HOW WIDE OF WHEELS!!?? re amemiya widebody
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HOW WIDE OF WHEELS!!?? re amemiya widebody
Hey i just bought me a full re-amemiya wide body kit and was wondering if anyone knows how wide of wheels i need to go? what are the dimensions u need to pull? do i need spacers or just wide wheels? thanx for any help!!
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How much wider is the GT kit than stock? From inner fender to inner fender. Assume your inner stock fender is not rolled. Completely stock. I might be able to help you just figure it out. This might net an option that is not used by amemiya-san.
What is the function for this vehicle? If this is to be used for race purposes you might want to keep with stock tire diameter, or change gear ratios, or even base this off the turbo's spool traits.
If just show, none of this matters. I assume you'd just want the biggest tire you can use. In this event I'm sure a 335/30 should be usable. Only problem is that they cost a lot of money and are not made by many manufacturers. So replacements are very very costly. I'm witnessing this right now with a widebody we have. Fortunately the sponsee has collected quite a few from a special tire rack had a while back on Michelins.
So I guess it boils down to, do you want show or race?
For show, do you want stretch tire look or straight look. If stretch tire look you can acheive an even wider wheel to acquire this "lippage". Basically the drifter way.
If you don't know the specs on the kit from stock I suggest applying the kit to the vehicle first and then making your measurements. Feel free to PM me as this is what I do for a few companies in my spare time. I'll detail the basic measurements and how to take them. With really just one measurement I should be able to interpolate a max fitment and relative offset. I should also be able to calculate what tire width would be usable. I would base these on OE spec alignment settings as a baseline and work wider if possible from there based on camber/caster settings, as well as fender modifications. Laters.
Did you buy the authentic kit? Isn't this like 10K dollars?
What is the function for this vehicle? If this is to be used for race purposes you might want to keep with stock tire diameter, or change gear ratios, or even base this off the turbo's spool traits.
If just show, none of this matters. I assume you'd just want the biggest tire you can use. In this event I'm sure a 335/30 should be usable. Only problem is that they cost a lot of money and are not made by many manufacturers. So replacements are very very costly. I'm witnessing this right now with a widebody we have. Fortunately the sponsee has collected quite a few from a special tire rack had a while back on Michelins.
So I guess it boils down to, do you want show or race?
For show, do you want stretch tire look or straight look. If stretch tire look you can acheive an even wider wheel to acquire this "lippage". Basically the drifter way.
If you don't know the specs on the kit from stock I suggest applying the kit to the vehicle first and then making your measurements. Feel free to PM me as this is what I do for a few companies in my spare time. I'll detail the basic measurements and how to take them. With really just one measurement I should be able to interpolate a max fitment and relative offset. I should also be able to calculate what tire width would be usable. I would base these on OE spec alignment settings as a baseline and work wider if possible from there based on camber/caster settings, as well as fender modifications. Laters.
Did you buy the authentic kit? Isn't this like 10K dollars?
