Epsilons revisited...Fitment issues

[rancid240]

Ok so I did some real measurements today instead of eyeballing it. THe wheels are 16x9 -5mm offset. I am giong to have to run a 15mm, maybe a 10mm spacer to clear the front z32 26mms, so make the fronts a 16x9 -20mm.

The rears I want to run reverse (5" lip), but I am going to have an offset of 9" -32mm. Eeep. All are going to run 205/55 so I will have a good stretch.

I dont really know what my question is, hehe. I know I will have to run 50mm overfenders, but I am concerned it will look like ass with a stock pignose front. Also where have people found their 50mms, and how did they like the quality/fitment? My second reason for posting is to make sure I do this and not pussy out. :keke:

[drift into a curb]

Do it man! I want to see it. Those wheels are sweet.

[raen419]

who cares how it looks so long as it's functional?
dude, the offset sounds nice, the brake clearance sucks, but spacer will fix that.
i personally, would get pj bonafacio fenders from jspec. they're somewhere between 30 and 50mm.
and they fit fine and look nice (imo, of course).

[Chernobyl]

raen, adding that much scrub radius is far from "functional

That's not to say it won't look awesome though :rawk:

[Nostradamus]

Even if you put the 16x9's -20 on the rear with 50mm overfenders it will stick out a few mm's not to mention putting on the 16x9 -32. I think you're going to have to run smaller spacers unless you're going for the stick out look.

Using 20mm fronts and 50mm rears..."flush" would be something around 16x9 +15 and 16x9 -15.

[young gun]

what about running bubble flares like jdm rice 1, it was running 16x8-rediculus at some point

[rancid240]

Even if you put the 16x9's -20 on the rear with 50mm overfenders it will stick out a few mm's not to mention putting on the 16x9 -32. I think you're going to have to run smaller spacers unless you're going for the stick out look.

Using 20mm fronts and 50mm rears..."flush" would be something around 16x9 +15 and 16x9 -15.


The spacers are just for the front z32 calipers. Rears are with no spacers, just have a flipped face for -32. I am planning to go 50mm all around.

My figuring is that if the PJ fenders (30mm) can fit 16x8 -15, The 50mm can fit a 16x9 -22. So those extra 10mm i will account for with stretch and camber.

Phase2 told me that the PJ overfenders can be used as either 30mm or 50mm depending on how they are mounted/trimmed. This makes no sense to me at all, since they can only be mounted one way-and also how would trimming extend the fenders?

[Flybert]

With most fiberglass fenders, they'll have a lip on the inside of them much like our stock fenders. You shave off that lip and get your extra clearance. Your wheels will fit fine with 50mm overfenders. You'll be cutting it close in the rear but it should tuck in with enough camber. Also, fiberglass is flexible to an extent so you can bend it and mount it to give you extra or less clearance for perfect flushness.