WHEEL FITMENT GUIDE: Will these fit? What offset do I need?

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Jun 24, 2011 | 12:11 PM
  #1  
This was originally posted on my.is, it was very useful for me to see what others were running and comparing to what i wanted. helped me get a better idea of what i would need to do in order to get wheels to fit.

Here a couple links to threads i've been reading through
http://my.is/forums/f95/wheel-fitmen...i-need-413953/

http://my.is/forums/f95/slammed-aggr...thread-412825/

Below is a basic breakdown of wheel fitment

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Originally Posted by TeCKis300 View Post
Okay, here's the definitive guide to all the wheel offset and fitment questions. Here's the real way to figure out whether your wheels will fit!

EDIT: Thanks to NeoVB for this excellent link to help visualize wheel parameters - Wheel / tire size calculator / comparer - RIMS-N-TIRES

These limits are the practical extremes with good alignments. You can buy more fender room with camber or rolling or pulling. In front, you can buy more room with shorter overall tire diameter (<25") The closer you get to these limits, the more likely you will need to stretch a tire to fit the fender side. Drop does not determine what size wheels fit. Put too aggressive a wheel, and one day, you WILL bend your fender when you take the wrong turn with a good bump if you exceed these limits.

Measuring in mm from the face of the hub:
Front fender limit: +65mm
Comments:
| +65 | Stretch tire and/or roll fender. Need fender liner mod. Do not exceed tire diameter of 25"
| +55 | Fender liner mod if going for a wide or tall tire. Do no exceed tire diameter of 25.2"
Front inner suspension upright limit: -155mm
Comments:
Need spacer if this number is exceeded. If close, do not use lip weights on wheels

Rear fender limit: +68mm
Rear fender limit w/ shaved lip: +75
Comments:
Need to stretch tire to a certain degree if very close to these numbers
Rear inner suspension coil lmit: -183mm
Comments:
Several factors matter as you approach this limit. You may need to limit the amount of suspension travel. You may need to stretch tire. And you cannot run as aggressive camber. I've been able to actually scrub tire well before this limit (@ -175mm) with track cornering loads on the spring and inner forward tub.

Equations to figure out wheel lip placement relative to limits:

Outer lip: (Wheel Width * 25.4) / 2 - Wheel Offset
Inner lip: (Wheel Width * 25.4) / 2 + Wheel Offset
Note: Inner lip is related to backspacing but backspacing takes into consideration the wheel lip thickness, which is usually another 1/2" or 12.7mm.

Examples:
Front wheel size: 8.5" +45
Fender: 8.5 * 25.4 / 2 - 45 = 62.95 (< 65 - OK)
Suspension: 8.5 * 25.4 / 2 + 45 = 152.95 ( < 155 - OK)
Rear wheel size: 9.5" +55
Fender: 9.5 * 25.4 / 2 - 55 = 65.175 (< 68 - OK)
Suspension: 9.5 * 25.4 / 2 + 55 = 175.65 (< 190 - OK)
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Jun 24, 2011 | 02:30 PM
  #2  
Thanks for bringing the information over here.
Will be very helpful for future reference.
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Jun 26, 2011 | 05:15 PM
  #3  
Damn this would have save me a lot of time and sweat test fitting my Tenfolds. Thanks!
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Jun 29, 2011 | 02:33 PM
  #4  
This was the most recent setup i ran on my car, just for an example

18x9/10 +27 all around. Front and rear fenders rolled flat.

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Jun 29, 2011 | 04:23 PM
  #5  
Quote: This was the most recent setup i ran on my car, just for an example

18x9/10 +27 all around. Front and rear fenders rolled flat.

Please share tire size for people who may be wondering in the future...
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Jun 29, 2011 | 08:04 PM
  #6  
215/40 up front. 225/40 in the rear
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Sep 1, 2011 | 01:17 AM
  #7  
TTT for anyone looking trying to fit some new wheels

please feel free to post up questions that hopefully someone here can help answer.

OR

post up your current setup with specs of wheels/tires/suspension/fender mods/etc
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Sep 1, 2011 | 05:46 PM
  #8  
got any side pics of it?
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Sep 2, 2011 | 09:48 AM
  #9  
Quote: got any side pics of it?
unfortunately i do not have, im hoping my friend was able to snap some for me. still waiting on him to send them over to me. ill update as soon as i get em
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Sep 2, 2011 | 07:38 PM
  #10  
Its cus i wanna see how much 27+ sticks out.
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Sep 3, 2011 | 01:39 AM
  #11  
i ran 18x9/10 +27 all around. stuck out a wee bit more than i liked. you will need rolled fenders even maybe a slight/minor pull would be good...stretched tires of course
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Sep 3, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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i see. Im on 18x8, 18x9, 215 40 in front and 235 40 18 rear. front is little to none on stretch and the rears have alittle stretch on it. its 38+ but have 5mm spacer all around. I kind of like how the rears are sitting but not the fronts.
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Sep 4, 2011 | 07:22 PM
  #13  
what dont you like about the fronts?
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Sep 4, 2011 | 09:26 PM
  #14  
not sticking out as much as i expected like the rears
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Jul 4, 2012 | 09:01 AM
  #15  
this should be stickied, bump for those looking for wheel fitment info
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