Wheel Fitment Question Thread

[bigrobg21]

stock with 15x8's 195/50/15 how to make this look more flush?Attachment 29782

[roushman90]

Pic is too small, but, you have super wheel gap first of all, to flush with fender just do some measuring, convert space from lip or tire to fender lip to mm then get spacers.

[bigrobg21]

Originally Posted by roushman90

Pic is too small, but, you have super wheel gap first of all, to flush with fender just do some measuring, convert space from lip or tire to fender lip to mm then get spacers.

i know dumbass phone pic. ha gettin coilsovers n hopin thatll help. thanks for the info

[SaNTi]

Originally Posted by roushman90

Yeah, but 225/40s are hard to find

Just run 215/40 Federal 595s all around. They fit like a 225/40. If you want to run a better tire run S-drives. They're pretty meaty as well.

[SaNTi]

Originally Posted by bigrobg21

i know dumbass phone pic. ha gettin coilsovers n hopin thatll help. thanks for the info

To make that look flush you're gonna need to put your kit on the ground...

[Drunken Drift Monkey]

I got some XXR 521's 18x10 +25 wrapped in 225/40f and 235/40r. I'm running Stances GR+ Pro's on my S14 and my 521's won't clear it with the coilovers. I know I'm gonna need spacers, but I was wondering what the smallest mm wheel spacers I can get to have clearance without any issues. I was thinking of doing 15mm up front and 20mm in the rears (which would make it +10 fronts and +5 rears). Would that fit with just rolled fenders and stock camber kits? I'm not planning on buying any aftermarket camber kits, toe and arms anytime soon.

GOAL: I just want to get it as flush as possible.

[fullthrottle]

Originally Posted by WakeBHR

why such high offset and widebody?

I live in Missouri so its hard to find good wheels that also have a low offset. My friend is selling his wheels but they are 18x9 +28. And my rear quarterpanel was hit by another car and is smashed.

[Wake]

18x9 +28 is a much better fit even with widebody.

Why not just get the panel fixed or smaller than 40mm widebody?

[Irresistible]

Originally Posted by fullthrottle

I live in Missouri so its hard to find good wheels that also have a low offset. My friend is selling his wheels but they are 18x9 +28. And my rear quarterpanel was hit by another car and is smashed.

Just get 30mm spacers and you got yourself x9j-2. That'll work with overs...

[Lukasss]

Ok, so heres my plot.

18x9.5 et 15 on all 4 corners.

Plan is to tuck rear, eliminate all tire shown in the front ( Hatehatehate the look of reverse rake even when its not)

Camber settings will be around 4-5 degrees front, less in the rear.

But, the actual question is this. Regarding a brand of tires that stretch well ( Im speciffc to the kind of stretch i like so i know what brand i will be running)

What tire size would you suggest running? Originally i was going to go with a 205-40 for the front, and 215-40 rear, but i feel like a 215-40 in some cases can be too large for taste.

On the other hand, i was considering a 215-35 all the way around, but dont want to fuck shit up after the first pot hole i hit on accident.

I suppose any REAL information would be great.

[Jtuned_andy]

here is an odd setup for you guys..

16x7.5 -2
16x8.5 +13

front has a 15mm spacer for coils. stock body s13. not really going with a crazy low stance. what size tires should i consider, i can roll fenders if necessary.

[daftphunk]

Is it pretty safe to assume that federals run fat?
Say I want to put a 225/40 federal on my 9.5 on the rear.

Can I run a 225/40, say dunlop or hankook on my 9.5 in the front and expect it to be skinnier?

I mean everybody says a 225/40 595 is like a 235/40, just want to make sure before I go buy new front tires. Don't want to get a 215/40 and have it be super different.

[Lukasss]

IMO Federals run fat.

Falcons, Dunlop, Yokohama, and nankang run a bit slimmer.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by Lukasss

18x9.5 et 15 on all 4 corners.

Plan is to tuck rear, eliminate all tire shown in the front ( Hatehatehate the look of reverse rake even when its not)

Camber settings will be around 4-5 degrees front, less in the rear.

But, the actual question is this. Regarding a brand of tires that stretch well ( Im speciffc to the kind of stretch i like so i know what brand i will be running)

What tire size would you suggest running? Originally i was going to go with a 205-40 for the front, and 215-40 rear, but i feel like a 215-40 in some cases can be too large for taste.

