I bought a set of Veilside three piece rims. The offset is about 25mm i need fifty. the rims on the rear are 18x10.5 with a 20 to 25mm offset. charts call for 50 mm What can I do....am i screwed.

 

do whatever is necessary to make them fit (i.e stretch tires, roll / pull fenders, play with camber, etc.)

or sell them for a decent chunk of change and buy something that fits more in line with what you want.

 

Yup, I was about to type exactly what he said.

 

Widebody...

I'm running 18x10 +15 Advan RS wheels on my FD. 20mm front fenders and probably 30mm or 40mm in the rear.

 

or sell them, thats the desired size/offset for 5 lug 240sx or lexus sc300/400

seriously you can probably run a 255 tire on them and barely roll your fenders and they will sit hella flush and actually look pretty damn good.

 

is there a thick enough section that contacts the hub that they can be turned down for more inset?

 

uh, sell them? Assuming you have an FD, those will stick out about 1/2" past the fender....

 

1. Sell them
2. Buy fender flares

 

Can you post a picture of the wheels

 

Flares or sale. No other way around it.

 

or stretch tires and pull fenders....




if you sell, how much do you want for those wheels? (and pics)? myself, or a friend may be interested. thats almost the exact sizes I want for my FC.

 

Or not... there's no way to "pull" the fender that much without ruining it, at which point it's the same as adding flares by the time you repair and repaint.

 

whatever, still the stock fenders. wasn't talking about the cost issue.

but you think it would take a lot of pull to get a 235-245 to fit with those offsets?

 

If they're really a 3 piece then send them back and have them change the rims to make the wheel actually have a 50mm offset.

 

Well whatever nothing. If you've completely mangled your fenders, they aren't stock anymore.

I don't know how much pull it would take to mount a 235-245 on that wheel, but I do know (at the risk of restarting the same arguement) that it's completely pointless to do so. Use the money you'd pay to **** up your fenders and repair them to buy the right rim halves, or sell and replace the wheels with ones that fit and allow the use of a tire that you (presumably) paid to be able to use.

 

jesus man, I'm not trying to start this bullshit argument again. I was just saying that you don't neccesarily have bo buy wider fenders.... not that it will cost less if you pull the stock fenders, or that it will be easy to fit them under the stock fenders.... just that you might be able to pull the stock ones to fit (just for a different look... even if it will end up costing the same, or more.

 

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Yes, I agree that it's possible to do a bunch of things that are either totally unadvisable and/or pointlessly expensive to make these wheels fit.

 

exactly. thats all I'm trying to say.

 

Then why say it at all! The damn rims don't fit. Finito. The end.

 

Sure... you could also send all of your rear suspension arms and halfshafts out to have somebody saw a half-inch out of the middle, and reweld 'em back together.

 

yep, because thats pretty much the same thing as pulling the stock fenders out beyond the point of looking stock.

because you can make them fit. just because they don't fit a stock body FD doesn't mean that CAN'T fit.



EDIT: sorry, I forgot I was on rx7club. ignore all my posts because noone can handle anything besides stock here.

 

Yeah seriously. My god, what kind of car enthusiasts (most especially sports cars) that you guys can't handle a serious fender pull? I've pulled fenders up to 30mm without needing a repaint or any bodywork, just a good helping of heat, a smooth fender roller/puller, and a steady hand.

On top of learning and practicing how to do it yourself, you can pay a shop to do it for you, (about $50-80 per corner) and let a professional do it with no worries.



Anyways, blah blah blah its not a +50 so its not cool over here...

 

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Here's the thing. Half you guys are talking out of your asses because you don't actually own or have much experience with FD RX7's. What works on other cars (as if it need be said), doesn't necessarily work on RX7's.

For instance, I've seen Hondas & BMW's where the front tire looks to be milimeters from the front fender lip when straight, and apparently that works. Try that in an FD, and it's lunch time.

What you may or may not also know is that the FD rear fender has a metal liner that's welded right near the lip that actually prevents it from even being rolled all the way under (do a search for user GFelber for his writeup on fitting 11" +48 wheels), and doesn't provide alot of sheetmetal to flex outward for a pull. That's probably why, even for track cars, I've seen very few successful pull jobs on them... that's not saying it can't or hasn't been done, but I rather think that you'll be in for some body shop work, and a HELL uva lot more than $80/corner.

So before just tossing this crap out like any idiot can walk outside and successfully pull the fender lips on his RX7 like it's no big deal, perhaps you ought to put a disclaimer on your advice that says you have no idea what your talking about relative to the actual car in question.

 

In retard child form as is of this entire section of the forum ruined by now PWNDED!!!!!!

 

A-*******-men, since neither of you two know ****-all about FDs, perhaps you'll do everyone a favor and stay out of FD wheel fitment threads. I promise, I won't go into your FC or 240SX fitment threads, ok.