Wheel Fitment Question Thread

[trxrx7]

Originally Posted by MeSs

Anyone?

i wouldn't go bigger than 275 if going for stretch look! im not into the crazy over stretched look and i had 275 on my 11.5's and even for me it wasn't enough stretch i will go down to 265

[MeSs]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

^^^11.5 all around or just the rear? If its just the rear, how much room do you have under the overfenders? No way in hell this would fit on stock fenders.

Just the rear, i have 50mm overfenders..
I'm really looking for pictures of tire width..

Originally Posted by trxrx7

i wouldn't go bigger than 275 if going for stretch look! im not into the crazy over stretched look and i had 275 on my 11.5's and even for me it wasn't enough stretch i will go down to 265

Thanks for the pic, do you have more?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Do me a favor, put the wheels on, put a jack under the wheel to load it, take a picture and post it. I'm curious to see how much poke is on it first.

These were 265/35-18s on 18x11s.

[trxrx7]

Originally Posted by MeSs

Just the rear, i have 50mm overfenders..
I'm really looking for pictures of tire width..


Thanks for the pic, do you have more?

this is the only one i have left cant see much of the tire, i took the tires off right away after seeing that its not enough stretch, but really 265/35 would be best for that size

[Purpskurp]

i was wondering if i could tuck rim with 18x9.5 +15 in the rears of a s13 hatch. would it work with a pull or no?

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Purpskurp

i was wondering if i could tuck rim with 18x9.5 +15 in the rears of a s13 hatch. would it work with a pull or no?

With pull, lots of camber and stretch...yes. Look in the rim tuck thread, there's a couple in there.

[MeSs]

Originally Posted by trxrx7

this is the only one i have left cant see much of the tire, i took the tires off right away after seeing that its not enough stretch, but really 265/35 would be best for that size

Thanks for the picture. I think it looks nice with 275..

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Do me a favor, put the wheels on, put a jack under the wheel to load it, take a picture and post it. I'm curious to see how much poke is on it first.

These were 265/35-18s on 18x11s.

I have to get the subframe on the car first.. We tried the wheels on my mates R34 GT (with GT-R fenders front and overfenders rear), that was a perfect fit.
Thanks for the picture. I belive 275/35-17 will look nice.

[Ghosty]

Question! Figured I'd ask here

Anyone have experience redrilling their wheels? I wanna run Enkei nt03+M's in 18x10 for the rear of my s14, but they only make them in 5x120. I don't want to run a giant adapter so I'm looking into redrilling them? Is this a good idea or safe? Anyone have input? I got a lot of mixed reactions when I searched.. Thanks!

[59bhp]

Originally Posted by Ghosty

Question! Figured I'd ask here

Anyone have experience redrilling their wheels? I wanna run Enkei nt03+M's in 18x10 for the rear of my s14, but they only make them in 5x120. I don't want to run a giant adapter so I'm looking into redrilling them? Is this a good idea or safe? Anyone have input? I got a lot of mixed reactions when I searched.. Thanks!

putting any sort of additional stress risers (holes in this instance) into a wheel that wasnt designed to have them there is probably not a good idea.

whether it would be okay is anyones guess, without all the testing and analysis techniques that enkei go through to make sure, im not entirely sure its worth risking a relatively pricey set of wheels and your health etc

worse you can do with decent quality adapters is where wheel bearing out faster :S

although i have seen people redrill a set of volk te37 (shudder) from 5 x 100 to 5 x 114.3 and they turned out okay, it was only 6 months before it got totalled though so hardly a long term test.

[jewlz]

Originally Posted by Ghosty

Question! Figured I'd ask here

Anyone have experience redrilling their wheels? I wanna run Enkei nt03+M's in 18x10 for the rear of my s14, but they only make them in 5x120. I don't want to run a giant adapter so I'm looking into redrilling them? Is this a good idea or safe? Anyone have input? I got a lot of mixed reactions when I searched.. Thanks!

Just get them in 10.5's and forget that redrilling crap

[Ghosty]

Originally Posted by 59bhp

putting any sort of additional stress risers (holes in this instance) into a wheel that wasnt designed to have them there is probably not a good idea.

whether it would be okay is anyones guess, without all the testing and analysis techniques that enkei go through to make sure, im not entirely sure its worth risking a relatively pricey set of wheels and your health etc

worse you can do with decent quality adapters is where wheel bearing out faster :S

although i have seen people redrill a set of volk te37 (shudder) from 5 x 100 to 5 x 114.3 and they turned out okay, it was only 6 months before it got totalled though so hardly a long term test.

Haha allright, thanks man! Better safe than sorry I suppose!