On the other hand, i was considering a 215-35 all the way around, but dont want to fuck shit up after the first pot hole i hit on accident.

That sidewall action on the 35 will be gnarly. But just to be safe, I would say 215/40 all round would be the MAX amount of stretch. You should be able to tuck those all around. As for brands, Toyo, Dunlop, Falken, Federals, get the job done. There are probably others but those brands stretch pretty well.

Originally Posted by Jtuned_andy

here is an odd setup for you guys..

16x7.5 -2
16x8.5 +13

front has a 15mm spacer for coils. stock body s13. not really going with a crazy low stance. what size tires should i consider, i can roll fenders if necessary.

Is -2 effective offset due to the spacer? Or will the 15mm spacer going to make it -17? I'm going to assume the effective offset is -2 & not -17.

I'd go with 195/40 for the rears. It would be a nice stretch for the 8.5". For the 7.5", that tire size would be fine.

Originally Posted by daftphunk

Is it pretty safe to assume that federals run fat?
Say I want to put a 225/40 federal on my 9.5 on the rear.

Can I run a 225/40, say dunlop or hankook on my 9.5 in the front and expect it to be skinnier?

Yes, Federals run bigger than said size. 225/40 ~ 235/40. Dunlop/Hankook runs true to said size. So it will be skinnier compared to the Federals but true to said size.

[Drunken Drift Monkey]

Can anyone shed some light on my issue? It's a few posts up.

[frsh4]

Originally Posted by Drunken Drift Monkey

I got some XXR 521's 18x10 +25 wrapped in 225/40f and 235/40r. I'm running Stances GR+ Pro's on my S14 and my 521's won't clear it with the coilovers. I know I'm gonna need spacers, but I was wondering what the smallest mm wheel spacers I can get to have clearance without any issues. I was thinking of doing 15mm up front and 20mm in the rears (which would make it +10 fronts and +5 rears). Would that fit with just rolled fenders and stock camber kits? I'm not planning on buying any aftermarket camber kits, toe and arms anytime soon.

GOAL: I just want to get it as flush as possible.

On an s14 everything. You poster is possible. Just gonna need a slight pull. But the tire size is right may e even run 225/40 all around. You should get aftermarket arm down the road tho.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by Drunken Drift Monkey

I got some XXR 521's 18x10 +25 wrapped in 225/40f and 235/40r. I'm running Stances GR+ Pro's on my S14 and my 521's won't clear it with the coilovers. I know I'm gonna need spacers, but I was wondering what the smallest mm wheel spacers I can get to have clearance without any issues. I was thinking of doing 15mm up front and 20mm in the rears (which would make it +10 fronts and +5 rears). Would that fit with just rolled fenders and stock camber kits? I'm not planning on buying any aftermarket camber kits, toe and arms anytime soon.

GOAL: I just want to get it as flush as possible.

+18 will clear the coils so 7mm spacer would be the minimum amount needed.

And with a +18 effective all around, your tire sizes are fine. I would've gone with a 225/40 all around.

+5 in the rear will require a lot of camber, smaller tires, roll & a little pull.

[Drunken Drift Monkey]

Originally Posted by frsh4

On an s14 everything. You poster is possible. Just gonna need a slight pull. But the tire size is right may e even run 225/40 all around. You should get aftermarket arm down the road tho.

Thanks for the input! I would do a slight pull, but unfortunately I don't have time/money to make that happen right. I would have gone with 225/40 all around, but sadly I've already bought the 235/40's and mounted them, so I'll have to use that for now. I do plan on getting aftermarket arms and camber kits down the road to do the fitment properly.

[Drunken Drift Monkey]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

+18 will clear the coils so 7mm spacer would be the minimum amount needed.

And with a +18 effective all around, your tire sizes are fine. I would've gone with a 225/40 all around.

+5 in the rear will require a lot of camber, smaller tires, roll & a little pull.

Thanks for the input! I didn't know 521's and GR+ Pro's could cause conflict. I'll probably go with 225/40's all around next time.

