for conservative run a 10 up front and a 5 or 10 out back

 

i wouldn't consider it as a "right" or "wrong" choice. sometimes, it's better to err on the side of safety than to stumble into something completely unknown and learning it the hard way.

(read: better to get conservative wheels and still have the option of running spacers than run wheels w/ aggressive offsets and find out the hard way that you have to do all sorts of fender work that you didn't want to in the first place.)

wait, did you just use the word "conservative"?

that's unheard of, coming from you.

 

really? in the back? ...it's pretty close, imo. i'm not wild about spacers to begin with (the added unsprung weight and another thing to go wrong, if nothing else) and was happy i didn't need them on my driven hubs.

my exact thinking when i bough the wheels. obviously i was hoping not to need spacers though... on the other hand, i'm still not sure if i'd like the +25 offset wheel up front anyway. i could also have worse things to worry about in life, hahaha

anyway, thanks for the input guys! we'll start with a 10 up front.

 

i should add that when i say "close", i'm talking about from a purely aesthetic, 'flush' with the body perspective.

i'm sure i can physically push the rears out a bit more than the front...without as much to worry about.

 

What size of tires are you running Fr and Rr?

Front: 10mm for max flush but then you are running higher risk of rubbing the front fenders.

Rear: I would not run any spacer in the rear if I were you. It is already flush as it is, unless you want to lower your car more and that's when your rear wheels gonna cave in creating unflusness. Your current setup might rub in the rear if you lower the car more with the existing rear tire (it looks bulging).

 

25mm will actually give him perfect flush up front not 10mm......

the rear could go to +30 on a 245 and +35 with a 255 without rubbing. and going lower and correcting toe then getting camber arms will get rid of the "unflushness" your thinking of. if he went any lower he would NOT rub. i know the limits of what will fit stock body and the point where your gunna have to get dirty to make them fit.

 

i've got the sport suspension (0.4" drop up front), which cambers those front wheels just a bit more and doens't help with the 'flushness'.

also, i'm running 235/35/19 and 275/30/19...and need a bit of rim protector (extra tire) as it's a city car and commutes 70/day too.

 

I ordered a set of 19x9 +35 and 19x10 +42, thinking of going 225/255, am I right to think ill need spacers in the front then it'll be flush and no rub with a light roll dropped on coils? Or can you suggest a better tire combo, no spacers and still lower than low but not slammed?

 

those tires will work. run a 10mm up front to be flush. you could run a 15mm in the back but youll have to go down to a 235/35 or 245/35

 

Currently I have a bent inner barrel and it's leaking air... need to buy a new set of wheels. Will this fit?

20x9.5 (+15)
20x10.5 (+25)

235/30/20
275/25/20

 

would these work?

19x8.5 +22 - 225/35/19
19x9.5 +22 - 235/35/19

 

roll front and rear fenders, shave fender tabs. you may need a pull. (Mv350 is better with very-low double-digit offset set-ups.)

if your ride height is depicted in your sig, the rear tire size looks considerably wide but you MIGHT be able to away with it.

i don't know; what's your current (or proposed) ride height? and are the fenders modified? if not, are you willing to do fender work to make these work?

 

Thanks for the quick reply!

I probably won't be lowering the car and leaving it stock for now. But for these offsets, I would need to modify my fenders?

If I were to leave everything stock..what would be a good offset to get?

 

if you're keeping your 2is @ oem ride height, i do not recommend going with those offsets. given those wheel and tire specs, it's visually... awkward.

for oem ride height, you're better off with offsets in the mid-to-low 30's, given those wheel specs (diameter/width). match them with 225/35-19 + 255/35-19. you might even be able to run 235/35-19 + 265/35-19 or 275/30-19.

but if you're going for that hellaflush look, you're not gonna get there w/ oem ride height.

 

itll fit but youll have to slightly pull front and rear. and remove the front bumper tab. shave down the rear tab and set your toe to neutral.