After Market wheels... what fits? - Please add your experience's

[Davezj]

my current wheels and tyres (changed for brembo brake conversion.

evo MR 17" from an FQ400 38mm offset (I think) standard evo.

235/45/17 tyres.

but as stated above in the thread the arches need to be rolled and i have just done this week end and no more rubbing.

225/45/17 would have been better and i believe the arch rolling would not have been required.

[bristol seb]

Hey all, I'm looking at some 17x9j, 45 mm offset, wheels from an evo. I'm currently running a stock pfl legnum and am not in a huge rush to lower it, just wondering if I should expect any rubbing issues (body or suspension)?
Have read this thread so don't think there should be a problem but it would be good to hear from someone running a similar set up?
Cheers for any help...

[bradc]

45mm will place the tyres be very close to the suspension, you'll probably need to run 225/45/17

[Hank Scorpio]

I keep forgetting what the stock offset is on a PFL VR-4, just make sure it is equal to or higher then 45mm (I doubt higher). You NEVER want to put a higher offset wheel then what the manufacturer reccomends, not only is it ghey it is illegal (and not in the cool illegal mod sort of way). FYI 17x9 +45 is defeinitely not an Evo fitment, offset is too high for them. However as I said it may work on a Series 1 VR-4 (Not a Series 2).

As Brad said 17x9 +45 will sit very close on the inside to your suspension and 225/45R17 is technically illegal to run on a 17x9 (although it looks great and I personally think that it is the tyre size to run). Just making sure you know what is legal and what is not.

[bradc]

Just because it may be illegal in AU doesn't mean it is illegal over there. Here in NZ we can run whatever tyre size on whatever wheels we want as long as the top of the tyre doesn't stick out of the guard, and that the track is less than 25mm different from stock.

[Hank Scorpio]

UK, Australia and USA all share the same wheel/tyre laws.

[VR457]

What about 215/45/17 on 30 offset? Wheels are WRC Tarmac Evo.

[bradc]

225/45/17 would be better

[VR457]

The alloys are 7". Is 225 not too wide? Besides would it not scrape with the 30 offset?

[bradc]

Those would fit ok as you are running a much narrower tyre. I would not run those tyres though, they have a low load rating and aren't much wider than stock.

[Kieran]

Those would fit ok as you are running a much narrower tyre. I would not run those tyres though, they have a low load rating and aren't much wider than stock.

[bradc]

Ohh just to add to Kierans anger about that tyre size, the are smaller than stock so the tyre to wheel arch gap will increase!

[Kieran]

Ohh just to add to Kierans anger about that tyre size, the are smaller than stock so the tyre to wheel arch gap will increase!

By all of a couple of flippin' millimetres!!!

/Starts praying to the God of GLS Powah for an emergency smiting....

[VR457]

Thanks for that. I understand the long running 0.6 something or another going on with you guys. I was just looking at alternatives to 235's, having moved up from 205's. Mainly trying to maximise performance advantage whilst minimising road noise. Assumed a 30 offset wheel would cover it...

[bradc]

30 offset is fine but a 17x7 wheels is fairly weak. Go with 17x8

[Joikale]

I ordered a round of Enkei's J10 rims 18/7,5 with offset 38 and 225/40/18 tires... X-mas is coming

[ddarynpene]

i just got new 19x8.5, 35 off sett got 215 35 19 semi stretched on, no worries at all
great off sett.

[Hank Scorpio]

Chucked my wheels on today. 18x9.5 +30 with 225/40R18 tyres.

Picture -> http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m.../Image0037.jpg (couldn't get it to show in post)

17x7 is too skinny! 17x8 - 17x9 with a 225/45R17 looks good. So you've got the offset right VR457, just need to add at least another inch in width to your wheel and you can fill those guards!

[Joikale]

I ordered a round of Enkei's J10 rims 18/7,5 with offset 38 and 225/40/18 tires... X-mas is coming

Those bastards messed up my order and nothing was never ordered... Sheit!!!

And there are no second chance's for them anymore... I lost 3 moths and I still got no wheels

How about these wheels... Ultralite spec 18x7,5 with offset 42 would it be pushing a bit too much?

cheers

-Joikale-

[Wodjno]

How about these wheels... Ultralite spec 18x7,5 with offset 42 would it be pushing a bit too much?

cheers

-Joikale-

They would be fine as long as you don't go any wider than 225's on a 40 profile..
You could go 235/40 but would need a 5mm spacer on the rears..