Originally Posted by jewlz

Just get them in 10.5's and forget that redrilling crap

I was hoping not to run the 10.5's, but I guess it's either that or a square setup. Thanks

[DomChan]

I've got some 18x11 +1 going on the rear of my s14 soon. I was wondering... with a 245/35 Federal tire and -4.5 degrees how aggressive will my pull have to be? I just wanna get an idea of what I will be dealing with? Also I do not have the wheel currently, otherwise I would just put the wheel on and figure it that way lol.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by DomChan

I've got some 18x11 +1 going on the rear of my s14 soon. I was wondering... with a 245/35 Federal tire and -4.5 degrees how aggressive will my pull have to be? I just wanna get an idea of what I will be dealing with? Also I do not have the wheel currently, otherwise I would just put the wheel on and figure it that way lol.

See what I posted up above, that was my S14 with 18x11 +26. So imagine that having another inch of poke. Honestly, get overs...

[DomChan]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

See what I posted up above, that was my S14 with 18x11 +26. So imagine that having another inch of poke. Honestly, get overs...

Hm... yeah it'll poke a bit. How much camber were you running at the time, do you rremember? I will evebtually get overs, but for now if I can do a pull as a temporary fix I wouldn't mind. It does seem really tough though. Also, I am about 5mm from tucking rim, so that doesn't help me either haha. Maybe the stretched sidewall will help fitment as well...

[Mike Wright]

I wanna run 19x10.5 -20's in the rear of my hatch, what size overfenders would be able to accomodate these, and get it to tuck? a 50 should be good, right?

[bosi]

I plan on getting 17x9 mb battles for the front and 17x.9.5 for the rear of my s13. Would 235/40 and 255/40 be good tire sizes for my dd?

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by bosi

I plan on getting 17x9 mb battles for the front and 17x.9.5 for the rear of my s13. Would 235/40 and 255/40 be good tire sizes for my dd?

No. Please dont.

Just go with the typical size and roll with it. No matter what, you're not going to be "different".

17x9.5 +15 225/40 all around. Mod your fenders to how you want your alignment to be.

[bosi]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

No. Please dont.

Just go with the typical size and roll with it. No matter what, you're not going to be "different".

17x9.5 +15 225/40 all around. Mod your fenders to how you want your alignment to be.

Well after searching I can see why I shouldn't get 17x9 front and I'll go with 17x9.5 but I feel like I should get beefier tires for all the potholes around here and I'm not going super low either for that reason.

I'm thinking 235/40 or 245/40 all around?

[zooopreme]

Because MB Battles in 9" don't come in offsets that fit well on the S-Chassis, PERIOD. The only way to get the fronts to fit is with the use of spacers.

If you really want 9's, don't go for the stagger, run wide enough to clear your coilovers, run your desired tire size then mod your fenders accordingly. You're really oxymoronic in a sense that you're in a wheel fitment thread yet you're not setting your car up for it.

And fwiw, wider tires will not save you from potholes either.

[YamaMX]

Originally Posted by revat619

they'll fit with some camber depending on how low you are. 245/40 is a shit size though. Its really tall. Trust me, it sucks. I've used them before. Go with 255/35 for the rear. My wheels are the same widths and thats the size i run. However, i am switching to 215/40 and 245/35 and thats only because i'm going to be going pretty low.

Originally Posted by 2muchboost

^+2....go with 255/35 in the rear and you will be fine with some camber. Sold some Varr ES111 to a member here and the wheel/tire size and combo looked great. FYI I went with 225/40 front and they fit well under fenders with a roll and some camber. You may need a spacer up front depending on a few things but the back will fit nicely.

Thanks for the help guys. Went 255/35, it's definitely bueno.

[Khoda]

Hey guy, don't really post on here just read a lot I hope I posted in the right place. Just want a little fitment help because I am stuck...

Car -s13
Fenders ( have not bought them yet)
Front-50
Rear -50
Or
Front -30
Rear -50

Looking to run 19x11 in the front et 8
Looking to run 19x12.5 in the rear et-12

currently running
17x9.75
Stock fenders rolled in front and pulled in the rear
22mm spacer in front 32mm in the back

The current size is just an idea so you understand I have no problem doing the work to make them fit. But I would like to stay away from tubing the front end and keep the camber down if possible ( lol )


Thanks! Looking forward to your guys responses!

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by DomChan

Hm... yeah it'll poke a bit. How much camber were you running at the time, do you rremember? I will evebtually get overs, but for now if I can do a pull as a temporary fix I wouldn't mind. It does seem really tough though. Also, I am about 5mm from tucking rim, so that doesn't help me either haha. Maybe the stretched sidewall will help fitment as well...

Not much, maybe 1* but definitely no more 1.5* judging by how evenly my tires shred. My alignment in Japan was done by hand, eye, measuring tape and a digital level.

Originally Posted by Mike Wright

I wanna run 19x10.5 -20's in the rear of my hatch, what size overfenders would be able to accomodate these, and get it to tuck? a 50 should be good, right?

