Wheel Fitment Question Thread

[fliprayzin240sx]

No problem, just shoot me a PM if you got anymore question..

[IROYLE1]

I wanna run 18x10 +30 advan T7s

I have isis rear kit, battle version front toe arms, Tein springs and kyb shocks with front camber plates.

Anyone know if i can make it fit and what tire sizes i need?

Two of them already have tires and I have a feeling the front springs will be a problem.

I also just realized that i have no idea that lugs to use. That would be very helpful.

[Sean P.]

Would 5mm spacers up front cause rubbing issues?

[slowvia]

So I just got all my five lug swap stuff in the mail and got my hands on a set of 18x9.5 +15 battles. Wondering what size tire I should run for the best clearance on an s13 with just rolled fenders? I was thinking 215/45/18 up front and 225/40/18 out back. Am I still going to need to pull my fenders or run an ungodly amount of camber to get those tires under there? I'd really rather not if I can avoid it.

[LovetoSlide]

I was wondering if this ride height (exactly) was achievable on TEIN's; more specifically Super Drifts or Mono Flex...

Edit: just found the article to find out they're on TEIN's.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by Sean P.

http://i.imgur.com/5rdAd.jpg

Would 5mm spacers up front cause rubbing issues?

It should be right where the fender will be unless you manage to add some more negative camber up front.

Originally Posted by slowvia

So I just got all my five lug swap stuff in the mail and got my hands on a set of 18x9.5 +15 battles. Wondering what size tire I should run for the best clearance on an s13 with just rolled fenders? I was thinking 215/45/18 up front and 225/40/18 out back. Am I still going to need to pull my fenders or run an ungodly amount of camber to get those tires under there? I'd really rather not if I can avoid it.

18's all around for S13 can really only be pulled off if you have aero. 225/40 all around will work. Assuming that you want a functional alignment, yes, you will have work with your fenders and run some negative camber. For the rears, you will need a pull. The fronts you will have to hammer the inner fender & depending on your camber settings, you will need to hammer those lips.

Should have gone with 17's. It requires less work to make them look good. Trade a pair for 17's if you have to.

[IROYLE1]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

18's all around for S13 can really only be pulled off if you have aero. 225/40 all around will work. Assuming that you want a functional alignment, yes, you will have work with your fenders and run some negative camber. For the rears, you will need a pull. The fronts you will have to hammer the inner fender & depending on your camber settings, you will need to hammer those lips.

Is this for me? should work with fender work?

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by IROYLE1

Is this for me? should work with fender work?

Lol, no. I quoted somebody else's post for a reason. I answered THEIR question.

You already answered your own question & are one search away from finding out if 18x10 +30 fits in the rear.

[IROYLE1]

My fault, i dunno how i read your quoted comment wrong.

[zooopreme]

Not to be brash/harsh but it's annoying when you have to remind people to do their research instead of wanting to be spoonfed. Not even sure how Flip has the patience to answer some of the questions that turn up in this thread.

To answer your question, the fronts will never fit with your current spring/strut set up unless you have a giant spacer which will push the wheels out to where they look fucking hideous on any car.

My suggestion would be coilovers and a 10-15mm (preferably) slip on spacers with extended studs. They'll fit like a +15 which is more doable.

[fliprayzin240sx]

I just take my breaks from this thread from time to time...if I know I'm pissed at the world already, I dont even bother to jump in this thread cuz I know I will go into NOOB Rage.

[IROYLE1]

I appreciate the answers and have searched and read 50 threads that told me nothing. I have pretty unusual situation. Thanks though.

[flyguybry86]

Would a 17x9 +12 fit on an s14 with a stance gr+ coilovers fit? The car is lowered 4 inches. What tires should it get? The rims also come in 17x9 +22 and 17x9 +0 and +22. What rims and tires would fit best without pulling my fenders and the least amount of camber?

[JonathanPrem]

Got a s14 that will be getting chargespeed 50mm overs. Was wondering this is the best wheel option. I'm aiming for -3 camber in the rear and stretched tire.

18x11.5 -8 slow low disk(ssr) 153mm lip
or
18x12 -1 Slow low disk same lip

Also got the front im getting r33 gtr vspec brembo with 20mm overs. which will work with around -3 to -5 camber.

18x10.5 +5 Normal disk
or
18x10 -1 normal disk both same size lip

[zooopreme]

^I'd love to help you with that choice but I'm not too familiar with fits under overs due to my lack of experience around them.

I would suggest doing the math yourself while looking up set ups similar to the one you're trying to run. Take into account that you can still bow the fenders (to an extent) if you want to run meaty tires and/or have a functional alignment with around 1-2* of camber in the rear.

