Wheel Fitment Question Thread

[jdm60]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

You forgot what car. You forgot what you want out of your fitment: is it going to be nonfunctionally low like picking up skinny (can't be fat because car will scrape and rub, etc.) teeny bops from the mall? Or is this going to be a car going to see some track?

The possibilities are endless if you're going to leave it up me and/or others to help you.

My apologies, its an S14, and I want "proper fitment" meaning no scraping and ridiculous camber.
I honestly want my fitment to be sort of like a fellow user on here. The car will see some track time, but not into the whole drfiting deal, Im more of a track/street racing.

Here are my ideas:





Here are his specs:

18 by 10 +18
18 by 11 +18

275 fronts
305 rears

Any imput would seriously help, thanks. Also I want to achieve this kind of fitment as best possible without spacer.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by jdm60

My apologies, its an S14, and I want "proper fitment" meaning no scraping and ridiculous camber.
I honestly want my fitment to be sort of like a fellow user on here. The car will see some track time, but not into the whole drfiting deal, Im more of a track/street racing.

Here are my ideas:

Here are his specs:

18 by 10 +18
18 by 11 +18

275 fronts
305 rears

Any imput would seriously help, thanks. Also I want to achieve this kind of fitment as best possible without spacer.

Being that low will cause you to scrape a few places on your car. Front bumper, anywhere on the exhaust unless you have custom hangers or pulled your exhaust higher.

As for your initial question, I'll point you to the right direction. In a S14, 10" up front is the absolute widest wheel that you can fit up front with stock inner fenders. Rears, you could go with 10.5 but you'll have to get a certain sized tire each time and it's usually a 35 profile. You could try 40 profile but it usually ends up being tall.

That being said, plug in the specs of the wheels you want on to rim tuck (don't input the offset, just put in the diameter and width of desired wheel). Take notes on tire size, offset, and width then come back when you've got an idea on what you want, how much positive/negative camber you can get away with, if it'll fit without much modification, etc.

[jdm60]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

Being that low will cause you to scrape a few places on your car. Front bumper, anywhere on the exhaust unless you have custom hangers or pulled your exhaust higher.

As for your initial question, I'll point you to the right direction. In a S14, 10" up front is the absolute widest wheel that you can fit up front with stock inner fenders. Rears, you could go with 10.5 but you'll have to get a certain sized tire each time and it's usually a 35 profile. You could try 40 profile but it usually ends up being tall.

That being said, plug in the specs of the wheels you want on to rim tuck (don't input the offset, just put in the diameter and width of desired wheel). Take notes on tire size, offset, and width then come back when you've got an idea on what you want, how much positive/negative camber you can get away with, if it'll fit without much modification, etc.

Thanks man, Im actually gonna run open headers, (v8) and I want to run some pretty meaty tires in the back.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by jdm60

Thanks man, Im actually gonna run open headers, (v8) and I want to run some pretty meaty tires in the back.

If you want a wide square set up, I'd keep the width of the wheel moderate. 9-9.5 is wide but it leaves you with room to get some rubber in there. Your alignment, spring rates, roads, how much of a roll/pull/overs should be factored in when decided the tire and the offset of the wheel of your choice.

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by jdm60

My apologies, its an S14, and I want "proper fitment" meaning no scraping and ridiculous camber.
I honestly want my fitment to be sort of like a fellow user on here. The car will see some track time, but not into the whole drfiting deal, Im more of a track/street racing.

Here are my ideas:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1/IMG_0219.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1/IMG_0218.jpg

Here are his specs:

18 by 10 +18
18 by 11 +18

275 fronts
305 rears

Any imput would seriously help, thanks. Also I want to achieve this kind of fitment as best possible without spacer.

It should be mentioned that GSRacer's setup that you have pictured here is definitely not for the feint of heart. In addition to that roll and pull, his wheel wells are also tubbed.

[jdm60]

Originally Posted by simmode1

It should be mentioned that GSRacer's setup that you have pictured here is definitely not for the feint of heart. In addition to that roll and pull, his wheel wells are also tubbed.

Can you elaborate a little more on this?

[JDMfreak07]

Any help guys?

[zooopreme]

He means there's cutting/welding, a lot hammer work, and cursing involved to make his wheels fit into a S14.

[jdm60]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

He means there's cutting/welding, a lot hammer work, and cursing involved to make his wheels fit into a S14.

His engine bay doesn't look tubed to me..

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by jdm60

His engine bay doesn't look tubed to me..

Okay...was I the one that stated that it was tubbed?

