Don't you think I've tried?He didnt reply so I dont know whats that all about, and dont worry ... i'm not TRYING to waste your time.

 

s5 Tii wheels on an s4 N/A, will this mess with your speedometer at all?

 

Given stock tyre sizes on each wheel the difference will be so small you'd be hard pressed to notice. Something in the vicinity of 1% slower for the TII wheels.

 

Im going for 16" x 7.5j rims on the rear. what would be an ideal offset?

 

I am trying to run a 275 on a 10 inch wide rear rim with a rolled fender. I can find 275/40/17 all day. why don't they make a 275/35/17? that sucks the only 35 I can find in a 17 is a 245/35/17. Might run that on the front with the corksport fenders

 

Yup! my gripe too is that a 275-40 is to tall ( 25.6"). They should make a 35..

 

Im considering some buddy club p1s ive been offered. would 16" x 8.5 + 27mm fit on the rear ok?

 

For just the rears?
Sure...no problem.


-Ted

 

275/40/17's would fit with a coil over to raise the car up a little but they don't will as is. I am almost faced with going with 18's so I can get a 30 back their. I am a few weeks from having my turbo kit done and I don't want to slip and slide around like I am on ice.

 

ted, i got 17x7 39 & 17x8 38 what tire size would you recommend. currently running hks coilovers. thanks ted!

aloha,

 

I think the 225/45/17 should fit on the 7" - check with your tire mounting shop to confirm.

With the 8" wide, you can go up to a 245 wide rear 245/40/17.
Again, check with the tire mounting shop to see if they can do this.


-Ted

 

will do. thanks ted!

 

yet another offset question:
17x7.5 +30
17x8.5 +22
that should fit spot on, right? i know nothing about what size tire to put on either. thanks people.

 

Are we talking about front fitment?
The 7.5" +30 should be okay.
The 8.5" +22 will hit the front fender.

If we're talking rears.
Either or should fit no problem.

What kind of wheels are these?
Gram Lights?
They are very odd fitments.


-Ted

 

yup they are gram lights. im just tryin to get the wheel and tire flush with the fender. i am pretty sure these numbers should work i just wanted to make sure. (yea the 7.5 in the front and the 8.5 in the back. sorry for the mix up.) the wheels that are on her right now are after market so i am just makin a guess at the offset number when i was using the online offset calculator. hehe

 

HEYA!

Well, turns out i got a GREAT deal on some 17x7 rims. HOWEVER the offset is really screwing me up. its +48. So i have a set of 4 rims 17x7 at +48 offset. So i need spacers on all 4 corners to make them Flush right? I was thinking do i need 10mm spacer?! (so that they fit flush all four, and so i can clear the STOCK suspension?) Thats what i gather from what i read on this thread. SO all i ask is some clearification on the spacer size i need for all 4 corners and What Tire size you guys recommend (reted since he seems to be the guru on this ). FYI i am looking for low pro type tires! THANKS!!!

 

Wow, 7" wide +48?
That's some odd specs...

You'd need at least a 1/4" or 6mm spacer to make them fit on an FC...


-Ted

 

got my eye on a set of 17x8.5 +42 front 17x9.5 +42 rear ssr type-Competitions

im guessing a spacer is needed for the rear or the inner side will rub

how about the front?

im trying to find a place that sells ssr's with a difernt offset but cant find jack

 

alright...I'm buying a set of wheels (mostly just for looks as I don't drag, auto x or anything, but decent performance is a +) The wheels are 17x7 and +40mm offset. What's the best size tire to run all around on these wheels for steet performance and looks? (88 tII)

 

This thread is freaking huge.

Damn.

The information is beyond valuable, though. I've got yet another question about FD wheel fitment. I didn't find anything about this when I searched the archives.

I know it says you need a 20mm spacer to fit the wheels up front. Do you need one in the back? I've seen photos and I noticed that the front wheel peeks out of the fender just a hair, but the rears don't quite fill them out. What kind of spacer would I need in the rear to make them fit like the fronts? Do I need longer wheel studs? Thank you, adrian

 

The fronts will rub with any sort of large tire, rear will be pretty close but should fit

 

Well stock T2 are 16x7 +40 and a 225 is the max you can run on those, so id say get a 225/40/17.

-nick

 

The rear fit just fine; the tire might just slightly rub the muffler heat shield, but that can be bent out of the way.

Eyeballing the FD rims with 225/50/16 tires, you need like a 1+" spacer to get them to sit flush with the rear fenders.
I think we're talking at least 1.5" if not more!
Running a large spacer like that is just not recommended at all, except for "show".

"Offset spacers" run staggered studs so you don't need really long wheel studs.


-Ted

 

I am looking at a set of 17x7.5 w/ +38 offset for the front and 17x9 w/ +45 offset for the backs will these fit my 89 t2 without sticking out past the fenders? Please reply quickly, i don't want them to sell before I know.

 

The fronts will be fine, but the rears will rub on the trailing arms. The run a 9" with the correct tire size ( 245-255-265 & maybe 275) you need at least +38mm. I had a 9.5" +38mm w/ 275 and it was close, but it worked. +45mm won't work.