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****Official Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide for SC300/SC400****
02-28-12, 03:37 PM
#3991
I've been reading through a lot of the pages and it seems like the more I read the more confused I'm getting.
Anyways, I want to get some wheels and the ones I want will be 19x8.5 fronts with a +35 offset and 19x9.5 rears with a +38 offset. I would like them to look flush, but if seems like there are mixed opinions about this. My car is stock height as of now, but I will lower it after I get the wheels. However, I just want the fender to be right above the tire. Does anyone know if the specs of those wheels will look flush? If not, I would like some opinions on wheel sizes and tire sizes as well. I don't mind rolling the fenders if I have to, but I'm not really trying to do anything VIP, so please don't tell me to do +15 offsets or something of that nature.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Anyways, I want to get some wheels and the ones I want will be 19x8.5 fronts with a +35 offset and 19x9.5 rears with a +38 offset. I would like them to look flush, but if seems like there are mixed opinions about this. My car is stock height as of now, but I will lower it after I get the wheels. However, I just want the fender to be right above the tire. Does anyone know if the specs of those wheels will look flush? If not, I would like some opinions on wheel sizes and tire sizes as well. I don't mind rolling the fenders if I have to, but I'm not really trying to do anything VIP, so please don't tell me to do +15 offsets or something of that nature. Any help will be greatly appreciated.Part of "looking flush" is having the wheel to back it up. It would look "Honda" if you were to have a flush wheel but it was narrow, it just looks funny too, especially in the rear.
Another part of "looking flush" is making the wheels and fenders match perfectly by combining low offset with fender work. You seem to want someone to just tell you "buy this exact size and you'll be hella flushtastic dood with zero effort" - but that's not really the way it works. All of the nicer-looking "flush" cars have had work done - not just an easy "let's roll it and call it a day". And then you have to consider tires sizing too, which makes a big difference on how "flush" you can go.
BTW 8.5/9.5's are too narrow, even more so if you stretch tires to go flush. It'll look like a Honda Civic on 19's - meaning weak. And +35+38 won't even cut it without spacers... look for something in the low +20's and adjust the fenders for that perfect fit. That 8.5/9.5 +35/+38 sounds like a cookie cutter combo package fitment.
Tire sizes - depends on stretch, no stretch, block, poke, alignment, tire brand. You need to learn this stuff too.
This thread has been a ton of help, but there is one thing I am unclear of.........I have come across the size of rims and tires I want, so I just know what offset and width I need. However, if I didn't have pictures of other peoples wheels to go off of, I guess my question is how do you figure out what possible offset you need with a certain width to get your rim to sit where you would like it?
I know we have a standard offset of +50, but how do you figure this out ? what is the equation i guess
I know we have a standard offset of +50, but how do you figure this out ? what is the equation i guess
Plus, the "standard offset" is not actually on the car - it's the wheel on the car. so the right way to say that is "our stock wheels have an offset of +50" or whatever it is. But that doesn't mean the car can fit other offsets and still look standard (obviously).
The offset if figured out on the wheel - it's the distance between the absolute centerline of the rim to the mounting face (the part that touches the hub on the car when you put the wheel on).
+ offset means the mounting face of the wheel is out more (away from the center of the car) than the center of the rim. - offset means the mounting face of the wheel is in more (towards the center of the car) than the center of the rim.
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02-29-12, 09:48 AM
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None taken. Thanks for all the input, but why do u think they are crappy? Is it the quality, looks, or maybe all the above? What if I do +22 front and rear, will I need any fender mods then?
02-29-12, 12:09 PM
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That said, you're probably gonna still get them because they're cheap, so: +22 all around will need a roll an a pull all around.
No prob, I help when I can
regardless of if the tires are stretched or not, the fronts might be flush, the rears will poke.