TORTOISE

Im plannin on buyin these wheels for my ES and i was wondering if anyone knew what the offset was and if they will fit. All the info i kno is they are american racing brand and the tires are 225/40/18. I know there not the nicest rims but im gettin them dirt cheap (200 with tires). I will eventually upgrade and make them my winter wheels.

charley240

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offset no one will know with custom wheels. the offsets are all different. same with the pcd.
for that you will have to ask the seller, or if you can get a pic of the wheel specs located on the inner wheel sticker usually.

charley

TORTOISE

Alright i wasnt sure...i asked the idiot eralier and he said 7 or 8 so i guess he thought offset is width. Ill post up the offset tomorrow. God i cant wait till i save up enough for those wheels you have! You will deffinetely see me with those one day.

Also what is pcd?!

swifty562

someone enlighten me on how rim size work.


17x8 4.5 blah blah i dont know the numbers. and what does it mean

also.

what is the max size and offset i can get on a 2nd gen?

charley240

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thanks

as for rims:

17*8 - 17 is diameter of wheel in inches, 8 is width of wheel in inches
4.5 - usually means its 5*4.5 or also commonly seen as 5*114.3mm = 5 means number of bolts, 4.5(114.3) is distance between bolts

et - offset = distance of hub contact of wheel.
lower offset(negatives) usually mean backspacing is smaller, therefore, front spacing is larger(larger lips), meaning that it will push the wheels outside of the car.
higher offset(positive) means backspacing is larger, therefore, front spacing is smaller(smaller lips), meaning that your wheels will be pushed into the wheel well.

charley240

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btw, max size etc, really depends on the amount of knowledge you have about suspension and wheel setups.

im working on a project 2nd gen es, and i plan to fit 18*10 -26et wheels. that simply means really large lips. but for you, id say go with 18*8 since you dont know what youre doing. i would suggest not going with the setup im going for, most wont know how to do it on stock body. so it kinda boils down to the amount of knowledge you have for suspension and wheels

goodluck
charley

TORTOISE

you mentioned pcb earlier what is that?

charley240

iTrader: (6)

pcd for our car is 5*114.3 or 5*4.5. its not specifically the lugs or the distance, but a combination.

oh i also forgot, there is bore design as well. but most dont get too into it because wheels now a days have tapered lugnut seats which require tapered lugnuts, which means that now the wheels are lugcentric, no more hubcentric.

Charley

TORTOISE

thanks for the info. Also are you on teins bcause i think i might get those for my bday in april...either that or save up for air.

charley240

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ksports. i would suggest not going with springs, you probably wont be happy with the end result and switch up to coilovers. but if youre satisfied then all good.

Charley

TORTOISE

i meant tein coilovers for the solara.

TORTOISE

sweet ended up gettin them for 150. They need new tires though. And im broke as a joke.

swifty562

wahhh u got tein coilovers for 150? or are you talking about the springs?


anyways... so would 18x9 +37 fit? but the offset is positive and was wondering if its too big cuz u mention that positive offset will interfer with the wheel wells.

9width is little too big isn't =0

Choas

^My rears are 8.5 and they were to wide.

charley240

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9 is to big, if you dont know how to setup your suspension. and +37 et with
9" width wheels probably wont clear. look at my sig, 19*9 +22et