HardHitter

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I'm looking at wheels and i know later down the line I'm going to be going wide body (atleast in the rear) and I'm wondering what's the max size I can fit on a stock FD with either springs or coil overs.

I went to a meet today and they had a wide body FD, and they only had I think 245 or 265 width wheels in the back and front and it looked fine (I thought a 265 would look too little on a wide body) so I was thinking if I buy wheels now 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 or 10 and put on 285 on the rears and then once I get wide body possibly--if I can--put wider tires on.

What do most of you guys with widebody run and what's the offsets? Are we able to run low offsets like the Z's and G35's once we have a wide body rear?

Basically going for look of body and look of a nice big lip.

ptrhahn

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Are you trying to pick a wheel size that you can use now, and then still work when you add a widebody?

Efini_7

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I know Fritz Flynn is running 295s in the rear with some custom spacing. They fit fine, but i think it's the biggest you can get in there.

HardHitter

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Yeh basically, because I want to get wheels, but then later down the line when I get a paint job, I'm going to be doing a body kit and I'll most likely want the rear be flared for sure, not sure about the front though.

HardHitter

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Well the most cost effective solution would be to just wait until you do your paint/body work before you get your wheels. Most I've seen on an FD was a Pettit flared FD which had 315s in the back with 285s in the front under stock fenders. They were, however, custom offset Forgeline wheels, so I can't give you info on the backspacing.

HardHitter

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I know there is a guy on here that is running 285 or something and he got the rear fender flares and he said he's using wheel spacers?

ptrhahn

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Well, regardless of what width you buy now, you'll have to but new wheels, or at least new rim halves if they're modular wheels in order to change the offset. Otherwise they'll look stupid sitting 2" inside your new widebody, and totally negate the purpose.

I would buy 10" rear wheels now, modular, with low offsets like +42, and then when you get your widebody determine how much extra clearance it adds (likely 2" per/side) and then just buy two new outer rim halves to turn your rears into 12" wheels, and run 315 rear tires.

Bottom line, the exact same wheel/tire won't work w/ both setups.

HardHitter

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what do you mean by modular wheels? Like 3 piece wheels?

I was really looking at Gram Light 57Pro's or some kind of Voks if I just want to go for looks then probably an iForged wheels or something along those lines since I cannot afford the HRE's.

ptrhahn

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Yes 3-piece. That way you can change the rim halves to change the width/offset. I don't think Gram lights are going to do the trick. You'll need Fikse/CCW/Kenesis/iForged/HRE, or somebody who will make rim halves to your exact specification.

HardHitter

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Do you know the price it is the buy just the needed part in order to change the width/offset of the 3-piece wheel? Also, do most tire shops know how to change it or is it a hard process?

ptrhahn

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Generally the wheel manufacturer does it... you have to send the wheel back to them, and they'll install the new rim half... you just tell them the overall width you need.

It'll be a couple hundred bucks per/wheel for the rim half and labor.

ARD T2

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Ok so basically on the FD you can run a 18x10" with a 285/30/18 no problems. In fact with rolled fenders I can stuff a 10.5 back there.

IMO the only reason to go widebody would be to get a wider wheel in there for more contact patch, or to get a larger lip in a 10" wheel.

Now if you order them before the WB then this won't happen. I suggest you wait like many others have indicated, or expect to sell these wheels to buy others later.

A 3 piece wheel as indicated would be one like Fikse, Kinesis, or HRE. NONE OF THEM BEING CHEAP, then to buy rim halves and pay to have them installed by a professional if you're inexperienced would be more costly. Not to mention you'll have some rim halves you won't use anymore.

The Gram light wheel has gone up in price recently and can be had in a maximum of 10" wide.

Now going to a wider tire on the same wheel as you proposed is possible, but keep in mind once you go wider than a 285/30, no matter what this tire will start to become taller. Maybe go to a 295/30/18 but that's all i would do.

You could run this size on all four corners with careful installation and shaving of your WB kit.

Now for offsets, from what I've typically seen out there. You're looking at about one inch front and two inches rear.

Say you run 10's all the way around.

Stock you'll do 10+50 on all four corners, with 285/30's.

with the WB fitment above you would run 10+25 front and 10+0 rear.

Now keep in mind you'll need some upgraded rear trailing arms.

Hope that helps, and when you're seriously ready give me a call and i'll take care of you. Esp since you're local. You are lucky that you can take advantage of us being so near. I got the wheels you want too, in stock. hehe. Not GL's but something else. You don't want that new flamed lip do you?

GL pros are heavy wheels fyi.

HardHitter

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Rishie,

thanks for all your help. I've decided to not go widebody. I was at the AutoRnD meet and I loved your AME Circular Spec-R wheels and wish to get that look on my FD, but when I looked at Dana's car with them on, it just didn't give that look that your car did.

Like I said, I'd like to get the most lip as I can on an FD. Wheels will hopefully be on my list at end of summer hopefully, but I'm just trying to see what options I have.

RX-Heven

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With the Pettit rear flares on an FD you can fit a 335/30/18 on a 12" rim.
In the front he has fit 305/?/18 with a one piece fg front end from a shop in SoCal whose name I cannot remember.

I track with a guy who has this setup.

Narfle

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Thank god.