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Old 06-08-11, 01:45 PM
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you will need to slight pull to fit the 20x11 +15. Do yourself a favor and get the wheels fitst and then get the body shop to make sure the wheels fit
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Old 06-08-11, 02:38 PM
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with a 245 or 235 you should be able to get away with just a shave and some camber
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does anybody know what size spacers i would need for 18 x 8 with 46 offset wheels all around thanks
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Would these fit?

19X9.5
the wheel website said that the 40mm offset will not fit...
as well as the 55mm offset....
but i thought that the range was 35-45....

help?

thanks!
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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
you will need to slight pull to fit the 20x11 +15. Do yourself a favor and get the wheels fitst and then get the body shop to make sure the wheels fit
^agreed. You will need a pull for this
Old 06-14-11, 01:55 PM
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Ssr ms1 19x9 +31 19x10 +24 and Megan coils

What tire sizes should I run ? Thanks
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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
you will need to slight pull to fit the 20x11 +15. Do yourself a favor and get the wheels fitst and then get the body shop to make sure the wheels fit
Originally Posted by Vincent123
with a 245 or 235 you should be able to get away with just a shave and some camber
Originally Posted by Bippu147
^agreed. You will need a pull for this
thank you fellas..Imma hold off on the body work and try to get the wheels first. thanks for the advice.
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Originally Posted by kailah00
does anybody know what size spacers i would need for 18 x 8 with 46 offset wheels all around thanks
Technically you don't need a spacer to make it fit but if you want it to look better get 25mm
Originally Posted by diamondlou
Would these fit?

19X9.5
the wheel website said that the 40mm offset will not fit...
as well as the 55mm offset....
but i thought that the range was 35-45....

help?

thanks!
19x9.5 +40 will fit the rear no problem. If you are planning it for the front get a 10mm spacer. and the 9.5 +55 will fit the rear as well. But when having such a high offset becareful with the back pad of the wheel so that it clears the rear caliper.

Originally Posted by sleekstyle
Ssr ms1 19x9 +31 19x10 +24 and Megan coils

What tire sizes should I run ? Thanks
you're gonna need a roll or cut the rear fenders and run 225/35 in the front and 235/35 or 245/35 in the rear
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Old 07-06-11, 02:38 PM
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ok guys/gals. i can turn wrenches and do wiring for days but crunching the numbers for wheels makes me so confused.

what i have now

245/35/20 +37 20x8.5

285/30/20 +35 20x10

question is will i be able to use the same tires on the following spec wheels?

20x9 +20

20x10.5 +25

I am on air now and have shaved the rear quarters for those 285's to fit. Will I have to do extensive body work for these to work?

Any insight would be great. Thanks guys/gals
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Originally Posted by carbongs
ok guys/gals. i can turn wrenches and do wiring for days but crunching the numbers for wheels makes me so confused.

what i have now

245/35/20 +37 20x8.5

285/30/20 +35 20x10

question is will i be able to use the same tires on the following spec wheels?

20x9 +20

20x10.5 +25

I am on air now and have shaved the rear quarters for those 285's to fit. Will I have to do extensive body work for these to work?

Any insight would be great. Thanks guys/gals
Yes, you can use the same tires even though the wheels are only 0.5" wide. If you rears are shaved I don't see the wheel fitment being an issue. You may need to adjust your camber a bit to make it fit but no extensive body work. As for the fronts you will definitely need to roll your fenders if not done already
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Since you are on air, i doubt ull need to do much more to make these tires fit since u got 25 offsets. The 20x10 would fit tucked and even if the tires were a lil thicker, it would still clear because 19x10 +(10-15) is flush. 285s would fit similar to that size offsets.
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Someone please enlighten me as to how you know what all these offsets and jibber-jabber mean. I have tried to understand it from what I've read by searching but I guess I am jut dumb. Some people are running 0 offset and have massive lips while some are running +30 offsets and still have big lips...

Can someone break down how this all works please?

For example, take a 2000 GS300...what 20" wheel/tire/offset can be run to provide the deepest lip while keeping fender mods to a minimum?
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Originally Posted by gijohnnyb
Someone please enlighten me as to how you know what all these offsets and jibber-jabber mean. I have tried to understand it from what I've read by searching but I guess I am jut dumb. Some people are running 0 offset and have massive lips while some are running +30 offsets and still have big lips...

Can someone break down how this all works please?
Wheel offset determines how far in or how far out a wheel will will sit on a vehicle.

So take for example if a wheel has a 0 offset this means the mounting area of the wheel is smack dab in the middle of the width of the wheel.

If the wheel is +30 this means the mounting point is 30mm closer to the front of the wheel. making the wheel sink in 30mm closer to the suspension of the vehicle and giver 30mm more clearance to the fender compared to the wheel with the 0 offset

a negative offset would have the exact opposite effect. So a -30 would mean the mounting point is now 30mm closer to the back of the wheel pushing the wheel out 30mm more than the 0 offset and 60mm more than the +30 offset


For example, take a 2000 GS300...what 20" wheel/tire/offset can be run to provide the deepest lip while keeping fender mods to a minimum?
Without any pulling, if you roll the fronts and cut the lip on the rear quarter panel you can go as wide as 11.5" maybe even 12" in the rear and abour 9.5" maybe 10" front. These will most likely be custom 3piece wheels with custom offsets. This is not something you're going to find on anyone's shelves just sitting there. But its not a cut and dry answer you really need to study and know what you're doing in order to find your answer. you need to know what size tire you're going to run and how much camber you need. You'll need to know what size if you stretch or if you dont. There are many variables.

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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
Yes, you can use the same tires even though the wheels are only 0.5" wide. If you rears are shaved I don't see the wheel fitment being an issue. You may need to adjust your camber a bit to make it fit but no extensive body work. As for the fronts you will definitely need to roll your fenders if not done already
Thanks for the quick response. Do you think those wheels up front will clear my supra tt upgraded calipers?
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Originally Posted by carbongs
Thanks for the quick response. Do you think those wheels up front will clear my supra tt upgraded calipers?
Its hard to say. Offset has nothing to do really with brake caliper clearance. It's a matter of how thick the back pad of the wheel. Take for example if you have a wheel with no lip at all you would have large wheel clearance. but lets say it has a deep lip then chances of the pad being smaller are quite high. Just out of curiosity what wheel is it, that would definitely help determine the clearance

Take for example if you have a 3piece JDM wheel and you have the choice of 9j +35 (High Disk) and 9j +25 (Low Disk). Even thought the lower offset sticks out more than the higher offset the higher offset would have more brake clearance because its a "high disk"

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(Note: In this photo O disk would be Low and the R Disk would be High and A Disk would be Normal)

But anyways , all that put aside the lower the offset generally has more brake clearance if they are cast 1 piece wheels so I dont see it being a problem

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