the car is on the ground, the front lip has less than 2 inches of ground clearance and with some negative camber it's driveable but not if you are gonna get aggressive with it. So I say that with a 18x8.5 and a higher ride height you should be ok. As for the rear you should be fine, I put the fronts on my car in the rear to see how the 18x9.5 +25 would fit and it works fine with a little roll. I have a +6 offset in the rear on the 9.5 and I didn't roll fenders yet but it had a decent amount of negative camber in the rear. Not everyones cup of tea but we all have our opinions.

The Driver

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Height wise, I'm dropped 1.4 f and 1.3 R. I'm running stock shocks with tien-S techs. I daily drive so it's the best of both worlds. I know I'm going to need something stiffer though If I do try and run these.

impact02

yeah I'm running on Cusco Zero 2E coilovers and the stiff spring rates deff help with the rubbing