Look. You're asking too many questions when I've already pointed you to the right direction.

I could literally just say "go with the 10.5" all around, have fun with rubber band tires and stupid amounts of camber, and the front tubs you'll have to cut and weld in. Have a nice day."

But no, I gave you the opportunity to look at other people's set ups and see which one you wanted. Then your job was to come back to this thread and ask "hey guys, I want this and I want this with these wheels with these specs, will this work?"

This thread's title should be renamed to Spoonfeeder's Fitment Question thread.

[jdm60]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

Okay...was I the one that stated that it was tubbed?

Look. You're asking too many questions when I've already pointed you to the right direction.

I could literally just say "go with the 10.5" all around, have fun with rubber band tires and stupid amounts of camber, and the front tubs you'll have to cut and weld in. Have a nice day."

But no, I gave you the opportunity to look at other people's set ups and see which one you wanted. Then your job was to come back to this thread and ask "hey guys, I want this and I want this with these wheels with these specs, will this work?"

This thread's title should be renamed to Spoonfeeder's Fitment Question thread.

Whoa, I didn't mean any hard feelings by my post Sir.
I apologize if I said anything wrong, I was just asking the other gentleman to elaborate on what he meant by gsracers setup being a feint of heart.
I am really noob to wheel fitment, but I have been doing some calculations and I came up with some numbers.

For the rear I want to run 18x10.5 et 15
Now for the front I'm still undecided as I want a flush wheel in the front so its between either 18x9.5 et12/et22.
For the rear what is a recommended tire size I can run to be nice and squared, if it matters, I want to run Nitto nt01's in the back, I know some different style wheels run different to size.

[gman-s14]

^^^^^^^^^^^

damn 275--in the front--

I was unsure about 245/35/18 on 9.5--up front--- how much camber u running---
the back was thinking 265/35/18 on 10---wasn't sure off the offset yet--or think 295/30/18 on 10.5---for traction reasons--
but looking at work s1r--
but u also have a major pull on ur back quarters...
these are going on s14

[1gr8bar10der]

Originally Posted by jdm60

Whoa, I didn't mean any hard feelings by my post Sir.

I apologize if I said anything wrong, I was just asking the other gentleman to elaborate on what he meant by gsracers setup being a feint of heart.

I am really noob to wheel fitment, but I have been doing some calculations and I came up with some numbers.



For the rear I want to run 18x10.5 et 15

Now for the front I'm still undecided as I want a flush wheel in the front so its between either 18x9.5 et12/et22.

For the rear what is a recommended tire size I can run to be nice and squared, if it matters, I want to run Nitto nt01's in the back, I know some different style wheels run different to size.

FYI, I run 1895 +12 in my front with 225/40 nitto nt555. Only slight stretch with -3.8 camber. My Rear is the same as your projected, 18105 +15 and 235/40, medium stretch (cheetah needed to mount tires), -4.4 camber and slightly rolled and pulled rear quarter panels.

If you want more square look of the rear tires, I would say 275/35 or 285/30 should be nicely squared.


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[grimm199]

How much does 1 degree of camber difference move the top of the tire?I have 225/45/17 on a 17x9 wheel and plan on pulling my rear fenders. I'm at -3* right now and want to be able to put it at around -1*.

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[Ichiban4]

Originally Posted by grimm199

How much does 1 degree of camber difference move the top of the tire?I have 225/45/17 on a 17x9 wheel and plan on pulling my rear fenders. I'm at -3* right now and want to be able to put it at around -1*.

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If you are at -3 now take a L 90* ruler and put it on flat ground. Measure what you have now divided by 3, that will give you an approximate measurement of 1 degree.. I am going to guess around 8mm..

[Hawk69]

Any one has pictures of 18x11 on a s13 hatch stock fenders?

[d_nice]

Originally Posted by Hawk69

Any one has pictures of 18x11 on a s13 hatch stock fenders?

I have seen 10.5 but not 11. I could be wrong . I seen 11 with overfenders if that helps

[TheRealSy90]

How wide of rear overfenders will I need on a coupe to be flush with the rim at 0 camber, tucking a little rim with a 17x11 +6 wheel? 215/45's.

[ILoveJDM]

Originally Posted by TheRealSy90

How wide of rear overfenders will I need on a coupe to be flush with the rim at 0 camber, tucking a little rim with a 17x11 +6 wheel? 215/45's.

not going to be 30's. you're going to have to run 50's and a slip on.

i had 18x11+7, 30's and ran 3-4 deg of camber in the rear. rim lip was directly flush with the fender.

initial fit


and lowered.

