buying wheels tomorrow need help with offset

[luv2spedup]

hi guys i am about to pick up a set of work emotion XD9 17x9.5 +38mm(rear) for my s13, and i am planning to run 275 drag radials on them. do you think i would have any fitment issues with them, i already have my rear fender rolled and pulled please help me cause these wheels are non refundable and i have to make the payment tomorrow thanks

[waystlandremy]

thats REALLY high offsets...i dont even think you need to roll your fenders for that offsets unless your running spacers...you probably want like +20-+25 offsets for 9.5...

[Tearlessj]

Yea those are pretty high offsets, you mite have to worry about coilover clearance. I wouldnt do it, look around and find some better fitting wheels.

[cdlong]

he's putting drag radials on, this should send up a flag that he's not going for drifto slut flushness.

the rears have a lot more clearance than the front so you might be able to get away with it without a spacer. try checking the stock wheels and using an offset calculator to find if the new wheels will clear. in your case the tires will be the limiting factor, there's a calculator that takes tires into account but i can't find it.

[S13Leprechaun]

just get them and if you want them to be more flush or if they are not clearing your coilovers, run spacer... and make sure you get long studs too! :)

[luv2spedup]

thanks for all the reply guys so i guess im gonna go ahead and pay for it

[luv2spedup]

well what be the ideal offset for 17x9.5 or 17x10 for the rear's, i guess im gonna have to get some other wheels cause i dont want to take a chance thanks for your help guys

[whiterps13]

They definately will clear coilovers. Broadfield was running 275's on a 10inch with a higher offset than that.

EDIT: He was running 18x10 +44's with a 275 and they cleared fine.

[gotta240]

I would pass on those wheels.

get a slightly lower offset

At least go for a plus 20 on a 9 or 9.5 wheel. Not crazy fitment, but better than what you are looking at.

[S13Leprechaun]

or if you really like how they look and cant find them in another size, get spacers and long studs.. same shit.

[gotta240]

actually, different shit.

Studs cost money. Spacers cost money. The rims resell for less. And the lip/concave is different looking in most rims with different offsets. DEFF not the same.

[S13Leprechaun]

uderstand, but if he really wants THOSE and cant find them in any other size like if theyre rare, then get them... if he found the same wheels withna lower offset, people usually charge more cause of the rarer, lower offsets... at least thats how ive experienced it... just tryin to help.