Anyone running 17x10 +25 all around that's what I'm gonna be running here Pertty soon once coilovers come and it's on the ground. Maybe just cut the spring so it looks good just sitting there haha

 

You may need an offset around +12 to run 10's up front. I think the car below is running at least that, or using spacers to achieve it.

This car: 275/40/17 all around

 

On I have some 20mm spacer from when I had them on. My s14 need those to clear the coilovers

 

Guys, need some advice. I read the thread (well, the first several pages!) and RETed's wheel and tire advice pages. I ordered a set of TSW Jaramas in black for my son's Christmas present. I was going for a real racecar look, sidewalls flush to the fenders, no stretch, no 4x4 sticking out, no illegitimate camber, etc. Rolling the fender lips would be ok, pulling the fenders not. Like this...



Based mostly on RETed's pages, I ordered:

2 TSW Jarama
18X9.5 5-114.3 20GBL

2 TSW Jarama
17X8 5-114.3 40GBL

and 7/16" (11mm) spacers for the front.

Per RETed's page with Min being flush and Max getting awfully close to the suspension bits...

For the fronts...


Rim width: Minimum offset: Recommended offset: Maximum offset:
8"---------+25-------------+30-----------------+35


Given that, we should have had the recommended offset (+/- 1mm). And yet the front wheels (no tires mounted) stuck out quite a bit - maybe 1/2" (13mm).

We thought it might be because of the unloaded suspension but even with the suspension blocked at ride height and fully loaded they still stuck out.

The rears were worst.


Rim width: Minimum offset: Recommended offset: Maximum offset:
9.5"-------+20-------------+25-----------------+30


In theory our 18X9.5 5-114.3 20GBL should have been nice and flush. But instead we got this (suspension fully compressed)...



As you can see its not even close. RETed obviously put a lot of thought and care into those suggestions and commented at length in the thread about side wall bulge.

So, that suggests something is very goofy about our car. Current wheels look symmetrical side-to-side. Car has been aligned and when we bought it 2006 the CarFax was clean. Any thoughts?

We put a straight-edge against the hub (well, brake rotor face) and got the following measurements...

Front
64mm from wheel centerline to outside of fender
170mm from wheel centerline to shock

Rear
90mm from wheel centerline to outside of fender
170mm from wheel centerline to trailing arm

I'm going to use those numbers to try to calculate our the correct widths and offsets. I'm just bummed we were so off.

Thanks for sharing any insights yall might have.

 

What you have in the rear will not fit, those recommendations are wrong for a stock fendered car with tires that fit the wheels.

To run a 9.5 wheel in the back you need a offset in the range of +35 to + 40.

With the 11 mm spacers you are fine for the front, it should have no issues. If your front wheels are sticking out then remove the spacers. They really should not be stickng out though. Perhaps you did not get the right wheels?

 

Thanks, Orange.

The 8" (9" nominal) 40mm offset fit flush with the stock fender without the spacer and have a finger space between the wheel and the shock. We have the pseudo coilovers.

You're right the 9.5" (10.5" nominal) will not fit under the stock fenders regardless of offset. If you increase the offset enough to get flush with the outside of the fender, the inside of the wheel will be into the trailing arm.

So we called DiscountTireDirect and they are sending us another set of 8s for the back with the 40mm offset. Based on our measurements, with a 15mm spacer they should be flush with the stock rear fender. DTD was great. No charge for return or new item shipping.

I'll post pictures when everything is mounted up.

 

I found a set that I like but from what I've researched it is a bit in the grey area of fitting
I have stock fenders and coilovers so here goes:
front: 17x8.5 et30 225/45/17
rear: 17x9.5 et35 255/40/17
will this fit?

 

Should be good, you might need a light rear fender roll if you are really low.

 

vrracing, I think BLUE TII ran these exact wheel widths on his car. I drew from his experience to fit 9's all around on my past cars.