[TheRealSy90]

Originally Posted by ILoveJDM

not going to be 30's. you're going to have to run 50's and a slip on.

Cool thanks, well I was planning on doing Origin Type II 50's so that works out perfectly.

[ss 240sx]

\first post hope im doing this right.

i recently lowered my car on some megan racing street series coilovers and now am looking to purchase a new set of wheels. i know what people say about xxr's but they are affordable, especially for a 22 year old with other things to pay for.

my choice is the XXR 527's probably in chromium black, would these clear my coilovers and cause any problems? is this a good set up for a car that i daily drive?

Front: 18x8.75 +20 tire: 225 (40 or 45) r18
Rear: 18x9.75 +20 tire: 245 (40 or 45) r18

thanks in advance

[d_nice]

^^^oh yea looks good is that with the 17 or 18

[Soilsack]

Awesome, thanks a lot. What are some of the better budget brands I can look at? Can I even go to 17's without rolling the fenders? I would like to avoid it if possible.

Also, let me see if I understand this. The stock offset is +40 if I am not mistaken, so if I get a wheel with an offset of +25 it will bring the wheel out 15mm? This means the inside of the wheel will be deep and allow clearance for the big z 32 brakes, right? I might actually learn something out of this.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Soilsack

Awesome, thanks a lot. What are some of the better budget brands I can look at? Can I even go to 17's without rolling the fenders? I would like to avoid it if possible.

Also, let me see if I understand this. The stock offset is +40 if I am not mistaken, so if I get a wheel with an offset of +25 it will bring the wheel out 15mm? This means the inside of the wheel will be deep and allow clearance for the big z 32 brakes, right? I might actually learn something out of this.

No, you have to put in the width difference between stock and your new wheels into the equation.

Offset is how far off the mount pad of the wheels are in reference to the center of the wheel. Best way to figure out fitment on your own is by playing with a wheel offset calculator and taking measurements of your wheel to fender space.

[Soilsack]

Do you have a link to a good calculator that actually explains where and what I need to measure? I also don't think I want to go the coilover route, is there a way to make a spring/shock combo adjustable?

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by Soilsack

I also don't think I want to go the coilover route, is there a way to make a spring/shock combo adjustable?

Adjustable how? Damping? or ride height?

Damping, sure: Koni, KYB AGX, etc.

Ride height? You'll need to get coilover sleeves. Don't go the Ground Control route unless you find a nice used set for cheap. It's honestly a rip off if you purchase them new from GC. Also, it'll give you a more limited range of ride height adjustability. Expect no more than a 2" drop.

[Soilsack]

Originally Posted by zooopreme

Adjustable how? Damping? or ride height?

Damping, sure: Koni, KYB AGX, etc.

Ride height? You'll need to get coilover sleeves. Don't go the Ground Control route unless you find a nice used set for cheap. It's honestly a rip off if you purchase them new from GC. Also, it'll give you a more limited range of ride height adjustability. Expect no more than a 2" drop.

Then that is perfect. I am not looking for more than 1 to 2 inches. I was actually referring to camber, would it be done through camber plate or just the control arms?

[fatduece]

Hey guys I got a quick one! S14 with tubs. 30mm front fenders and 50mm rear over fenders. Im also runing a dual z32 rear brake caliper set up in the rear, which adds an 8mm spacer built into the kit.

Could you guys recommend 18s in width and offset for the widebody? I want to run -3.5 front and -3 in the rear. Im trying to pick up a dope set of work equips and I want the maximum lips.
Thanks!

[I_bang_u]

Quote:
Originally Posted by I_bang_u
Need some advice i try to decide what tires to put on my rear 18x11" +5 wheel on rolled only S14. im looking at 245-40 , 255-35 or 255-40. I have google search all and got pictures for 245-40 and 255-35 on 11" only never see 255-40 yet. Dose anyone have picture of 255-40 on 18x11" ? Im try to see how it look. im new with this Thank you.

[Soilsack]

Alright, not sure why I didn't remember them earlier.

New question more specs.

Suspension: Nismo S Tune coilover (Lowered 1.0" Front 0.6" Rear)
Wheels 17x8 35mm Offset, 215x45x17 tires
Z32 brakes all 4 corners.
No fender modification

Is it possible?

Edit: I think it would flush out more if I can find a wheel with 25mm offset. If any other suspension mods would be needed I would like to know. the Nismo S tunes are non adjustable and can't mount camber plates so it would all be up to arms I guess(?)