Wheel Spacing?

[v8killer]

I know it's been talked about and talked about, but I was reading xNotoriousGQx's recent post about wheel sizing to fit S13's, and I wonder- At 17 inches all the way around, will 8in. +27 offset in front, and 9in. +35 offset in back bring my wheels out evenly and CLOSE to my outer fender lips on a stock-bodied S13? I'm looking for new wheels now, and that is EXACTLY the look I'm going for...If those sizes are inaccurate, could someone please help with the correct sizing? I want those wheels as close to the edge as possible width-wise, without worrying too much about them rubbing in tight, slow corners (i.e. parking). Thanks in advance to all for the help!!

[Freak Leash 240]

You sure can (if you don't mind some occasional rubbing) check this one out:
http://home.socal.rr.com/mav1178/Cars/Makito1.jpg
(Notice the camber in the back, that's the only way you can get 9's to fit)
http://home.socal.rr.com/mav1178/Cars/Makito4.jpg

You have the offsets wrong though... they should be more like this:
front 17x8 +35
rear  17x9 +30

[Freak Leash 240]

But if you want an awesome fit (couldn't be flush-er <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>) go for the setup Alex Chang runs on his S-13:

http://home.socal.rr.com/mav1178/Cars/MyCar/DSC00001.JPG

Front 16x7.5&quot; +26
Rear &nbsp;16x8.5&quot; +31

I'd say this is the ideal setup for an S-13, doesn't it look good?

[LanceS13]

What would be a good offset for 17x8's on all four corners?

[Freak Leash 240]

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+35 is proven to work, but I'd try to find +32 for a more aggressive look (the lip of the wheel will be flush with the fender but the tire will peek out just a little)... or even +30, if it rubs some, a machine shop can shave off a couple of millimiters from the backplate of the wheel.

[LanceS13]

thanks Freak Leash

[sykikchimp]

Freak - Is that your car? &nbsp;that thing is sweet. &nbsp;

Could you run 8.5's in the back without the negative camber?? &nbsp;That's a mighty expensive tire to be buying every 6 months..

If your gonna run 17 x8 front and 17x 8.5's in back what kinda offset would you want? &nbsp;to gete the flush look?

Maybe even some tire sizes would be good <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[LanceS13]

I'm not good w/ offset, but I can tell you tire sizes for a particular sized rim (assuming you mean width) going from slightly small to ideal to slightly large.

7.5&quot; &nbsp; 205-215-225
8.0&quot; &nbsp; 215-225-235
8.5&quot; &nbsp; 225-235-245
9.0&quot; &nbsp; 235-245-255

[JDM S13]

Freak: &nbsp;what did you lower your car with? &nbsp;Looks sweet!

BTW, what about 16&quot; rim width and offset?

[v8killer]

Thanks for all the help everyone! If anyone out there in S13 land knows of any other set-ups, feel free to keep posting! BTW, Freak and Alex, nice rides both!

[Freak Leash 240]

Neither one of those two cars is mine, they belong to Alex and Makito in SoCal... I'm all the way in florida.

• JDM S13- The white car is running 16's
Front 16x7.5&quot; +26
Rear &nbsp;16x8.5&quot; +31
And he runs the following suspension (he's an AutoX junkie):
5Zigen R-Rate springs
KYB AGX shocks
Cusco front/rear OS strut bars
Cusco rear triangle bar
Whiteline adjustable sway bars
Cusco pillowball upper mounts (front)
Remanufactured PDM front lower arms
w/Whiteline polyurethane bushings
Nissan OE tension rod w/Energy Suspension bushings

• sykikchimp- for 17's you'd run the same offset as 16's, it doesn't matter how tall the rim is when choosing offset, just make sure you run a lower profile tire on the 17's than you would on the 16's to keep the same rolling diameter. So it would be: 17x8 +35 and 17x8.5 +30/+32, and tires I'd recommend 225/45/17 and 245/40/17.

THIS IS MY CAR:
http://community.webshots.com/storage/1/v4/2/89/44/27428944XASloQQOwP_ph.jpg
Except the wheels are going to be gunmetal as of tomorrow :biggrin: