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

[Joikale]

On a lowered car? Lowered about 50mm or something, those will most definitely not rub wheel arches but how about suspension? Camber fix mod not done. I thought that 225/40 would be propably only option....

Edit: they will fit ok

[Joikale]

My mate is now offering me rotas (p45f) 18x8 with offset 45 from subaru, would it be possible to fit those? To a heavily lowered facelift?? At least one in finland drives with 18x9,5 in rear and 18x8,5 in front with offset 35 so it would be very close to suspension on a lowered car mee thinks..

[elnevio]

As I understand it, the RX-8 wheels are 8" wide, have a 50mm offset, and fit the VR-4 ok (Uray's car is an example, AlanDITD's car also had them at one point), so I would have thought that the 45mm offset would be fine.

[Joikale]

As I understand it, the RX-8 wheels are 8" wide, have a 50mm offset, and fit the VR-4 ok (Uray's car is an example, AlanDITD's car also had them at one point), so I would have thought that the 45mm offset would be fine.

Well if those cars were lowered there should be no issues at all

[bradc]

45mm is ok but around 35 to 38mm is much better.

50mm will have the tyres really really close to the suspension arm and narrows the track compared to stock, I don't beleive it is a good idea.

[Joikale]

Thanks Bradc you're my hero!

[unclepaulie]

ill just throw in my 2c


8" +38 to +30

8.5" +38 to +30

9"+40 to +30

9.5" +35 to +30

10" +30 to +25

[monkeyboy]

I've scrounged some Toora's from an FTO.

They are 17 x 8j ET35 with 225 45 17 tyres, will they clear the suspension & wheel arches on my PFL Legnum?

Looking through the thread this combination of offset, width & tyre looks OK but thought I'd ask anyway!

[bradc]

They will be fine.

[monkeyboy]

Thanks Brad. That's reassuring!

They could do with refurbing. Anybody got any experience of refurbing wheels?

[stu]

looking at fitting a set of genuine evo 9 enkei alloys, 8J x 17" 5/114.3 ET 38 and 225 /45 R17 tyres.

Will these fit a standard unlowered VR4 and will they clear the brembo calipers I also intend to fit ?

[bradc]

Yes and yes

[Hank Scorpio]

ill just throw in my 2c


8" +38 to +30

8.5" +38 to +30

9"+40 to +30

9.5" +35 to +30

10" +30 to +25

So my 9.5" +29 makes me a rebel?

[SLY-031]

18x8.5" +20.

Running adjustable coilovers with 10kg/mm front and 8kg/mm rear springs. Damping set to half way/just under. Flares are trimmed and metal underneath knocked flat.

No rubbing at all.

Still need to pull some rear camber out(I'll put in 10mm of spacers to the upper mounts) and get it aligned.







EDIT: WTF, image tags don't work???!!!

[unclepaulie]

uh oh, there goes the neighbour hood, Lachy and Joel are here

[SLY-031]

I've been here for a while, just never post.

I'm worried I might start a **** fight posting good offset/fitment around these parts...

[bradc]

You will, you'll get people arguing with you that 17x7 45mm is perfectly fine and that RX8 wheels with a 50mm offset fill out the arches just fine.

[SLY-031]

You will, you'll get people arguing with you that 17x7 45mm is perfectly fine and that RX8 wheels with a 50mm offset fill out the arches just fine.

I'll admit that I did see the post about RX-8 wheels.

I was hoping that it wasn't actually there....

[bradc]

50mm is of course a decrease in track which is actualy illegal here! Not to mention going with a lower load rated tyres than stock is also illegal here

[ersanalamin]

50mm is of course a decrease in track which is actualy illegal here! Not to mention going with a lower load rated tyres than stock is also illegal here

Hey Brad I am running 17x7 ET 40 rim with 215/50/17 tyre on PFL vr4, how come the tyre still rub the rear fender? do you know why? BTW i have trouble with rear custom trailing arm, I havent got the oem one from my halfcut, are you sure this is what makes the issue?