Originally Posted by flyguybry86

Would a 17x9 +12 fit on an s14 with a stance gr+ coilovers fit? The car is lowered 4 inches. What tires should it get? The rims also come in 17x9 +22 and 17x9 +0 and +22. What rims and tires would fit best without pulling my fenders and the least amount of camber?

Lol, I suggested this thread in the useless thread you made to READ not to post in.

[ali-d1936]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Measurement's good but I dont thik they're 9.5j +15. They'd stick out further than that on S15s if that is spot on spec wise. Dont think they'd be +35 either, cuz even 9j +35, the fronts will be rubbing on the suspension. Thats unless the fronts are spaced out. They're probably more 9j +20-25 ish, maybe even +18.

after taking apart my wheels Today i found out they are actually 9 not 9.5

so working out again they are (Where) indeed 18x9 et19 thanks for that,

have bought 3.5" and 3" lips to re barrel the wheels so it will they will be 18x10.5 et0 rear and 18x10 et6,

[KA-Life86]

Originally Posted by IROYLE1

I wanna run 18x10 +30 advan T7s

I have isis rear kit, battle version front toe arms, Tein springs and kyb shocks with front camber plates.

Anyone know if i can make it fit and what tire sizes i need?

Two of them already have tires and I have a feeling the front springs will be a problem.

I also just realized that i have no idea that lugs to use. That would be very helpful.

You aren't gonna fit an 18x10 +30 on the front with a spring over strut, you have to run coils. My 18x9 +22s wouldnt even bolt all the way up to the hub because the inside flange would hit the coilover. You need low single digit, maybe even negative offset AND coilovers to come close to fitting a 10 inch wide wheel up front...and this is just scratching the surface

[SlideOrDie831]

Originally Posted by flyguybry86

Would a 17x9 +12 fit on an s14 with a stance gr+ coilovers fit? The car is lowered 4 inches. What tires should it get? The rims also come in 17x9 +22 and 17x9 +0 and +22. What rims and tires would fit best without pulling my fenders and the least amount of camber?

you'll be fine with +12 all the way around.

[IROYLE1]

Originally Posted by KA-Life86

You aren't gonna fit an 18x10 +30 on the front with a spring over strut, you have to run coils. My 18x9 +22s wouldnt even bolt all the way up to the hub because the inside flange would hit the coilover. You need low single digit, maybe even negative offset AND coilovers to come close to fitting a 10 inch wide wheel up front...and this is just scratching the surface

so if i get coilovers ill still need spacers to get 10in to fit in the front. damn.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by flyguybry86

Would a 17x9 +12 fit on an s14 with a stance gr+ coilovers fit? The car is lowered 4 inches. What tires should it get? The rims also come in 17x9 +22 and 17x9 +0 and +22. What rims and tires would fit best without pulling my fenders and the least amount of camber?

Without pulling your fenders...9j +22.

This was my grip setup: 17x9 +22 with 255/40-17 NT01

Originally Posted by JonathanPrem

Got a s14 that will be getting chargespeed 50mm overs. Was wondering this is the best wheel option. I'm aiming for -3 camber in the rear and stretched tire.

18x11.5 -8 slow low disk(ssr) 153mm lip
or
18x12 -1 Slow low disk same lip

Also got the front im getting r33 gtr vspec brembo with 20mm overs. which will work with around -3 to -5 camber.

18x10.5 +5 Normal disk
or
18x10 -1 normal disk both same size lip

For the fronts, you'll need R-disk faces. Regular disks will not clear Brembos, they dont even clear Z32 brakes. My recommendation is get R-disk faces, 10j +15 to +10 maybe as low as +0. But remember, the lower the offset, the more you'd have to beat the inner wheel well to retain your full lock and not rub all over the place. I'm guessing you're trying to get Professor SP-1s? If you are, then SSRs got 4 different faces. I'd get the H-disk, 18x10 +6 with 92mm lips.

As far as the rears, doesn't matter much. They'd both have the same poke. You might have to bow the fenders out a bit depending on what tires you go with. 265s were stretched on my 11j like my 225s were stretching on my 10j. I bring up tires because anything wider than 265s are stuuuuuupid expensive.

Originally Posted by IROYLE1

so if i get coilovers ill still need spacers to get 10in to fit in the front. damn.

To clear most coilovers, you'd need to get down to about +18 on 10js. Again, I say most. Some have more clearance than others due to smaller body or smaller perches.

[JonathanPrem]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

For the fronts, you'll need R-disk faces. Regular disks will not clear Brembos, they dont even clear Z32 brakes. My recommendation is get R-disk faces, 10j +15 to +10 maybe as low as +0. But remember, the lower the offset, the more you'd have to beat the inner wheel well to retain your full lock and not rub all over the place. I'm guessing you're trying to get Professor SP-1s? If you are, then SSRs got 4 different faces. I'd get the H-disk, 18x10 +6 with 92mm lips.

