I have B&G springs on my car and has a 1.5 drop front and back.

So i have the 1.5 drop and I have the 15 inch Riken mesh rims, the ones with the polished lip. In the back is 205/50/15 and every bump (except for really small ones) the sidewall of the tires rubs the wheel well and in a few months time, I need new tires already I dont understand this cuz i hear of guys putting 17's on there car with no probs.


My question is does anyone know the offset of the Riken rims i have? My mechanic told me that the offset might be wrong but how can it be if i have a GSL which means the Rikens are specially made to fit the 12a bolt pattern?

If anyone has a pair of good condition set of panasports they want to trade for a pair of mint old school rikens let me know

 

Great answers!!!!!

 

Tough questions for regular bolt pattern...

For the GSL-SE, the 113.5" bolt pattern (aka 4.5") is a 40mm offset, and my 16" Enkeis get by with 38mm offset.

 

I don't know what offset your wheels are but they sound like they have the offset the same as most of the RWD model rims for sale now. Probably like +15 or +20. Our cars tires offset are similar to all the front wheel drive cars. I tried a pair of 15x7 american racing rims with approx a +15 offset and they rubbed thge outter part of the wheel when I hit a meduim sized bump. So I didn't end of buying them. Now I have new rims with a +40mm offset (16x7) with 205/45/16 and I haven't rubbed them once. Well not inside of the wheel well anyways
Hope this helps.

 

I'm a little "dumb" when it comes to offsets, or shall I say uneducated. I assume my rims HAVE to be the right offset seeing as there made for the 1st gen 12a bolt pattern right?

I was thinking about rolling the fender lip and seeing if that helps.

Manntis is your car lowered? I dont get why i'm rubbing with 15 inch rims and lowered 1.5 inches and guys are using 17's and whatnot.

 

Oooh where did you get those damn rims.

 

which rims dude?

 

myrxbad: I have the GSL and you have an SE dont you? And I dont rub on the inside, its the out portion of the sidewall rubbing the outside lip of the wheel well which causes the sidewalls to be all chewn apart. Hmmmm I dont get that because I know the rikens were made for 1st gens....I wouldn't have the prob if I had RB springs which only lower 1 inch compared to 1.5

 

I do have an SE. I figure you were talking about rubbing on the outside wheel well. You say you are running 15x7's w/ 205 50's. You should be ok with those even with the extra 0.5 drop more then the RB springs. Hmmm..
Only 2 things if could probably be.. Either wrong offset or you have a soft spring rate (which I doubt).

Do a search on offset, there was a huge thread on it a month back or so.

 

I've an SE, with the 38mm offset, 16" running 205/50R16s - initially I was chewing the corner of sidewall meets tread on the outside of the front wheels when hard cornering, but I had my fenders subtly flared out an inch or two (just by flexing the fenders, not adding fibreglass) and that took care of it.

 

Manntis u have pics of that? I was thinking of rolling the lip inwards. Like pinching it together

 

ive got like a 2.5" drop with AR carreras(FF wheels), 15 by 7 with 205/50R15. and it only rubbed a tiny bit in the front.

the offset is the only thing i can see that could be wrong.

 

with the 205 50 15's i dont rub in the front...only the back