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Old 12-21-2009, 04:04 PM
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Question Wheels/Offsets: Will this fit

Will the following fit a sedan?

18x8.5 +24 in front (245/40/18)
18x9.5 +25 in rear (275/40/18 eventually switch to 255/35/18)

Or will this looking ****ing stupid.
 

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it will look like this / \

up to you if it looks stupid... seems to be a trend lately (but I wouldn't do it).
 
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it will look like this / \

up to you if it looks stupid... seems to be a trend lately (but I wouldn't do it).
I would have to run alot of camber to get the right fit, huh?
 
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Originally Posted by MissouriG35
I would have to run alot of camber to get the right fit, huh?
the rear will sit over 2" farther from stock (52mm)... OEM sits about 10mm sunk in from flush to fender line... so you need to account for about 27mm (a little over an inch).

I don't know how many degrees negative camber equates to an inch... but its going to be more than 3.
 
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If you run a smaller tire out back (ie: 255) those wheels will fit with less than 3 degrees negative camber. How low are you? To pull this off you gotta have the right stance.
 
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
If you run a smaller tire out back (ie: 255) those wheels will fit with less than 3 degrees negative camber. How low are you? To pull this off you gotta have the right stance.
I am riding at stock X height. I want to finalize my rims/tires before dropping it.

If I dont get rid of them, I am going to keep my coupe 18s ( 18x8 +30) but run a 40 series tire (have 45 series now) and drop on either H-techs or Eibach Prokits. Sitting flush right now but too much wheel gap/thick side wall.
 
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
If you run a smaller tire out back (ie: 255) those wheels will fit with less than 3 degrees negative camber. How low are you? To pull this off you gotta have the right stance.
stance would be pretty high in order not to run neg camber...
 
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Originally Posted by MissouriG35
I am riding at stock X height. I want to finalize my rims/tires before dropping it.

If I dont get rid of them, I am going to keep my coupe 18s but run a 40 series tire (have 45 series now) and drop on either H-techs or Eibach Prokits
both of those have quite a bit of clearance.
 
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Originally Posted by OCG35
stance would be pretty high in order not to run neg camber...
I'm running a 8.5 +15 / 9.5 +20 with -2.75 degrees of neg camber F/R and am lowered 2+ inches. So I believe he should be able to go low enough for it to look good without running more than 3 degrees neg camber.
 
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Originally Posted by OCG35
both of those have quite a bit of clearance.
Not going for the slammed look, just less wheel gap and a better stance.
 
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Originally Posted by MissouriG35
Not going for the slammed look, just less wheel gap and a better stance.
Just saw that these are 18s, in order to look good you are going to have to be slammed. I'd choose a set of wheels with lower offsets if I were you.
 
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My Coupes look OK, but I dig the semi deep dish/wide rear look
 
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
Just saw that these are 18s, in order to look good you are going to have to be slammed. I'd choose a set of wheels with lower offsets if I were you.
gotcha......
 
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
I'm running a 8.5 +15 / 9.5 +20 with -2.75 degrees of neg camber F/R and am lowered 2+ inches. So I believe he should be able to go low enough for it to look good without running more than 3 degrees neg camber.
with the springs he's considering there will be plenty of room anyway...

Someone needs to post a chart with mm/in to degree... I figured 1" would be around 3° and of course anything more would be further…
 
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with an Eibach drop and these rims, it seems that it wont look right.
 


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