Can i fit these on a fd without rolling the fenders and with what offset. Thanks

 

+47 to +50

 

+35 on both will work. 235/45/17 front 255/40/17 rear. it'll be pretty close to stock diameters and will look good.

 

Will +35 fit without rubbing the fenders. +35 and +47 and +50 are a big difference. Thanks for the quick replies.

 

P.S. I want to be able to drop the car a inch and a half

 

The place I'm buying them from says +38 front +42 rear does this sound about right. Will they still have a lip?

 

I went with +41 front +44 rear

 

humm i still dont get the offset thing to much, im just an idiot, i dont understand the diff or anything.. i guess its going to suck when i have to buy rims

 

Shoulda followed "Mahjik's" advice. That front is gonna be real tight...

 

offset = distance from the middle of the wheel to the mounting surface where it bolts to the hub

if its right in the middle, its 0mm
if its closer to the outside face, its positive
if its closer to the inside face, its negative
amount is distance from middle to actual mounting surface

 

+35 will NOT work, particularly on a lowered FD, without rolled fenders.

I had 8.5's on the front, +37, w/ 235/45/17, and it would've jacked up the fender lips if I hadn't rolled them. Also rubbed the liners at full lock, but that's normal on FD's. I also had 8" +38's, and THEY jacked up the fenders with both 235/45 and 245/40.

The rear might work with a small tire like 255/40, but then what's the point of 10's? You need more like +42 at least to run real tires.

 

oops... didn't read ahead. These should be better, but I'd still roll the front for safety.

You can run 255/40/17 front, and 275/40/17 rear optimally with those widths...

 

I think you may have them mixed up, the higher number should probably be in the front and lower in the rear, that's how mine are. To piggyback on what aznpoopy said, but to explain in terms that people like myself would understand, haha, the higher the number, less lip, unless it's a face like on my Enkei RPF1 and if it's concave the lip is the same size regardless and the difference in offset is seen BEHIND the face of the wheel. I'm running 18X9.5+45 with 235/40 in the front and 18x10+38 with 265/35 in the rear (I'm pretty sure those are the tire sizes, can't quite remember and I'm not in a place to look at the car). I rolled my fenders with a bat just a little bit just to get them out of the way and I've never had an issue. I know you said WITHOUT ROLLING but I figured it might give you an idea.

 

I agree. I have 17x9 +45 with 255/40/17s. They have been great fitment overall but I somehow caught my lip for the first time ever last week. I was turning and going up a steepish driveway.

 

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Ideally the higher offset would go up front, but if you're culling from what's available in a given wheel, those will work. Fikse's standard fitment, FWIW, is lower on front than rear, and besides, the width differences throw it all off anyway.

 

Yeah I guess so, haha. I only know my own wheel and assumed it was the same for all. I didn't know Fiske was set up that way, weird. I'd love to get a set of those wheels though, mmm mmm.

 

i kinda of get it but i kinda of done... im just stupid i guess.. unless id see examples and such thats the only way i learn... so thanks but its ok you dont have to bother with it,

 

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...&ct=image&cd=3

 

Basically here what you need to know. The lower the offset number, the more it pushes the out away from the car. The higher (positive) the offset number is, the more tucked in the wheel will be.

So, the FD uses 16x8 with a +50 offset. If you want the wheel to be more flush with the fenders, you use a lower offset of something like +40. If you have a widebody kit which extends out, you need to use an even lower offset like a +15.

Now, if you think about spacers, they actually work the opposite. Say you want to use a 10mm spacer on the stock rims. That doesn't make the new offset 50 + 10 = 60, as that would be pushing the wheel more into the center of the car and not what a spacer does. So it's the other way 50 - 10 = 40 since its pushing the wheel out towards the fender. So adding a 10mm spacer to the stock offset would make the wheel look like a +40 offset instead of the +50 without the 10mm spacer.

 

Thanks mahjik ..lets see if i get this now.. the + offset brings the wheel/rim closer to the inside of the car... and - makes it more like more away from the car... i hope thats kinda right, i dont want to be wrong... if i am eh. im trying to learn..

 

y dont you ask people to post picts of

 

...examples

 

ok platinumpresto post pics!!!!... jk

 

lol... you know i would, but i dont know which picts have which setup!

 

Negative (-) offset=more lip, positive (+) offset=less lip. The lower the number, the more lip.