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I found a really nice set of wheels but they are 18" 9.5 in the back and 8.5 in the front. I know it won't fit, but by how much? Will they stick out outrageously or just a little bit and be driveable?
Not driveable at all... I had a 9.5 with 48 offset on my AP1, and it stuck out a pretty good bit. I will get a pic in a second. It rubbed alot, so much so that it would shave the tire down on a spirited drive in the mountains. DO NOT DO IT! There is such a thing as form over function, but that is not a compromise in this case...
In this first pic, I hadn't really played with the alignment too much, but I was still rubbing all over rolled fenders.
In the next two, I finally found some solace by dialing in a good bit of negative camber. Unless you are willing to devote a lot of money and time to figuring out a way to make those wheels work with your car, I would go with another set. Our options are limited, but there are still a few good things to go with out there.
12-20-2006, 11:18 PM
9.5" wide with 32 offset wheel on the S2?
hell yeah... lol.
