Is it +45 front and +48 rear? I know stock is +55 and +65. Thanks for all replys.

 

offset numbers don't mean shit without width numbers! Are you talking stock widths?

 

I would assume he is talking standard 7" fronts with 8" rears or near there.

Some Hyper Rev pics have as low as 35mm or so offsets... that seems way too low for me.

I have 48mm fronts w/ 50mm rear and the wheels just stay inside the fenders. They would look "city ride-ish" if they were out another inch!

Scot

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scot:
[B]I would assume he is talking standard 7" fronts with 8" rears or near there.

Some Hyper Rev pics have as low as 35mm or so offsets... that seems way too low for me.

I have 48mm fronts w/ 50mm rear and the wheels just stay inside the fenders.

 

Oops I did mean with 7" and 8" widths. RT what did you mean by 6.35mm must be added to the stock numbers? I am not to familiar with how wheel sizing works can you please explain. I am looking at some 16" rims and need help trying to figure what would work. Thanks

 

I have 18x7.5's w/ +49 offset that I swapped off my Prelude. They aren't quite flush with the fender, in fact I'm looking to upgrade to 18x8.5's in the back. As far as 18x7.5's go, you could go with a lower offset, maybe +42,+38 or so, but if you plan on lowering then I'd stick with a higher offset. Definately go higher if you get wider wheels than 7.5's.

 

Turbo, if you increase width of wheel by 1/2 inch and keep the same offset, you would in effect be adding 1/4 inch to the inside and outside. Now if you don't want the outside to stick out past the stock position, you need to suck the new wheel inboard that 1/4 inch. To do this you would specify 1/4 inch more offset. Since offset numbers are traditionally in mm, 1/4 inch = 6.35mm.

Keep in mind, the wheel sticking out past the stock position is not a bad thing, you just need to keep track of where you're at. So use the stock position as a frame of reference and go from there.

If you find something you think might work and you want to bounce it off someone else for a second opinion, feel free to email me the details. I'll run through the numbers and give you my thoughts.

Have Fun

 

RT,

Are you using an spreadsheet application to help with your calculations? If so, could that be made available to us?

Thanks!

 

Nope, sorry, just school of hard knocks and the old HP-15C.

Gets one layer trickier when you start figuring clearances to the tire (i.e. a 245 mounted on a 8.5" wheel is wider than the same tire on an 8" wheel)

 

The wheels I am looking at come in 17x7 1/2 in an offset of +30, +40, or +48 and 17x8 1/2 in an offset of +40 and +45. 17x9 1/2 in +35 and +40. We are 5x114.3 bolt pattern right? Can it be possible to do any of these combinations and with what size tire. If not, no sweat the search will continue. Thanks for the help guys!