Wheel Fitment Question Thread

[dtorre13]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Always a good idea to roll the fenders but you shouldnt have to pull it or anything crazy. Get a heat gun and flatten the lip with a hammer.

Yeah I might end up rolling the fender later to be safe.
Just to make sure, So that tire size would clear the front fenders?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by gostrider

18x9.5 +12
235/40/18
Will it fit on s14?
How much fender mod needed
How much camber?
I am running 225 now but want to go wider
Anyone with 235 setup all around pls post pics

18x9.5 +12 on 235/40-18 all around

[gostrider]

Thank you kind sir
What camber ?

[dtorre13]

Anyone know what tire sizes are on this (front & rear) ??



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[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Beemer

On my s14 im running 18x9.5 +15 offset with 225/40 and I seem to be running a bit at full lock, im going to try a 5mm spacer up front to see if that helps. Or i guess get a 225/30 for the front??

Stepping down to a 225/35/18 or 215/40/18 should net you a solid 3/8-1/2" decrease in OD. Depending on how bad the interference is, this might do the trick.

Adding a spacer doesn't help that much at lock, depending on how bad the lock is and where you're hitting. If you think about it, when at lock your wheel is somewhere around 40-60deg from relative to the inner fender and/or firewall, meaning that using spacers to move the wheel will only move it a certain portion of it's thickness relative to whatever plane. A good way to estimate is take your spacer thickness and multiply it by .7 or so. This is how much adding a spacer will move the wheel relative to another plane when at lock (lock around ~45deg for estimation).

[Beemer]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Stepping down to a 225/35/18 or 215/40/18 should net you a solid 3/8-1/2" decrease in OD. Depending on how bad the interference is, this might do the trick.

Adding a spacer doesn't help that much at lock, depending on how bad the lock is and where you're hitting. If you think about it, when at lock your wheel is somewhere around 40-60deg from relative to the inner fender and/or firewall, meaning that using spacers to move the wheel will only move it a certain portion of it's thickness relative to whatever plane. A good way to estimate is take your spacer thickness and multiply it by .7 or so. This is how much adding a spacer will move the wheel relative to another plane when at lock (lock around ~45deg for estimation).

Well I found out where exactly its rubbing and I massaged the areas lol. Seems to be better just have to move my harness over a bit more by the firewall. It just catches it at full lock. But if I were to get tires again I would definitely go a bit smaller. Im limited to my ride height up front cause it rubs when hitting decent sized bump at 80km/h or 50mph.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by dtorre13

Yeah I might end up rolling the fender later to be safe.
Just to make sure, So that tire size would clear the front fenders?

Originally Posted by thefro526

Stepping down to a 225/35/18 or 215/40/18 should net you a solid 3/8-1/2" decrease in OD. Depending on how bad the interference is, this might do the trick.

Adding a spacer doesn't help that much at lock, depending on how bad the lock is and where you're hitting. If you think about it, when at lock your wheel is somewhere around 40-60deg from relative to the inner fender and/or firewall, meaning that using spacers to move the wheel will only move it a certain portion of it's thickness relative to whatever plane. A good way to estimate is take your spacer thickness and multiply it by .7 or so. This is how much adding a spacer will move the wheel relative to another plane when at lock (lock around ~45deg for estimation).

Agreed, adding spacers doesnt help, if anything, just makes clearance issues worst. Personally, if you're rubbing, bust out a BMFH. Where ever you can see the tires rub out the paint, beat it with a hammer. You beat the inner enough, it'll eventually clear. I'm running 18x10 +2 up front and I've always just beat where it rubs inside the wheel well.

18x10 +2 effective (+22 with 20mm spacers) on 225/40-18 Michelin PSS and 18x10.5 +10 235/40-18 General ASX rears

[That_240sx]

Looking to buy a wheel setup soon, so can someone please help me out with the right spec choose?

I found wheels I want.

Sizes

18x10 +12mm Front
18x10 +12mm Rear.

What tire size would I need to have a decent stretched wheel? Would that be good sizes for a nice fitment? I also have a 1997 240sx on S15 Nismo Struts and Nismo lowering springs, lowered 1.5' all around,.

[D-KILLA]

97 s14:
Rolled fenders and quarters all around
Need Tire sizes for work 18x11 (REARS) with 4" lip

-i have adjustable camber
-i dont mind a tad stretch. nothing fucked up though


thanks

[jebarton3]

What size tires would I need to run on an S14 kouki with 18x9.5 +15 and 18x10.5 +15? What camber should I run and do I need to roll the fenders or add spacers? Any pics?

And any idea if this setup will clear brembos?

