Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 02:23 pm, by: Ben Meyer(Benmeyer)
Hey guys,
I'm looking to downgrade wheel sizes from 18s to 17s as I'm sick of forking out $200 every time I get a puncture, and, my wheels are ugly.
I've found some that are 5x114.3 PDC with an offset of 42.5mm (That's the bit i don't understand) but they have come off a FWD (Honda). Are any of these stats going to cause issues on my soarer?
Thanks in advance guys i appreciate the knowledge that pours out of this forum.
Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 06:57 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Why not get some Toyota/Lexus wheels? Plenty of 17" factory wheels to choose from - Supra, Altezza, GS300 etc - and they all have the correct offset of +50, and the correct hubcentric hole size (better check that on the Honda wheels too, as you'll likely either end up needing hubcentric rings or have to get the wheels machined.)
Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 12:50 pm, by: Ben Meyer(Benmeyer)
Thanks Matthew. I've already bought these wheels off the Honda. I did originally look for some toyota/lexus factory 17's but came up short. I'm not too bothered if they need a bit of work because they look pretty nice and only cost me $50.
Friday, June 08, 2007 - 07:06 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Honda do make some nice factory wheels.
If you do need hubcentric rings, don't put it off get them straight away - it'll stop the wheels slopping around on the hubs (feels like they are out of balance) and it takes the pressure off the wheel studs.
Tuesday, August 07, 2012 - 10:59 pm, by: Liviu Velisarie(Greenroadster)
What about the central bore? I think for SOARER's the number is 60,1mm. If I put a set of Mitsubishi GSR EVO R17 on my car, I will need center bore rings from 60,1mm to 67,1mm.
This is right?
PS-ET (offset) 38 is just fine btw...
I now run 225/45 R17 ET 38 front and 235/40 R17 ET 38 rear.
Monday, September 03, 2012 - 04:17 pm, by: Gavin Johnstone(Zedrift)
What is the lowest offset you can fit to front and rear ?? I have seen build threads on here with offsets as low as 0 and a 10.5-11.5"rim .. I understand this offset would require gaurd rolling and some gaurd pulling as well but couldnt i expect to be able to run a +10-20 9.5-10.5 rim with just a strong gaurd rolling
Monday, September 03, 2012 - 06:37 pm, by: Ryan McDonough(Ryan)
Gavin, I run a 18x10 +20 on the rear and it required the rear guards to be rolled and narrow rubber to be able to lower the car back to what it was before the rims.
The front is 18x8 +23 (with spacers this is what they work out to be) and they required the inner guard to be trimmed and the front guards to be rolled to stop any scrub over large bumps at speed.
The next set in the shed, well.. they are going to require a lot more work.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012 - 11:36 am, by: Vinh Bui(Hyudsjk)
I'm running 20x10 +38 with 275 tyres on the rears and the tyres were hitting the guard when going over bumps. I ended up having to roll the guards a little.
Be aware that if you go with too low of an offset, you'll need to pull your guards so much that the paint may distort. If that doesn't bother you then by all means go for it.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012 - 12:48 pm, by: Gavin Johnstone(Zedrift)
@ Dan .. It must be close running 18x10+45 with a 275 and no roll or lip work .. I am currently running 17x8.5+35 allround with a 235 on the back and a 225 on the front and the front is close to perfect but the back is rubbing the tyre wall when I hit dips if I run the car to low .. Easy fixed with a firm roll of the guard I should get a full 20-30mm of clearance which I want to translate to another 20-30mm of dish and a 10" or larger rim ..
Thursday, September 06, 2012 - 07:32 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Scott Vim wrote on Wednesday, September 05, 2012 - 06:10 pm:
Will the supra rears fit up front. 9.5 +50
I think I tried this on the race car and there is some rubbing somewhere.
I will do it again on the weekend, as I am currently rethinking my rim and tyre choices on the race car. I want to go wider, and possibly 18 inch, seeing as all the sedan based categories are now running 18 inch rims, the tyres are likely to get cheaper.
Also wondering about widening the guards seeing as I am making my own.
Is it time we got together a consolidated wheel fitment thread? Something with facts and pics only, no opinions or comments allowed?
Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:03 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
I want more rubber all round. I have 9 inch wide on the front of the street car, and 10.5 on the rear from memory. Different offsets obviously.
I am seriously considering using the street rims on the race car, except they are 18 inch, and not that light(Racing Sparco NSII). Would mean finding something to run on the street car, as fluro green rims would definitely get me into trouble, LOL.
Scott- Yeah, I think it might have been the sway bar.
I haven't searched: there might already be a wheel fitment thread on here. I found one on other forums, but they are full of negative feedback and opinions. I would like to see a list of wheels that work with stock brakes, and a list that work with BIG brakes. As I said, facts only: the wheel specs, pictures, any issues with rubbing or clearance.
It would be like a reference guide so you can see if a certain type of wheel clears brakes, fits inside the body work, and if it sits 'hellaflush', 'prostock', clean fit or needs flares or rolling etc.
Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 09:14 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Scott Vim wrote on Thursday, September 06, 2012 - 08:39 pm:
Supra rears up front rub? Probably on the inside
Actually they rub everywhere. I couldn't get them onto the hub. The ribbing on the rear of the rim fouls the caliper, badly. They would probably go on with standard TT or V8 brakes. (But if you had standard brakes, you probably wouldn't be looking to put 9.5 inch rims on the front!)
They also foul my Ikeya Formula UCA and Selby Sway bar with the suspension at full droop. They might clear the UCA at normal ride height, but no chance on the sway bar.
There is a different version of the Supra 17 inch rims that does not have this ribbing at the rear. I sold a pair a couple of years ago.
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