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Oct 10, 2009, 05:48 PM
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Help me choose wheel size!!!
Welp order new wheels today from WheelDude.com. Ordered Rota DPT 18 x 9.5 +35 Gun Metallic. Gonna sand blast and powdercoat white. Should be nice. =] Especially for $950 shipped.
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Oct 12, 2009, 02:26 PM
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So excited =]
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Oct 12, 2009, 02:30 PM
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nice choice - might be a bit of a squeeze, but should turn out awesome 
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Oct 12, 2009, 02:38 PM
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Uh...9.5" wide wheels? Good luck getting those to fit, you're going to need to heavily roll the rear fenders, run a crazy camber setup and you may have clearance issues on the inside with the strut itself.
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Oct 12, 2009, 02:44 PM
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I'm doing like billyboy1 up there and his sportback. What all did you do to make yours fit billyboy1?
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:08 PM
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a 9 and 1/2 inch wheel with a 35mm off-set will...........
....have the outer edge of the rim about 1 inch outside of the wheel well edge.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by billyboy1
hehe 18x9.5 +28!
note: the rears needed serious flaring - twas about 15mm, the fronts not much at all, just running some pretty decent -ve camber, set up through racing logic coilovers and a rear camber plate. i'll need to go to a bodyshop and tidy up the rear flares (touch up the paint), for the thin sheetmetal isn't really designed for stretching!! |
So he had to flare out the rears not simply roll. It looks like he also needed coilovers and camber plates. I can't quite see what tires he's running either but it looks like a stretched 225 or 235, not good for performance.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:22 PM
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If you look at the top of the tire in the 1st pic, it looks like 235 which is what im getting. 235/40/18
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:25 PM
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That's a ridiculously stretched tire size, I ran a 235 on an 8" rim. On a 9.5", you really are sacrificing performance for looks just to get a wheel to fit. If you can't run a wider tire, what's the point in running a wider wheel?
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:25 PM
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should have stuck with 18x8 or 18x8.5 atleast.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:27 PM
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Could have but I hate flat face wheels. That was the only way I could have a concave look.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:33 PM
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An 8.5" wheel has a concave look if you buy the right wheel. I believe the Rota Grids and the DPTs have a concave face in that size.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:36 PM
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Nope cuz they only come in 48 offset which is dead flat. I HATE flat faced wheels. Thats the reason why i havent bought any thus far. But I'm keeping my stocks til I get all the work done.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:40 PM
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Really? What bolt pattern do you have? I was looking at some 18 x 8.5 Grids and they look concave to me.
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Oct 12, 2009, 03:57 PM
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5x114.3 i havent seen any that do to me
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