looking to buy wheels need correct offset help

[FlybyRE]

No I did read your reply ted.. I guess I just still don't know exactly what wheel/tire to run I guess in the front because with the wheels I am looking to get I can only get either

17" 8" wide in +38 or +48
Or
17" 8.5" wide in +27, +30 or +37

I wanna do 9.5 in the back if possible but I would be happy with 9" in the back.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by FlybyRE

So in the back I can run a 255 tire on the 9.5 rim and in the fron I should be able to fit a. 225 for sure on the front 8.5's??

The tires that you are looking to run on those rims are going to be a little stretched. you either need to ditch the spring/shock combo and go for some C/O's or get smaller width rims.

Originally Posted by RETed

The Tanabe GF210 springs are bigger diameter than stock, so it eats away clearances in the inside (up front).
I don't think any of the listed wheels sizes will fit with a 225 wide tire up front.
The 8.5", +27 is your best bet, but you might have to drop down to a 215 wide tires to fit under stock fenders, no rolling.

With an 8.0" wide wheel and stock springs (clearances), a +30 is perfect.
With the bigger Tanabe GF210's, I wouldn't go more than a +25 on a 8.0".
You only mention the 8.5", +27, so that's half inch more width (than the 8.0"), and 2mm pushed in more...way too tight in my book.


-Ted

You're right Ted, so tight that they won't fit. At least if memory is serving properly.

Originally Posted by FlybyRE

I could do a 8" wide front wheel and 9" wide rear wheel however then the offests are

8" front either +38 or +48

9" rear either +24 or +35 or +45

I'm just trying to find the best tire rim combo fir my car.. I want it to be as "fit" as I can.. I really don't want to do much modifying.. if its a little inside.. ok a little outside ok.. flush even better..

thx to everyone for info.. any more info is even better

The ONLY way to get those to fit is by changing your spring/shock combo, or running the rims extending past the fenders both front and rear.

Originally Posted by FlybyRE

No I did read your reply ted.. I guess I just still don't know exactly what wheel/tire to run I guess in the front because with the wheels I am looking to get I can only get either

17" 8" wide in +38 or +48
Or
17" 8.5" wide in +27, +30 or +37

I wanna do 9.5 in the back if possible but I would be happy with 9" in the back.

You CAN'T run those widths with the stock style suspension with the look you want. <- Thats a period, meaning end of statement

FWIW I have a set of rims for sale. I used them while I was on the stock style spring/shock combo. I can get you pictures of how flush they sat (VERY) but I cannot get you pics of how close they sat to the spring/shock, I can tell you though that they were tight.
Rims are TRM Typhoons that are one piece forge cast by Kosei but marketed buy Tire Rack Motorsports (TRM) Sizes are 17x8 +38 R and 17x7+35 F. Tires are 215/40 & 235/45 Yoko A520's with ALOT of tread left over. The wheels are incredibly light, something like 17 or 18 lbs and the tires are awesome. They were going to be my track rim becuase of the weight/strength but now that I'm running C/O's, I went with something else that I got a killer deal on.

Post up if you're interested, price for them is awesome and there really isn't a much lighter/better looking rim out there and like I said, I don't need them anymore, taking up space, and the price will reflect that.

-B