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****Official Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide for SC300/SC400****
08-08-11, 05:34 PM
#3526
nah no way..front MAYBE..rear no way you have to do some serious pulling to make them fit..go on the lowest of the low thread...guy with the white sc on the last page of that thread has some very agressive wheels in the negatives i think but you can get the idea of how you have to camber/stretch/pull to pull those offsets off.
08-08-11, 05:36 PM
#3527
JDunlap, also, don't forget to measure the width of your wheel from where one side of the tire seats to the other, not from lip to lip. Thanks mitsuguy for all the math and examples, my brain is too tired right now for that haha.
Anyway I run a 9.5" wide wheel up front with an offset of +15. I had to roll my fenders and I'm also running a 215 series tire (35mm less in width than the tires you want to put on). It really depends on your offset as to what you can do when you turn and if your tire will rub up on the fender.
Another thing, 11.5" in the rear is pretty extreme regardless of offset so you might run into problems back there too.
You're also going to want to run a 30 series tire up front and possibly even a 25 series in the rear rather than 35's like you mentioned if you want to stay at around the stock total wheel/tire diameter.
My advice would be to jack up the car yourself and test fit the wheel just to get an idea as to what you're looking at. Hope any of that helps.
Anyway I run a 9.5" wide wheel up front with an offset of +15. I had to roll my fenders and I'm also running a 215 series tire (35mm less in width than the tires you want to put on). It really depends on your offset as to what you can do when you turn and if your tire will rub up on the fender.
Another thing, 11.5" in the rear is pretty extreme regardless of offset so you might run into problems back there too.
You're also going to want to run a 30 series tire up front and possibly even a 25 series in the rear rather than 35's like you mentioned if you want to stay at around the stock total wheel/tire diameter.
My advice would be to jack up the car yourself and test fit the wheel just to get an idea as to what you're looking at. Hope any of that helps.
08-08-11, 07:15 PM
#3528
nah no way..front MAYBE..rear no way you have to do some serious pulling to make them fit..go on the lowest of the low thread...guy with the white sc on the last page of that thread has some very agressive wheels in the negatives i think but you can get the idea of how you have to camber/stretch/pull to pull those offsets off.
Thanks man!
08-08-11, 07:49 PM
#3529
Good looks though MDSC
08-09-11, 11:54 AM
#3530
True, I thought of Cherplex's setup but didn't think to mention it. He's also running a very high offset if I remember correctly. Somewhere in the +50's I believe. It's tough to find a wheel like that now unless it's custom made. I guess that's why I didn't even think to mention it haha.
Good looks though MDSC
Good looks though MDSC
08-10-11, 09:37 AM
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so how do you guys feel about spacers? i plan to lower my car but not extremely crazy maybe just a good fender rolling. so im running my xxr 521 18x8.5 +25 in the front wrapped in a 215/40/18 and in the rear a 18x10 +25 wrapped in a 235/40/18. i have not test fitted the rims and tires on my car yet i was hoping people knew if i wanted to be flush what size spacers would i need? i was assuming maybe a 15 in the front and 5 in the back? someone correct me if im wrong.
08-14-11, 09:24 PM
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varrstoens only come in three diff offsets and in that wheel only one size. 19'' and looks like +12. +22 wouldnt need a flare but just a roll, +0 would be ridiculous low rider status
08-15-11, 02:24 AM
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08-15-11, 09:55 AM
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Hey guy's, I recently traded my 97 kouki for my sc300 5 spd. And I still have the wheels that were on my 240sx they are the 745 style wheels, I have them in 19x10 all around.
Question;
my rear adapter size is 38mm
fronts are 18mm
I know the front effective offset is +6 and should be no problem *I roll and pull fenders for a living*
And the rear will be -14 I can get away with that with a pretty aggresive pull correct?
tire size is 235/35/19
Question;
my rear adapter size is 38mm
fronts are 18mm
I know the front effective offset is +6 and should be no problem *I roll and pull fenders for a living*
And the rear will be -14 I can get away with that with a pretty aggresive pull correct?
tire size is 235/35/19
08-16-11, 07:29 AM
#3539
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I need help picking some rims. I have a stock sc300 looking to give it a aggressive look. I was planning on going with rims that are r 19x9s and f 19x8s.
Will this clear the fenders?
Will this clear the fenders?
08-16-11, 07:33 AM
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size of wheel is half the battle... u have to find out what the offset of the wheel is...