[Mack0917]

Well I can't find a Driver side kouki fender so I guess I'm going with 20mm fronts.. Now with 225/40 and 18x9.5 wheels +12, how big of a spacer would I need to be able to have the wheel sit as far out without rubbing? Before my accident, I had 18x9 with -I think- +20(then 20mm spacer) = 0 offset on stock metal on same tires and they sit flush.(pictured) Had VERY Little camber and maybe a very little pull/roll but I am not sure. Also on coils. I can't seem to do the math without getting confused http://zilvia.net/f/attachment.php?a...1&d=1372553097

[SupaDoopa]

Originally Posted by Mack0917

Well I can't find a Driver side kouki fender so I guess I'm going with 20mm fronts.. Now with 225/40 and 18x9.5 wheels +12, how big of a spacer would I need to be able to have the wheel sit as far out without rubbing? Before my accident, I had 18x9 with -I think- +20(then 20mm spacer) = 0 offset on stock metal on same tires and they sit flush.(pictured) Had VERY Little camber and maybe a very little pull/roll but I am not sure. Also on coils. I can't seem to do the math without getting confused http://zilvia.net/f/attachment.php?a...1&d=1372553097

Ironic because just a few days ago there was a guy selling 2 sets of OEM fronts. I don't think he'd part them, doe. 1 set had a dented up passenger side too so that set was kinda cheap. Shitty timing but you'd be better off just going overs now anyways.

You should be able to fit a 15mm spacer in there and be good to go give a take a few mm's.

[Mack0917]

Originally Posted by SupaDoopa

Ironic because just a few days ago there was a guy selling 2 sets of OEM fronts. I don't think he'd part them, doe. 1 set had a dented up passenger side too so that set was kinda cheap. Shitty timing but you'd be better off just going overs now anyways.

You should be able to fit a 15mm spacer in there and be good to go give a take a few mm's.

I've gone through 8 pages of things for sale and only found one guy who had a pair and wanted $350 for both. They were burgundy ask him about splitting them but didn't get a response. And I was looking on rim tuck and I saw a couple 225/40 18x9.5 +12 set ups and it looked like they did not roll or pull their fenders. So number wise, if I put on 20mm overs, and put my 20mm spacer, I should be good.. Of course depending on how accurate the 20mm fenders are. And I will then just adjust the camber if I need to. Now to decide which ones to get for under $330!

[Ryan_1]

The end of this month my VSKFs will be arriving 18x9.5 +2 front and 18x10.5 +1 rear for my S13. Just wondering what size tyres I should run? 215 40 or 225 40 front. and the rear either 225 40 235 40. Keeping in mind my car is has standard gaurds. I am going to pump them a lil bit aswell

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Ryan_1

The end of this month my VSKFs will be arriving 18x9.5 +2 front and 18x10.5 +1 rear for my S13. Just wondering what size tyres I should run? 215 40 or 225 40 front. and the rear either 225 40 235 40. Keeping in mind my car is has standard gaurds. I am going to pump them a lil bit aswell

Same exact spec wheels on my S14 with 225/40-18s up front and 235/40-18s rears



You should stretch the narrowest you can since its going into an S13 and you'll need to pull those fenders and run some camber to clear, specially the rears.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by That_240sx

Looking to buy a wheel setup soon, so can someone please help me out with the right spec choose?

I found wheels I want.

Sizes

18x10 +12mm Front
18x10 +12mm Rear.

What tire size would I need to have a decent stretched wheel? Would that be good sizes for a nice fitment? I also have a 1997 240sx on S15 Nismo Struts and Nismo lowering springs, lowered 1.5' all around,.

225/40-18s, shit will poke out since its fairly high and you have no camber adjustment. Its a good starting setup honestly...once you lower it more and have some camber adjustment to tuck the tires in, itll look even better.

Originally Posted by D-KILLA

97 s14:
Rolled fenders and quarters all around
Need Tire sizes for work 18x11 (REARS) with 4" lip

-i have adjustable camber
-i dont mind a tad stretch. nothing fucked up though

thanks

Whats the offset? Depending on how low or how high it is will dictate what size tires you can run.

These rears are 18x11 +26 with 265/35-18s

Originally Posted by jebarton3

What size tires would I need to run on an S14 kouki with 18x9.5 +15 and 18x10.5 +15? What camber should I run and do I need to roll the fenders or add spacers? Any pics?

And any idea if this setup will clear brembos?

Roll and pull definitely. How much pull will depend on tire size and camber.

As far as clearing brakes, wheel offset has nothing to do with clearing brakes. You can have -50 offset wheels or +50 offset wheels and neither could clear BBKs. All depends on the rim face designs. Some are designed to clear more than others, or if you buy name brands like SSR, Work, etc, usually have multiple face types that will either give you more brake clearance or more lip.

[One_love_silvia]

hey flip, how much camber were you running with your 235s?
I'm running 18x9.5 +12 225/40/18 all around, but i want to step them up to 235s. mainly because the 225s in the front look ridiculous because i can't go that low because of the stupid harness.

I used to run 235/40/18 on my old car, but i was rubbing everywhere. I like how beefing up front it was though. so i was thinking 235/35/18s. have you heard of anyone running 35's all around?

who knows though...maybe ill change my mind after my jdm bumper is on, since it sits lower than the usdm one.

current fitment:






my old fitment (massive pull in rear):

[Beemer]

Dude re-route your harness, its not a difficult and then you can achieve the look your wanting/go lower up front.

[Roscoe.]

I've been reading through this thread, and it's a godsend, but I'm still sort of having trouble figuring out my ideal setup offset wise. I'm on a zenki, and would like to do 17x9 front 17X10 rear, with around 3-4 degrees camber up front, and as little fender roll/pull as possible. I'm thinking -12 for the front, -18 rear, does this sound okay? What tire sizes? 225/45?