 

I just mounted my XXR 531 17x8 +35 front and 18x9.5 +35 rear with 235/45 and 275/40s on gab shocks with stock springs. No rubbing, no Fender roll or pull. Fitment is excellent and I cannot be more happy. The 18s in rear with 17s in front make the car sit well and fits the factory body lines IMO. I'm still testing and making sure the tires won't rub, but they haven't yet. My biggest complaint isn't about fitment so much as that the XXRs I ordered were suppose to be chromium black and look more like just plain silver with polished lip, so I plastidipped the centers black for now to see how I like it. This is a complaint by everyone ordering the 531s in this color apparently. Also, the front caps won't fit, so I'm looking for a fix for that.

Pics to come this weekend hopefully.

 

Hi guys,

I am currently finalising rubber for my track car. Currently have 3 sets of identical Work Rezax Roar rims I have restored. Specs as follows

#17x8 +35 front (currently has 235/45R17 tyre fitted)
#17x9 +38 rear (currently has 255/40R17 tyre fitted)

I want to go to a wider tyre setup on the rims as follows

#17x8 +35 front running a 245/45R17 tyre
#17x9 +38 rear running a 275/40R17 tyre

Will this be able to fit?

All corners are rolled, Tein coil overs all round and camber plates front with camber rod in rear. Happy to run spacers, as I need them in the front already on a 235 tyre.

I have quite soft spring rates at 5kg front and 4kg rear but I am running large adjustable front and rear sway bars. I prefer the soft spring/stiff bar setup.

 

Hey guys im trying to decide if these will fit my car. They are cosmis racing xt-005r's. The fronts are 18x9 +25 and the rear are 18x10 +20. Should i have any issues? I am running overfenders +30mm front and rears if that helps at all.

 

Any pics yet? I'm eager to see those wheels on the fc.

 

Just some fitment pics, I'm still trying to get some good overall pictures. The pics you see is on a sloped driveway, so it doesn't show how it sits normally.

 

Wow that looks great!

 

With 17" diameter on stock height on my 1990 vert, what's the widest wheel I can fit with some breathing room (with or without offset)?

 

I am sure this has been asked before but google was not giving me anything exact.

Looking into a square set up, Work XD9 17x9.5 +17

I plan on running 20mm Origin front fenders and just rolling/pulling the rear

should i be ok for clearance front and back with fenders and rolling mentioned above?

Or if someone had a similar set up then can show? Would i probably be looking into overs for rear as well or will a roll work?

 

It is not letting my edit my previous post. But i found a thread on them and it seems the rears will be easy, But for the fronts should i needing a 20mm front fender or will a slight roll suffice?

Thanks and sorry for the double post!

 

What tire size did you have in mind?

 

Camber spec should be included also

 

If those are in reply to me, I had no set choice on tire size or camber *.

A local set popped up for a decent price but they are +28. Think it might be worth it to wait and get a +17 set instead?

 

The +17's should do you well without spacers, but you'll need a pretty good flare on the rear depending on how narrow or wide a tire you run. Same story with the fronts.

You going wide, or stretched on the tires?

 

Still running stock boost so no need for a massive tire. So probably like a 245/45 or so on the rear with maybe like a 225/? On the front.

It's a fairly long wait for the +17, the +28 is brand new in the box for 1700. Maybe the 28 is the better way to go for now and run a thin spacer for the rear.

 

Yo guys, Im new to the FC game. My First car. I get to build it how i want. I wanted to build something completely never really seen before. I need help on what offset for 16x10 steel wheels ( Cragar/ Diamond Racing) and tires to fit extremely flush on widebody 80mm rear fenders and 85mm front fenders. I was thinking 16x10 -64 offset with 205-50r16 all around. The car is lowered on 2' lowering springs. Please help me out guys, I appreciate it.

 

Best way to get really flush on your widebody is to build the car, set the alignment desired and then measure from the wheel mating surface.

Everything else is going to be a guess.