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Old 05-19-2005, 07:15 AM   #1
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s14 S14 18in offset pics?

I am not sure what size wheels to buy for my zenki S14. I know that I want 18s but not sure on width or offset. I was thinking 18x8 or 8.5 up front and 18x9 or 9.5 in the rear. What offsets would look good with these sizes? Anybody have pics that they can post to show me what they look like? I don't plan to do any widebody or fender pulling. And for those of you who are going to say I haven't searched enough (there always are), the only threads I could find were about 16s and 17s. It seems that 18s are a little more rare. I have a general idea how offsets work and how wheels are measured. Any help would be great.

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Old 05-19-2005, 07:23 AM   #2
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Diameter only matters for tire choice...offset and width go hand-in-hand...diameter is inconsequential.

Typical offset for 8" front is +25, and 9" rear is +35. Fits easily, can support decent tires (no stretch needed).

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depends what u want out of the setup. low offset/stretch or moderate with wide tires
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i have the same problem with offsets and widths. so i know where u are coming from. searched and still no real help. i think the problem is that nobody really knows for sure. i just picked up some professors which are 18x8.5 +35 and 18x10.5 +30. ill let u know how it works out. for 18x8 and 18x9 i saw a car running volks which were +22 front and rear and it seemed perfect. so u could use that as a starting point. also according to the hyper rev silvia book vol. 102 the suggested wheel widths and offsets for wheels for s14 are around the 30's but i think those are pretty conservative. i think if you stay in between 25-35 offset you will be good.
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it also depends on how low your car is and how much negative camber you have and/or how much you're willing to run. We can help, but there's a lot of other variables that have to be answered first.
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I am not sure what size wheels to buy for my zenki S14. I know that I want 18s but not sure on width or offset. I was thinking 18x8 or 8.5 up front and 18x9 or 9.5 in the rear. What offsets would look good with these sizes? Anybody have pics that they can post to show me what they look like? I don't plan to do any widebody or fender pulling. And for those of you who are going to say I haven't searched enough (there always are), the only threads I could find were about 16s and 17s. It seems that 18s are a little more rare. I have a general idea how offsets work and how wheels are measured. Any help would be great.

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im running 18x8 up front +19 and 18x10 out back +18 offsets. fits good u might want to roll the rear fender a tad. other then that your good to go. You will get a nice lip out back too. i bet i could have gone 8.5 up front with like a +5 to +10 offsets and it would have fit good also.
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Old 05-24-2005, 10:29 PM   #7
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I dont want too much negetive camber as this is still my daily driver. I'm looking for the cleanest look. The car is lowered but not slammed. I'm thinking of staying in the mid 20s for offset. Does anyone have pics of what that would look like?
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im running 18x8 up front +19 and 18x10 out back +18 offsets. fits good u might want to roll the rear fender a tad. other then that your good to go. You will get a nice lip out back too. i bet i could have gone 8.5 up front with like a +5 to +10 offsets and it would have fit good also.
do you have pics? im looking into rims i want to, didnt know 18x8.5 +5 +10 would've worked... im still learning about offsets but i thought 18x8.5 with the enkei rpf1's for example would require 18x8.5 30 offset? see i always get confused cuz diff makers will use diff ways of showing offset...
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I have 18 x 9 +12 in the front...and 18 x 10.5 +04 in the back. The wheels are made by Fabulous. I had to roll my rears alot. I probably should have got FRP overfenders, but I didn't feel like installing them and painting them. My S14 is slammed and I will throw some pics up tomorrow if anyone is interested...
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I have 18 x 9 +12 in the front...and 18 x 10.5 +04 in the back. The wheels are made by Fabulous. I had to roll my rears alot. I probably should have got FRP overfenders, but I didn't feel like installing them and painting them. My S14 is slammed and I will throw some pics up tomorrow if anyone is interested...

what size tires are you running? how's the front clearance??
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