Wheel size and offset for 20mm oversized fenders on an FD?
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Wheel size and offset for 20mm oversized fenders on an FD?
I am going to order some new wheels/tires for my FD. I will be running 20mm oversized fenders front and back and I am planning to run 18" wheels w/ coilovers. I am also going to have to be able to clear a big brake kit for later on down the road. For now, just the stock setup.
I am just wondering what size wheel and offset I should run to make the wheels/tires fill the body lines up properly. I am debating 18x10f and 18x11r...but I am open to any suggestions.
I also haven't decided which wheels I want to run, but whatever I choose it will be a 3pc wheel so I can order the offset and everything to my specs.
Thanks,
Scott
I am just wondering what size wheel and offset I should run to make the wheels/tires fill the body lines up properly. I am debating 18x10f and 18x11r...but I am open to any suggestions.
I also haven't decided which wheels I want to run, but whatever I choose it will be a 3pc wheel so I can order the offset and everything to my specs.
Thanks,
Scott
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Doesn't necessarily have to be a 3-piece wheel to get custom sizing/offsets.
For 20mm wider fenders, I would run
front: 18x10 +40 (give a little more clearance) with 285/30s.
rear: 18x11 +35 to +40 (should clear trailing arms) with 305/30s
They won't be flush, but should have good clearance while still filling out the wells decently.
For 20mm wider fenders, I would run
front: 18x10 +40 (give a little more clearance) with 285/30s.
rear: 18x11 +35 to +40 (should clear trailing arms) with 305/30s
They won't be flush, but should have good clearance while still filling out the wells decently.
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Are you trying to stretch tire? or Do a max tire fitment for Grip?
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I just got a cover feature on my last FD for an upcoming March issue and really want to do something better this time around...so I am open to my suggestions on wheels/tires. Offsets and sizes. I am going to be running the 20mm oversized Burnout fenders on the car. Custom silver paint job, just need wheels to accent well and tires to perform well. I also need to get a suspension setup that will be good for both track and street. I had Tein Flex on the last one, I will never run those again personally.
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I have not decided on what tires to run or what size. I have track wheels/tires already, so I am just looking for a decent street setup. Something I can have some fun with, not too aggressive, but something I can race on just in case, both for backroads and straight line.
some good tires are the goodyear egle f1 gs-d3. i read some mag either road and track or car and driver and they said tha the goodyears are definetly one of the best performing street tires!
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Because you can run a 10.5" +45 wheel on the FD with rolled fenders and trailing links, there's no reason why you can't run the same on these fenders in a lower offset. In fact you should be able to run approx an 11.5" wide wheel with say something like a 295/30/18 because it will stretch the tire a little.
Now for the front, 10" is max, i figure you can probably run 11.0" up there if you want max width.
I think for a "cool" and different look you might want to go for 9.5" front and 10.5" rear, or go with the 305 size tire that was recommended as well.
I think the approach to take now is to pick a wheel design you like, and from there we can see how wide the wheel can get. Based on that we can come up with a fitment to retain the neutral balance of the vehicle.
Rishie
Now for the front, 10" is max, i figure you can probably run 11.0" up there if you want max width.
I think for a "cool" and different look you might want to go for 9.5" front and 10.5" rear, or go with the 305 size tire that was recommended as well.
I think the approach to take now is to pick a wheel design you like, and from there we can see how wide the wheel can get. Based on that we can come up with a fitment to retain the neutral balance of the vehicle.
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Originally Posted by ARD T2
I think the approach to take now is to pick a wheel design you like, and from there we can see how wide the wheel can get. Based on that we can come up with a fitment to retain the neutral balance of the vehicle.
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Originally Posted by lane_change
I am running an 18x10 f/r setup w/ a +24mm offset. We'll see how they fit once the kit arrives and gets installed.
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Where do you think I might have a problem clearing up front? The fenders? I was going to run with +30mm offset, since alot of FD guys run +50mm offsets of 18x10's with stock body, so I figured w/ a 20mm oversized body, I could mathematically drop 20mm off the offset and clear perfect. But +30mm were going to have to be ordered from Advan and take who knows how long....and Mackin had a set of the same wheels, color, bolt pattern, in a +24mm in stock....and since the fenders are now glass, I figured I could sand the inner lips down if I had to.
KS- Auto claims you can run a +9mm wheel.....but that just seems far fetched to me. Unless you are running a stretched 235 tire with a ton of negative camber.
KS- Auto claims you can run a +9mm wheel.....but that just seems far fetched to me. Unless you are running a stretched 235 tire with a ton of negative camber.
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I run 18x10 50mm offset up front with stock rolled fenders.
http://www.negative-camber.org/crispyrx7/kinesis.htm
The key to note is that although these wheels clear (barely) everywhere (I do get some minor rub at hard lock) simply adding the extra 20mm of offset because you have the 20mm wider fenders (I seriously contemplated those burnout fenders also ) does not mean you will have the 20mm extra clearence everywhere else. Might mean that you won't rub the fender lips with the wheels pointed straight ahead but I can tell you that as you turn the front wheels with my setup the outside edge of the tire just misses the front fender liner - talking a mm or so. Now move that wheel 20mm further out and it most likely the tire will rub the fender liner (if you use one that is) both on the front side and the backside.
My input,
Crispy
http://www.negative-camber.org/crispyrx7/kinesis.htm
The key to note is that although these wheels clear (barely) everywhere (I do get some minor rub at hard lock) simply adding the extra 20mm of offset because you have the 20mm wider fenders (I seriously contemplated those burnout fenders also ) does not mean you will have the 20mm extra clearence everywhere else. Might mean that you won't rub the fender lips with the wheels pointed straight ahead but I can tell you that as you turn the front wheels with my setup the outside edge of the tire just misses the front fender liner - talking a mm or so. Now move that wheel 20mm further out and it most likely the tire will rub the fender liner (if you use one that is) both on the front side and the backside.
My input,
Crispy
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Originally Posted by lane_change
Where do you think I might have a problem clearing up front? The fenders? I was going to run with +30mm offset, since alot of FD guys run +50mm offsets of 18x10's with stock body, so I figured w/ a 20mm oversized body, I could mathematically drop 20mm off the offset and clear perfect. But +30mm were going to have to be ordered from Advan and take who knows how long....and Mackin had a set of the same wheels, color, bolt pattern, in a +24mm in stock....and since the fenders are now glass, I figured I could sand the inner lips down if I had to.
KS- Auto claims you can run a +9mm wheel.....but that just seems far fetched to me. Unless you are running a stretched 235 tire with a ton of negative camber.
KS- Auto claims you can run a +9mm wheel.....but that just seems far fetched to me. Unless you are running a stretched 235 tire with a ton of negative camber.
This guys has 18x10 +25 with his FEED fenders, and looks like tires on the narrow side for that rim (my guess is 265/35?, maybe even 255/35 - try PMing him):
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/last-pics-cryin-502154/
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