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Hey blaine with the new setup that i'm gonna be running and knowing i wanna stay within or really close to factory spec am i gonna need a front kit too with shims to do it??
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They will fit ok, but you will have room for some spacers. At least 10mm before you even start to have issues.
The brake clearance however isn't something I can answer that's a question for enkei, but as far as I know, the RPF1 has a good chunk of brake clearance.
Just to confirm, this is a coupe right?
No, for every inch you move it's 12mm in offset change. Soooo
19x8.5 +35 is 22mm more aggressive than 18x7.5 +45
19x9.5 +40 is 17mm more aggressive than 18x7.5 +45
Yea you will need to roll the rear fenders, the fronts would be fine. If you hear any rubbing pull out the phillips screws in the top of the fender liner.
You will need a TINY bit of camber for the rears to clear the fender in the back, but you will not NEED camber arms. I would recommend them if you want to save tires though.
IIRC, O disk is ZERO clearance so the rears might have some issues. You would have to test fit those. R disk I believe is a mid disk/brake clearance disc. Which could potentially clear the Akebonos. But again I can't say if they will or will not.
Best bet is go test fit them, he's local so it takes all of 10 minutes to go try them on!
The front would be fine, the rears won't fit.
The brake clearance however isn't something I can answer that's a question for enkei, but as far as I know, the RPF1 has a good chunk of brake clearance.
Just to confirm, this is a coupe right?
No, for every inch you move it's 12mm in offset change. Soooo
19x8.5 +35 is 22mm more aggressive than 18x7.5 +45
19x9.5 +40 is 17mm more aggressive than 18x7.5 +45
Yea you will need to roll the rear fenders, the fronts would be fine. If you hear any rubbing pull out the phillips screws in the top of the fender liner.
You will need a TINY bit of camber for the rears to clear the fender in the back, but you will not NEED camber arms. I would recommend them if you want to save tires though.
IIRC, O disk is ZERO clearance so the rears might have some issues. You would have to test fit those. R disk I believe is a mid disk/brake clearance disc. Which could potentially clear the Akebonos. But again I can't say if they will or will not.
Best bet is go test fit them, he's local so it takes all of 10 minutes to go try them on!
The front would be fine, the rears won't fit.
Stuck here...
Bought some wheels and the seller said it would clear BBK. Wheels arrive and surpise surprise they dont clear the front calipers. I put on my 25mm's and there is some room to go to a smaller spacer. Im replacing the front tires tomorrow from a 235/35 to a 225/35. Would a pull fix this with the "hopeful offsets" ?
Original offset = 19x9.5 ET -4
Current offset = 19x9.5 ET -29
Hopeful offset #1 = 19x9.5 ET -19
Hopeful offset #2 = 19x9.5 ET -24
Bought some wheels and the seller said it would clear BBK. Wheels arrive and surpise surprise they dont clear the front calipers. I put on my 25mm's and there is some room to go to a smaller spacer. Im replacing the front tires tomorrow from a 235/35 to a 225/35. Would a pull fix this with the "hopeful offsets" ?
Original offset = 19x9.5 ET -4
Current offset = 19x9.5 ET -29
Hopeful offset #1 = 19x9.5 ET -19
Hopeful offset #2 = 19x9.5 ET -24
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damn pepper you really gonna be running -24 up front?? you balsy man
Hey blaine with the new setup that i'm gonna be running and with knowing that i wanna get with or really close to factory specs am i gonna need the front spc kit and shims to get into that camber range i want??
Hey blaine with the new setup that i'm gonna be running and with knowing that i wanna get with or really close to factory specs am i gonna need the front spc kit and shims to get into that camber range i want??
The car isnt really driveable right now lol Maybe a pull and a 20mm spacer will do. I deeply hoping a 15mm spacer will do the trick.
Did you get my stretch pics I sent you?
Thanks for the reply! I forgot to mention i have a coupe. Enkei sells the RPF1s in 17mm offsets too but i dont think 2 mm will really make that big of a difference. I guess il have to call enkei to see what their barrel clearances are. Anyone have any experience with the Michelin pilot sport A/S? I currently have Continental extreme contact DWS, which i love for the high tread wear but i dont like the lack of grip, i had hankook ventus V12s and those gripped awesome i just went through the rears in about 10,000 miles which is a little too fast for my liking. The fronts have about 15,000 on them and theyre about ready to be changed.
Stuck here...
Bought some wheels and the seller said it would clear BBK. Wheels arrive and surpise surprise they dont clear the front calipers. I put on my 25mm's and there is some room to go to a smaller spacer. Im replacing the front tires tomorrow from a 235/35 to a 225/35. Would a pull fix this with the "hopeful offsets" ?
Original offset = 19x9.5 ET -4
Current offset = 19x9.5 ET -29
Hopeful offset #1 = 19x9.5 ET -19
Hopeful offset #2 = 19x9.5 ET -24
Bought some wheels and the seller said it would clear BBK. Wheels arrive and surpise surprise they dont clear the front calipers. I put on my 25mm's and there is some room to go to a smaller spacer. Im replacing the front tires tomorrow from a 235/35 to a 225/35. Would a pull fix this with the "hopeful offsets" ?
Original offset = 19x9.5 ET -4
Current offset = 19x9.5 ET -29
Hopeful offset #1 = 19x9.5 ET -19
Hopeful offset #2 = 19x9.5 ET -24
This is a mild pull and -5 degrees. 20x9.5 -25 BUT there is a tonne more pull left in these fenders which I will be going at this week, so you could probably get away with 9.5-19 -3.5 degrees and a moderate pull.
4DGS, I'm having trouble setting my rear camber from -2.0. I have the Eibach Pro Alignment Kit with toe bolts and they are maxed out! is there something I'm not doing? or not doing? been researching about the toe bolts. I replaced the old toe bolts with the new ones that go with the rear alignment kit... LMK if you know what you know about fixing the toe on my rear camber... thanks...
You have some camber arms? the front will need some camber IMO
This is a mild pull and -5 degrees. 20x9.5 -25 BUT there is a tonne more pull left in these fenders which I will be going at this week, so you could probably get away with 9.5-19 -3.5 degrees and a moderate pull.