Black91n/a

One good choice would be the 5Zigen FN01R-C 17x10 12mm offset. It may need a small spacer to work, but it's reasonably light (21-22lbs) and cheap (~$259 ea)and they're fairly strong. It'd be one of the ones on my short list.

chozenfc3s

i just wanted to know if 18x9.5 +20 F&R w/235-40-18 will fit (without rubbing) w/+20mm front fenders on my 87 vert?

StarScreaM2k1

Ahh! FC Wheel Gurus! Need your help.

Search through the first dozen or so pages... and seems like my wheel combo setup are odd. Got a set of brandnew rims for cheap (like 200 bucks all 4 cheap! ) now i am deciding tiresize but not sure what to go with. Heres what i have so far. please tell me if this is gonna work with a STOCK suspension setup. (this is for a 88T2). And also advise any other tires i can go with as well as the ones i am thinking about.

Rims: 17x7 +48 Offset (all 4 rims are the same)
Wheels: 225/45/R17

Thanks again!

darksider

with stock suspension it should be perfect for the rears but i dont know abou tthe fronts.

i have 18x9 24 offset all around on stock suspension and it only rubs the front on hard corners. i do have stock front fenders though...

the front rim was really clost to my sturts sittin at 9inch with a 24 offset.

if you roll the fender lips in the rears a little, it should perfect for a drop.

hope that helps

Black91n/a

For those 17x7, 48mm offset wheels and 225/45/17's you'll need a 1/2" or larger spacer, which will require you to get longer studs, which means you need to remove the rear hubs, which means you have to (well at very least should) replace the rear wheel bearings. This starts to add up to make it not as cheap. If it was me I'd try to sell the rims at a profit and buy wheels that fit properly, and I'd get them wider too, 17x8's 30mm offset, as that'll put more rubber on the road.

chozenfc3s

thanks i had planned to roll the rear fenders and get +20mm f fenders i want that deep dish all around and plus i can still rotate my tires cant do that with my staggered ones

if anyone else has any info let me know

RETed

Not going to clear the insides up front.
No problem in the rears.


-Ted

RETed

Then why are you running hippari?
235's on a 9.5" is a big stretch.
If you want lip, run like a 8.0", +0 to +10 offset up front with the 235's with your 20mm overfenders.
That'll get you BIG lip.


-Ted

$100T2

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17 x 8 front, 17 x 9 rear, +35 all the way around for my vert???

chozenfc3s

b/c it's just looks soo sexy

here is what i hasve to work with, i want "work emotion cr kai's" in 18x9.5 with either a +30, +20, or a +12 offset on my vert(i'd rather +20). i want that inner deep dish all around like on a silvia or gtr

i have ordered +20mm front fenders and i'm going roll the rear fenders as needed

and as for tires i'll put on some 245-40-18's if the 235's dont work

unicorn_squad

that should fit really good. I have 18x9.5 +22 on the back with rolled fenders and they fit great. they would fit awesome on the front too with wide fenders... with wider than a 225 you might need some small spacers. that's getting really close to the suspension... you might actually want to go with the +12's...


and there should be no problem running a 235/40 on a 9.5.

chozenfc3s

thanks for the info unicorn_squad

so i should get

F 18x9.5 +12 w/225-40-18
R 18x9.5 +20 w/235-40-18

one other question will +12 work on the back too (b/c i'd like to be able to rotate the wheels/tires)

i think +12 would look soo nasty on my vert

RETed

I just stuck my Work Equip 17" x 8.0", +30 up front with Firestone 235 / 45 / 17 tires, and they rub the fender lip.
These are on GC coilovers with Tokico shocks.
They clear everything inside no problem.
I cannot stick my finger between the tire sidewall and the spring coil - it's gotta be less than 5mm of spacer in there.
My fenders are dead stock with no lip rolling.
The lip needs to be rolled with this combo.
So I dunno how the hell people are fitting 245's up there!

We've run 17" x 8.0", +33 and this barely clears everything inside.
3mm of extra clearance would not allow this tire to clear the fender lip - it's that bad.
I sometimes wonder if there are difference clearances between the FC's?

I'll got 7 days off from work, and hopefully I can finally take care of this front fitment page soon!


-Ted

ALLslowNOshow

Will these fit?

F 18" x 8.5" +38 w/ 225-40-18
R 18" x 9.5" +38 w/ 255-35-18

rotarydriver108

iTrader: (16)

heres the set up tein flex wit 17x8 +29 in front and 17x9 +31 in back wat size tires would be good to make it fit im sorry to bother just not good wit math lol or watever

rotarydriver108

iTrader: (16)

i was thinking to be on save side to just get 215/45/17 good or no good need sum advice

unicorn_squad

you could probably go with up to 235's in front with a rolled fender. and probably up to around 255's in back. you 'might' be able to squeeze a 275 in with some slight pulling of the rears.... but IMHO I wouldn't go bigger than 255 unless you really need that extra rubber..... those are the Max sizes you can probably go, anything smaller will also fit...

unicorn_squad

front's won't fit. need to be ~8mm lower offset.

unicorn_squad

I think +12 would work all the way around. how much effort do you want to put into the fenders? you will need to pull the rears a bit, but I think the +12 would look sick if you did. +20 will still need a roll and maybefor a little pull, but not near as much.

for some reference here's the inside and outside fitment of 18x9.5 +22 with a 225/40 tire. on the front. I forgot to take any of the rear, but my rear fenders are really pulled so it wouldn't help much anyway. in person, it looks like the inside lip of the wheel is actually in between the coils on the spring... so yeah, you'd definetly want the +12's IMHO.
inside

outside

bad wheel

I read the first 17 pages without finding a clear answer.

225/50/16 +40mm offset all around. 87 GXL. Will it work?

Also does anyone know the weight of the stock TII rims and the mesh 16x7 vert rims?

Thanks.

Black91n/a

Mnay people run 225/50/16's on the stock 16x7, 40mm offset TII wheels without issue, but it'll be awfully close to the suspension up front and you'll probably have rubbing. A lower offset or spacers will fix that issue.

If you're just looking to buy, then some 30mm offset wheels would be a better choice, 8" wide if possible.

bad wheel

I am actually looking to run this setup for ice racing, where we use studless snow and ice tires. I will be running bridgestone blizzak ws-50s, the widest reasonable size they have is 225/50/16.

That being said these wheels will be wintered, so I am looking for something cheap. All the low priced 16x7s with a reasonable weight that the tirerack has have a 40mm or higher offset. Does anyone know where I could get cheap wheels with a smaller offset?

Thanks.

Black91n/a

Tire Rack only shows you wheels with about a 40mm offset. They don't think anything else will fit, even though some of the stuff they'll sell you won't fit.

If you give them a call they can look up the wheels for you with a different offset.

RETed

So, does a 17" x 8.0", +35 wheel fit?
The answer is YES.
But there's a catch...

Run any reasonable tire size on this wheel, and there is no way it'll fit.
You almost need to run hippari stretch to make this fit.

I finally got around to taking pics...

On stock-type shocks, the lower spring perch will interfere with 225 / 235 wide tires.
There is no way it's going to fit without hitting the lower spring perch.
I was wrong about the GC spring perch getting in the way - that's the least of your worries.



-Ted

RETed

To give you an idea what what I consider a "safe" fitment...

17" x 8.0", +30
235 / 45 / 17 tire

The bolt is 6mm in diameter, and it's really tight.
If I wanted to, I could've let go and the bolt would've just sat there.
I wouldn't go more than 3mm more, and that would make it a +33 offset.



-Ted