[Beemer]

Your going to have to roll and pull fenders for sure with that setup plus a harness re-route, for tires 225 is a decent size but run like a 35 up front and 40 in the back. Google rimtuck for fitment and tyrestretch for finding the right size tires to stretch. I had to roll my fenders and i have 18x9.5 +10 all around, your fitment will be ballin.

[Roscoe.]

How much of a pull are we talking?

[Beemer]

Really depends on the camber and the tire size your going to go with. If you wanting to run negative camber then not to bad of a pull, If your wanting to run more postive camber then more pull is going to be needed. My 9.5+ 10 sits pretty tight with barely any negative camber and all i did was a roll.

[Beemer]

Heres the back. I did end up going a bit more lower.

[Roscoe.]

Cool, thanks mate. I thought they'd fit fairly well, but I'm still trying to work out this offset game ha. I don't mind a bit of rolling and pulling, but I don't want to have to pull inches.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Good rule of thumb for any S-chassis wheel fitment: 9j +9 fronts and 10j +10 offset.

[Ryan_1]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Same exact spec wheels on my S14 with 225/40-18s up front and 235/40-18s rears



You should stretch the narrowest you can since its going into an S13 and you'll need to pull those fenders and run some camber to clear, specially the rears.

I meant S14.

[xoxide]

So im finally buying wheels for my daily...

The fenders are rolled but not pulled, and I really do not want to have to pull them if I do not have to.

Im looking at picking up a set of:
18x9 +20
18x10 +18

and thinking a 215/40 front and 225/40 rear

Thoughts? Would this fit with just a roll front and rear?

Next question is I know the 9.5 will rub my coilover up front, so I would need a small slip on spacer, but what about a 10 +18, would that rub the rear coil or would it clear without any spacers?

Any help would be appreciated

[Maston904]

Originally Posted by xoxide

So im finally buying wheels for my daily...

The fenders are rolled but not pulled, and I really do not want to have to pull them if I do not have to.

Im looking at picking up a set of:
18x9 +20
18x10 +18

and thinking a 215/40 front and 225/40 rear

Thoughts? Would this fit with just a roll front and rear?

Next question is I know the 9.5 will rub my coilover up front, so I would need a small slip on spacer, but what about a 10 +18, would that rub the rear coil or would it clear without any spacers?

Any help would be appreciated

I ran 18x10.5 +15 in the rear with only a roll. Google offset calculator(1010tires.com) and plug my specs in and then your specs as new wheels. That'll tell you the difference. I test fitted 19x11 +25 and still cleared my rear suspension so that's not an issue. My fronts were 18x9.5 +22 and barely touched the coil so I ran a 10mm spacer with only a roll in the front. Granted I maxed out my camber adjustment on the coilovers.

[Maston904]

Originally Posted by xoxide

So im finally buying wheels for my daily...

The fenders are rolled but not pulled, and I really do not want to have to pull them if I do not have to.

Im looking at picking up a set of:
18x9 +20
18x10 +18

and thinking a 215/40 front and 225/40 rear

Thoughts? Would this fit with just a roll front and rear?

Next question is I know the 9.5 will rub my coilover up front, so I would need a small slip on spacer, but what about a 10 +18, would that rub the rear coil or would it clear without any spacers?

Any help would be appreciated

I just plugged in all your specs vs mine and you won't need spacers and only a fender roll. You will be 8mm from the front coilover. Easy fit. Just Google 240sx with your wheel specs and see if anyone is running the same setup and research. That's what I did.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by xoxide

So im finally buying wheels for my daily...

The fenders are rolled but not pulled, and I really do not want to have to pull them if I do not have to.

Im looking at picking up a set of:
18x9 +20
18x10 +18

and thinking a 215/40 front and 225/40 rear

Thoughts? Would this fit with just a roll front and rear?

Next question is I know the 9.5 will rub my coilover up front, so I would need a small slip on spacer, but what about a 10 +18, would that rub the rear coil or would it clear without any spacers?

Any help would be appreciated

Originally Posted by Maston904

I ran 18x10.5 +15 in the rear with only a roll. Google offset calculator(1010tires.com) and plug my specs in and then your specs as new wheels. That'll tell you the difference. I test fitted 19x11 +25 and still cleared my rear suspension so that's not an issue. My fronts were 18x9.5 +22 and barely touched the coil so I ran a 10mm spacer with only a roll in the front. Granted I maxed out my camber adjustment on the coilovers.

Originally Posted by Maston904

I just plugged in all your specs vs mine and you won't need spacers and only a fender roll. You will be 8mm from the front coilover. Easy fit. Just Google 240sx with your wheel specs and see if anyone is running the same setup and research. That's what I did.

All depends on the coilovers. Some coilovers are thicker than others so thats the biggest thing that will affect your wheel fitment up front. Also, the perch placement/spring length will affect it too. Shorter springs and higher collar location will give you more wheel clearance. I've had 18x10 +18 wheels clear my Topline Aragostas, with a few mm of clearance.