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Old 02-19-2014, 11:43 PM
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Default Rear wheel widths

Firstly, i know wheel size questions and threads have been done to death over the years but i'm struggling to come up with a definitive answer to my query despite trawling threads on here for a while.

I'm looking at a set of Enkei RPF01's (should have been OEM!) While i'm looking to fill the arches out more than Mr Honda's 16' effort i can't help thinking i'm going to run into problems if i slap 9j on the back. every time I've seen them i'm drawn to the fact that everything looks a bit snug between tyre & arch.

Has anyone seen or got 8.5j width on the back, other than the standard facelift wheels?

Rpf01's are available in 8.5j +30 or +40, shown here > Size chart

Any advice as to how these would fit is much appreciated.


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Hi,

Not sure what would fit best, but iv got 9J et42 fitted on the rear of mine. I graze the lip on the arch (Rubbing on the rubber strip that goes around the arch) when deep compression around corners or bumps. Car has been lowered about 25 - 30mm. My guess would be 8.5J ET40 would be a good fit and no risk of rubbing.
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ive got a 9j et38 on the back with no rubbing issues and Im low down. its more tyre choice than anything ! best bet is too check the us part of the forum under gallery there is an official rpf1 thread with numerous widths and tyre choices but personally youll have no problem with 8j et40
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An 8.5" +45 rubs with a 245 tyre, an 8" +44 rubs with a 235 tyre. So a 225 would be fine.
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bit of camber/geo setup works wonders too
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Originally Posted by Andybill
ive got a 9j et38 on the back with no rubbing issues and Im low down. its more tyre choice than anything ! best bet is too check the us part of the forum under gallery there is an official rpf1 thread with numerous widths and tyre choices but personally youll have no problem with 8j et40
How do you not rub with 9J ET38?
Iv dialed in a bit of extra camber so running 2deg on rear. 245 tires and a small bit of rub which iv overcome by just stiffening up my suspension a tad,
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He'll be running close to or more than 3" in combination with narrower tyres, must be.

I've got the oem 17s with a 10mm spacer which make them et55 and 245/40 AD08s, 2.5 degrees camber and only have a tiny bit of space left between the tyre and the bumper tab.
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yeh im running 245/40 on the back with 3" camber, no rubbing at all, bumper tab has been moved
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Rolled Arches?
Is 3° not a bit much for road use? Or OK for a daily? (Hence reason I only went up by 0.5° from stock.
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Originally Posted by WinFreak
He'll be running close to or more than 3" in combination with narrower tyres, must be.

I've got the oem 17s with a 10mm spacer which make them et55 and 245/40 AD08s, 2.5 degrees camber and only have a tiny bit of space left between the tyre and the bumper tab.
What's the OEM offset, is it ET65?


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