Yes, just make sure mount the wheels and get a proper alignment BEFORE you mount the wheels. That way, you can use the wheels as a reference for your fenders (bow it in or out).

Originally Posted by Khoda

Hey guy, don't really post on here just read a lot I hope I posted in the right place. Just want a little fitment help because I am stuck...

Car -s13
Fenders ( have not bought them yet)
Front-50
Rear -50
Or
Front -30
Rear -50

Looking to run 19x11 in the front et 8
Looking to run 19x12.5 in the rear et-12

currently running
17x9.75
Stock fenders rolled in front and pulled in the rear
22mm spacer in front 32mm in the back

The current size is just an idea so you understand I have no problem doing the work to make them fit. But I would like to stay away from tubing the front end and keep the camber down if possible ( lol )


Thanks! Looking forward to your guys responses!

Simply put...FUCK NO. Even with tubbing it, kiss your full lock to lock turn.

[Boosted92]

From all the searching I have been doing there is a lot of conflicting information. From what I have read on these forums is that with a 18x9 wheel you want to be around the +15 to +20 offset range to clear the suspension, but I have a friend running 18x9 +35 all around with no rubbing issues.

I am a fan of having my wheels flush with the stock fenders without crazy camber, and it seems like the +35 does just that. I have driven said car (235/40 front and 255/35 rear) and there is no rubbing issues, yet according to everything I have read here it should be rubbing the suspension. Suspension wise said car isn't dropped all that much, just springs/shocks/struts not coilovers.

* I should note that the car is a S14 Kouki.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Boosted92

From all the searching I have been doing there is a lot of conflicting information. From what I have read on these forums is that with a 18x9 wheel you want to be around the +15 to +20 offset range to clear the suspension, but I have a friend running 18x9 +35 all around with no rubbing issues.

I am a fan of having my wheels flush with the stock fenders without crazy camber, and it seems like the +35 does just that. I have driven said car (235/40 front and 255/35 rear) and there is no rubbing issues, yet according to everything I have read here it should be rubbing the suspension. Suspension wise said car isn't dropped all that much, just springs/shocks/struts not coilovers.

* I should note that the car is a S14 Kouki.

You gotta remember, alot of folks here are about fitment. So those are fitment suggestion where the wheels are just about flush to the fenders. Issue you have with 9j +30 and higher is that depending on the suspension up front, it may or may not clear. Highest offset I'd run to make sure it clears all suspension type (stock struts, aftermarket struts, 60mm-70mm coilovers), +25 is what I'd recommend.

[Boosted92]

Okay, well I did some more searching and found an offset setup that I like and seems like it'll clear most suspension setups. It is the sizes/offset on justs13's S14. He is running 18x8 +20 front and 18x9 +20 rear, though I'd probably go for a little less positive offset in the rear to make it a bit more flush. Although I would also like a wider wheel up front to get a fatter tire, but that can always be calculated by using the 8" ET20 as a base.

Here are links to some pictures versus embedding them and taking up page space.
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/whee...0-imag0252.jpg
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/cars...e-imag0649.jpg
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/cars...mag0652-1-.jpg
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/cars...e-imag0647.jpg
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/cars...e-imag0646.jpg
http://zilvia.net/f/attachments/cars...e-imag0645.jpg

This is the type of look I prefer since it is flush with the fenders and has no extreme negative camber going on.

[fliprayzin240sx]

There is on point on running 8js on these cars. Atleast run 9j all around. You can dial in 9/10 staggered setup with no camber if you know what you're doing. But a lil bit of camber up front is okay, no more than 2* isnt gonna kill your alignment.

[Boosted92]

I completely agree, I want to go at least 9" wide up front. I may go 10" wide in the rear, but the car will be bone stock power wise for quite a while and it may be too much.

[Dustxking]

What is everyone running with extended lower control arms? I am at currently around -7 front wheel/tire 9.5 17" 225/45, origin 20mm fronts. (s13 w/ s14 lca btw). What should i run to make my tire not completely destroy my fender, I cant even lower the car all the way.
Want to still keep same ride height.

[Khoda]

Another set up question.

18x10 et20
18x12 et20
What size over fenders would I need these would be going on an s13

Tires: 245/40/18, 275/35/18

Also how much camber if any needed?

Input please!

Thanks!

( any pics would be great!)

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Khoda

Another set up question.

18x10 et20
18x12 et20
What size over fenders would I need these would be going on an s13

Tires: 245/40/18, 275/35/18

Also how much camber if any needed?

Input please!

Thanks!

( any pics would be great!)

Fronts, not with those tires. You'd need to go undersized and stretched. 225/40-18s might even be too big if you're lowered. You gotta understand that these cars run small overall diameter wheels. Also the 10j +20 might rub coilovers up front.

Wider fenders up front will help you with some clearance but wont fix it all. 20mm fenders are the norm but 30mm is be better if you can find it. Rears, you'd need atleast 50mm with some bowing out.