getting new wheels, need to figure out the figment, can anyone help?

[cnazzaro240]

I'm going to apologize in advance if this is a dumb question and for wasting everyone's time. I'm buying new wheels and since the rear wheels are bigger and have a lower offset I've already figured out they will poke about 11mm more than before. I currently run 1.5 degrees of camber in ther rear. Is there anyway to calculate how much camber I will need to add to compensate for the added 11 mm the new wheels will poke? Obviously I mean without putting it on an alignment rack. Thanks in advance!

[LayNLow]

Wheel size/offset wont change your camber.

[DILLONDILLONDILLON!]

Originally Posted by cnazzaro240

Is there anyway to calculate how much camber I will need to add to compensate for the added 11 mm the new wheels will poke?

I remember reading somewhere that for every 1.0 of camber it will allow another 5mm of clearance at the top of the rim.
with the extra 11mm (.43 )of an inch of poke it wont be to significant
unless you already had alot of poke on your previous /current setup.
With the added camber you have to remember the top of the
wheel will be closer to the wheel arch but it will push the lower out farther. what rims are you going with btw??

[cnazzaro240]

Originally Posted by LayNLow

Wheel size/offset wont change your camber.

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I should have been more clear, this is my car now(see pic), the rear sits flush, it's a 18X9.5 +12 with a 215/40 on it, then new wheels I bought are 18x10 +7and I plan on putting a 225/40 on it. The new wheel will poke out an additional 11mm now. So obviously the tire cant go through the quarter panel. So to make it fit I would have to add more camber so it fits inside the fender. I just wanna know if anyone could tell me how much more I would have to add to compensate for the 11mm. I figured someone on here has more experience with fitting different wheels on there car and would be able to give me an estimate.


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[cnazzaro240]

Originally Posted by DILLONDILLONDILLON!

I remember reading somewhere that for every 1.0 of camber it will allow another 5mm of clearance at the top of the rim.

with the extra 11mm (.43 )of an inch of poke it wont be to significant

unless you already had alot of poke on your previous /current setup.

With the added camber you have to remember the top of the

wheel will be closer to the wheel arch but it will push the lower out farther. what rims are you going with btw??

Thanks a lot that's exactly what I was looking for, 1 degree to 5mm sounds about right. And I'm currently rebuilding a set of SSR agle Minerva's, and I'm trying to weigh my options. Basically trying to see how big of a lip I could go with without effecting my alignment to bad. I drive a lot at my local track and I know my alignment obviously Isint ideal as it is and I'm not trying to make it much worse lol


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[DILLONDILLONDILLON!]

I have the same wheel setup in the rear and i was looking at something around those same specs im going to just run a 9inch width in the rear so my offset will be -6 my lip will be about 4.78 inches. it will also sit out another 11 mm on my vehicle but with that extra poke i plan on adding a some camber as well i have about 1.5 in the rear as well. with going with the 9 inch rim i can run a 215 /40/18