Offset fitment

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05-07-05, 01:21 AM

jic

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Offset fitment

i have a friend with some volks on his 02 wrx
its 18x8.5 but the thing im worrying about is the offset
is +50mm way to wide?

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05-07-05, 01:34 AM

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Wheel width and offset are two different things.

An 18x8.5 +50 wheel would work fine on an FD, front or rear. And 235/40-18 or 245/35-18 would be the proper tire sizes to go with.

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05-07-05, 03:04 AM

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I'd worry about the stupid bolt pattern, cause IIRC the WRX runs 5x100mm which does NOT fit a stock RX-7 at all.

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