As far as the rears, doesn't matter much. They'd both have the same poke. You might have to bow the fenders out a bit depending on what tires you go with. 265s were stretched on my 11j like my 225s were stretching on my 10j. I bring up tires because anything wider than 265s are stuuuuuupid expensive.

H Disk has no lip. I dont mind the rub or inner wheel well. Current wheel is 18x9.5 -6 a disk works wheel with 20mm to clear brembo. I'm downing sizing the brake so i can run less spacer and loose the bracket. I'm also running 20mm chargespeed wide fender up front.

I want the 131mm lip for front Options for the 10.5 are Superlowdisk +5, Normal disk is -8, mid disk -16 and hyperdisk the most clearance for BBK is -26. I dont understand why the number go so Negative yet it clears BBK.

[joeli102]

Anyone know of a company that makes 16x9 +12 4x114.3 steelies I really like the cragar black window steelies but I would have to go five lug and I heard its a pain in the ass to do the rear 5 lug conversion.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by joeli102

Anyone know of a company that makes 16x9 +12 4x114.3 steelies I really like the cragar black window steelies but I would have to go five lug and I heard its a pain in the ass to do the rear 5 lug conversion.

This isn't the correct thread to ask this.

Diamond racing.

And rear "5 lug conversions" aren't hard. Get the correct hubs, remove rear caliper, remove 4 lug rotor, remove old 4 lug hub, put 5 lug hub & rotor, put caliper back on. Done.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by JonathanPrem

H Disk has no lip. I dont mind the rub or inner wheel well. Current wheel is 18x9.5 -6 a disk works wheel with 20mm to clear brembo. I'm downing sizing the brake so i can run less spacer and loose the bracket. I'm also running 20mm chargespeed wide fender up front.

I want the 131mm lip for front Options for the 10.5 are Superlowdisk +5, Normal disk is -8, mid disk -16 and hyperdisk the most clearance for BBK is -26. I dont understand why the number go so Negative yet it clears BBK.

Well, think of it this way, same lip, same face, they're just making the mounting pad thicker so its making the offset negative. Its like adding spacers to the wheel pad instead of the hub, it will shift the wheel further out.

Which brakes are downsizing to from the Brembos? I can't remember off the top of my head but I think the difference in thickness between R33/34 Brembos and Z32/R32/R33 brakes is only about 7mm, maybe 10mm. So downsizing to those, you'd probably still need to run atleast 10mm spacers.

And when you say 9.5j -6, is that effective after the 20mm spacers or 9.5j -26 effective with the spacers?

[MAHALOHAWAII]

Check out these websites...

Will help a bunch about tire fitment and what not

RIMTUCK.com - Wheel Fitment Database
Tyrestretch.com - Image Library

[JonathanPrem]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Well, think of it this way, same lip, same face, they're just making the mounting pad thicker so its making the offset negative. Its like adding spacers to the wheel pad instead of the hub, it will shift the wheel further out.

Which brakes are downsizing to from the Brembos? I can't remember off the top of my head but I think the difference in thickness between R33/34 Brembos and Z32/R32/R33 brakes is only about 7mm, maybe 10mm. So downsizing to those, you'd probably still need to run atleast 10mm spacers.

And when you say 9.5j -6, is that effective after the 20mm spacers or 9.5j -26 effective with the spacers?

I'm downing sizing from Evo 9 brembo to R33 GTR Vspec brembo. Smaller calipers and no bracket which is what i want. I'm currently running 9.5j with -26 effective with spacers. Thanks for your help man. But know i'm debating on getting weds lxz but i'll figure that out.

[fliprayzin240sx]

9.5j -26 and you're happy with its drivability? I still say that you'd need BBK faces. My buddy's in Oki couldnt clear Vspec Brembos with regular faced VS-XX and VS-KFs. With the regular faces, they still needed 11-13mm spacers to clear them. They had to get the high disk faces.

[JonathanPrem]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

9.5j -26 and you're happy with its drivability? I still say that you'd need BBK faces. My buddy's in Oki couldnt clear Vspec Brembos with regular faced VS-XX and VS-KFs. With the regular faces, they still needed 11-13mm spacers to clear them. They had to get the high disk faces.

I had no choice. I bought the wheel without thinking about brakes cause at that time i had Ka and didnt need bbk. Know i have pretty fast SR so i need the BBK.

[joeli102]

Would 17x9 +22 with a 235/40 fit in the front and a 17x9.5 +38 with a 245/45 fit in the back of a 1993 fastback stock body with rolled fenders? I was wanting to get these Enkei RPF1 and heard they fit with no rubbing and not too much pokingout from under the wheel well. Trying to run little camber in the front with minimum in the back.

[titopr06]

is it possible to fit 18x9 -3 18x10 -3 on stock s14 fenders without a huge pull??
would like to run these!!

thanks for any help!