HELP (Wheel offsets)

[four]

I tried searching, but there were no situations similar.

Here goes:

I just droped my car w/ s-tech springs and got KYB AGX on my s14. Now im looking at wheels.

Would this work fine?

16x7 +38 offset..

If I get 17s, is +38 okay? I cant seem to find any good deals on wheels w/ less than +38 offset.

Thanks

[240 2NR]

No reason they won't work. Stock is +40mm so these will be 2mm flusher, plus the half inch gained by increasing the width of the rim. I have a near identical setup (16x7 +40mm) with only two problems. First is that a half inch isn't nearly enought to bring the wheels flush. It's definetly an improvement over stock, but not close to what I would like. Second is Z brake fitment is unlikely. Some will fit, but from what I've seen, such a low offset tends to require very thin spokes and most won't. If you never plan to upgrade it's not an issue. It will be for me.

[four]

thanks 240 2nR.. what kinda wheels do you have?

anyone else with any suggestions, comments, identical situations?

[240 2NR]

Rota subzeros in 16x7 +40mm offset with 225/45/16 kuhmo ecsta 712's

I think my next set will be 17x8's with some 235/40/17's and hopefully an offset in the +20's.

[Dousan_PG]

i have kosei k1s 15x7 +27 that barely clear
then i borrow my friends SSR formula mesh 15x7.5 +17 that clear w/ the help of a 30mm spacer and lots of negative camber
do the same w/ the 15x6.5 +14
steelies..ugh. nasty.

[four]

Originally posted by 240 2NR
Rota subzeros in 16x7 +40mm offset with 225/45/16 kuhmo ecsta 712's

I think my next set will be 17x8's with some 235/40/17's and hopefully an offset in the +20's.

Does that clear everything? W/ the 40mm offset??? reason im asking is cuz i might either be getting the subzeros or the slipstreams.

[CoasTek240]

ok here's the situation. stock s13 SE rims are 15x6 am i correct? well i was told that is true for the weird looking s14 base model rims as well. i haev a set of s14 base model rims on my s13 and i plan to run z brakes up front which everyone says will be alright, i was wondering what size spacers i would need to make them flush all around
20 front and 40 rear>?

[240 2NR]

My rota's fit with everything stock. However, should I choose to run Z brakes they won't fit. The size doesn't mean much though as uiuc240 is running a set of 17x7 +40mm that clear his 26mm Z brakes by about a millimeter. His 7 spokes alloys also clear. My 7 spoke stock alloys don't clear without a 5mm spacer and the rota's don't either. It's all about spoke design.

As for stock fitment though +40mm should be fine in terms of fitment. In terms of style, you have to decide how flush you need them.

[four]

the thing im worried about is my kyb agxs. it looks like it might not clear w/ a 40 mm offset. you running stock shocks and springs on that setup?

[drift into a curb]

Four, it will clear. I had 17x7.5 +43 offset and 234/45 rubber. My suspension was eibach sportlines/tokico shocks and those cleared fine, so it should clear agx's too.

[four]

cool thenks guys. looks like its rota slip streams for me. im gona get the 16 " slipstreams w. a +40 offset.

i might jst be getting 215/50/16 tires tho...wat do you guys think

[drift into a curb]

Four, are you planning on getting spacers later? +40 offset is high and your wheels will not be flush with the fender. For tires, if you want to keep the speedometer on range, use the tire calculator

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

215/45 might be a better choice or 205.

[four]

I dont think I'll be getting spacers How much do they run for anyway? Im planning to get slipstreams.

[drift into a curb]

H&R kit for about $220 at www.optauto.com. I heard their studs are cheap though. Nismo 60mm studs were the recommended brand on this board, for about 8 bucks each. And www.projectsilvia.com had spacers for a pretty good price as well.