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luv2spedup · 10-11-2007, 11:33 PM

hi guys i am about to pick up a set of work emotion XD9 17x9.5 +38mm(rear) for my s13, and i am planning to run 275 drag radials on them. do you think i would have any fitment issues with them, i already have my rear fender rolled and pulled please help me cause these wheels are non refundable and i have to make the payment tomorrow thanks

waystlandremy · 10-11-2007, 11:42 PM

thats REALLY high offsets...i dont even think you need to roll your fenders for that offsets unless your running spacers...you probably want like +20-+25 offsets for 9.5...

Tearlessj · 10-11-2007, 11:48 PM

Yea those are pretty high offsets, you mite have to worry about coilover clearance. I wouldnt do it, look around and find some better fitting wheels.

cdlong · 10-12-2007, 12:57 AM

he's putting drag radials on, this should send up a flag that he's not going for drifto slut flushness.

the rears have a lot more clearance than the front so you might be able to get away with it without a spacer. try checking the stock wheels and using an offset calculator to find if the new wheels will clear. in your case the tires will be the limiting factor, there's a calculator that takes tires into account but i can't find it.

S13Leprechaun · 10-12-2007, 01:47 AM

just get them and if you want them to be more flush or if they are not clearing your coilovers, run spacer... and make sure you get long studs too!

luv2spedup · 10-12-2007, 08:10 AM

thanks for all the reply guys so i guess im gonna go ahead and pay for it

luv2spedup · 10-13-2007, 12:10 AM

well what be the ideal offset for 17x9.5 or 17x10 for the rear's, i guess im gonna have to get some other wheels cause i dont want to take a chance thanks for your help guys

whiterps13 · 10-13-2007, 12:15 AM

They definately will clear coilovers. Broadfield was running 275's on a 10inch with a higher offset than that.

EDIT: He was running 18x10 +44's with a 275 and they cleared fine.

gotta240 · 10-13-2007, 12:21 AM

I would pass on those wheels.

get a slightly lower offset

At least go for a plus 20 on a 9 or 9.5 wheel. Not crazy fitment, but better than what you are looking at.

S13Leprechaun · 10-13-2007, 12:52 AM

or if you really like how they look and cant find them in another size, get spacers and long studs.. same shit.

gotta240 · 10-13-2007, 12:57 AM

actually, different shit.

Studs cost money. Spacers cost money. The rims resell for less. And the lip/concave is different looking in most rims with different offsets. DEFF not the same.

S13Leprechaun · 10-13-2007, 12:59 AM

uderstand, but if he really wants THOSE and cant find them in any other size like if theyre rare, then get them... if he found the same wheels withna lower offset, people usually charge more cause of the rarer, lower offsets... at least thats how ive experienced it... just tryin to help.

10-11-2007, 11:33 PM	#1
luv2spedup Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	buying wheels tomorrow need help with offset hi guys i am about to pick up a set of work emotion XD9 17x9.5 +38mm(rear) for my s13, and i am planning to run 275 drag radials on them. do you think i would have any fitment issues with them, i already have my rear fender rolled and pulled please help me cause these wheels are non refundable and i have to make the payment tomorrow thanks

10-11-2007, 11:48 PM	#3
Tearlessj Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Memphis Age: 33 Posts: 1,907 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Yea those are pretty high offsets, you mite have to worry about coilover clearance. I wouldnt do it, look around and find some better fitting wheels. __________________ Nagasaki Motors Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.

10-12-2007, 12:57 AM	#4
cdlong Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Age: 44 Posts: 1,865 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: cdlong Feedback Score: 0 reviews	he's putting drag radials on, this should send up a flag that he's not going for drifto slut flushness. the rears have a lot more clearance than the front so you might be able to get away with it without a spacer. try checking the stock wheels and using an offset calculator to find if the new wheels will clear. in your case the tires will be the limiting factor, there's a calculator that takes tires into account but i can't find it. __________________

10-12-2007, 01:47 AM	#5
S13Leprechaun Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 1904 Posts: 1,110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just get them and if you want them to be more flush or if they are not clearing your coilovers, run spacer... and make sure you get long studs too! __________________ *thurs. knights.*

10-13-2007, 12:15 AM	#8
whiterps13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Illinois Age: 37 Posts: 831 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	They definately will clear coilovers. Broadfield was running 275's on a 10inch with a higher offset than that. EDIT: He was running 18x10 +44's with a 275 and they cleared fine. __________________

10-11-2007, 11:42 PM	#2
waystlandremy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: long beach Posts: 527 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thats REALLY high offsets...i dont even think you need to roll your fenders for that offsets unless your running spacers...you probably want like +20-+25 offsets for 9.5...

10-12-2007, 08:10 AM	#6
luv2spedup Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks for all the reply guys so i guess im gonna go ahead and pay for it

10-13-2007, 12:10 AM	#7
luv2spedup Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well what be the ideal offset for 17x9.5 or 17x10 for the rear's, i guess im gonna have to get some other wheels cause i dont want to take a chance thanks for your help guys

10-13-2007, 12:21 AM	#9
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	I would pass on those wheels. get a slightly lower offset At least go for a plus 20 on a 9 or 9.5 wheel. Not crazy fitment, but better than what you are looking at.

10-13-2007, 12:52 AM	#10
S13Leprechaun Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 1904 Posts: 1,110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	or if you really like how they look and cant find them in another size, get spacers and long studs.. same shit. __________________ *thurs. knights.*

10-13-2007, 12:57 AM	#11
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	actually, different shit. Studs cost money. Spacers cost money. The rims resell for less. And the lip/concave is different looking in most rims with different offsets. DEFF not the same.

10-13-2007, 12:59 AM	#12
S13Leprechaun Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 1904 Posts: 1,110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	uderstand, but if he really wants THOSE and cant find them in any other size like if theyre rare, then get them... if he found the same wheels withna lower offset, people usually charge more cause of the rarer, lower offsets... at least thats how ive experienced it... just tryin to help. __________________ *thurs. knights.*