I've been trying to get my hands on 10mm wheel spacers, but they seem back ordered. Should I do 10mm spacers up front and 15mm spacers up back or 10mm spacers all around? I'm trying to get it as flush as possible, but I'm kind of new to the flush scene...

[zooopreme]

^well, since you got stuck with the 235/40's you may as well roll with it until those go bad.

If you want it done right, you will need a slight pull. That's about as far as I can help you with in terms of how flush you can be with that set up.

Personally, I would just go with 10mm all around because anything passed 7mm is hard if you don't get a pull.

[snoops14]

Anybody have pictures of an s14 w 18x10.5 -15 w 50mm overs and around -.5 to 0 degrees of camber? Dont really care about tire size. Thanks in advance!

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Anyone have any pics of 18x13's low offsets...on a 70mm wide overfender? I have the 40mm/70mm BN replica kit and need ideas

[fliprayzin240sx]

Do some math and use wheel offset calculator. Lets use a 10j +12 as a reference since its one of the more common sizings out there. Punched in 13j +0 as a potential wheel and it will poke out an extra 50mm further out that the original wheel. You slap a 70mm fender on it, you still have roughly 20mm to play with.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by snoops14

Anybody have pictures of an s14 w 18x10.5 -15 w 50mm overs and around -.5 to 0 degrees of camber? Dont really care about tire size. Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by STL240SXDRIFT

Anyone have any pics of 18x13's low offsets...on a 70mm wide overfender? I have the 40mm/70mm BN replica kit and need ideas

http://zilvia.net/f/chat/169628-pic-...hotoshops.html

Use that thread. This isn't a picture request thread.

[snoops14]

^^ haha youre on top of it man.

[bentmode360]

anybody know how to lower the REAR even tho the bottom bracket cant go up anymore?? will getting shorter springs help lower the car or will it still be the same? i have bc br type coils with 18x10 xd9s if that helps.

[Trini-Kouki]

hey guys, i need some help. i currently have an S14 with a uras bodykit on it. had on some 17X9.5 on the back and 17x8 up front. not sure about the offset but it looked like crap, the kit just swallowed those rims lol. anyways, i wanna buy some gram lights 57Ds but since im living in trinidad (caribbean), i need to get the specs ON POINT. cause its gonna be really expensive to send back if it doesnt fit.

so basically, wanted to know if i couldve fitted 18X9.5 +12 all around. WITHOUT rolling/pulling of the fenders. will it fit just as is? fenders are stock.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by bentmode360

anybody know how to lower the REAR even tho the bottom bracket cant go up anymore?? will getting shorter springs help lower the car or will it still be the same? i have bc br type coils with 18x10 xd9s if that helps.

Shorter springs will help. However to answer your first question, you could remove locking collars to go lower. If you've maxed out, unfortunately, that's all you've got (without messing with the spring's preload).

Originally Posted by Trini-Kouki

hey guys, i need some help. i currently have an S14 with a uras bodykit on it. had on some 17X9.5 on the back and 17x8 up front. not sure about the offset but it looked like crap, the kit just swallowed those rims lol. anyways, i wanna buy some gram lights 57Ds but since im living in trinidad (caribbean), i need to get the specs ON POINT. cause its gonna be really expensive to send back if it doesnt fit.

so basically, wanted to know if i couldve fitted 18X9.5 +12 all around. WITHOUT rolling/pulling of the fenders. will it fit just as is? fenders are stock.

No matter what: you need a roll for that size. But how much of a roll/pull all depends on what tire size you run & how low you plan on going. You can easily fit a 18X9.5 +12 225/40 with just a slight roll.

And depending on how low you go, you could tuck tire with a slight pull.

[bentmode360]

[QUOTE=zooopreme;4295662]Shorter springs will help. However to answer your first question, you could remove locking collars to go lower. If you've maxed out, unfortunately, that's all you've got (without messing with the spring's preload).

so will lowering spings help lower the rear or is that all i got?

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by bentmode360

so will lowering spings help lowe the rear or is that all i got?

Wait what...? I thought you had BC coilovers...there are no lowering springs for coilovers.

However, some coilover companies have smaller length springs for different spring rates. So do your research about which spring rates have the shortest length. If you have 8/6K spring rates, you'll probably have to remove collars without adding any preload to go lower.