Wheel Fitment Discussion

[bluesprinter]

just quick question
im getting wheels for my s13 silvia

size
front 15x8.5 - 6
rear 15x9 -13

will i need guard work done ><.....saw a few pictures in the s13,180sx etc picture thread and saw a few running sportmax 15x8 -0 and they sit FLUSH with standard guards...now its got me thinking

[JDM Obsession]

Yes, you will. Also, 15" wheels won't look much chop unless your car is very low.

[Rkds]

You will definitely need to run some camber to make them fit.
You will also need to roll your guards and you might get away with just having a stretched tyre so you wont have to pump your guards.

[m_n]

should sticky a thread thats similar to rimtuck.com
miight help users with their wheel fitment queries

[Cazal 856]

Thread stuck. Lets try and keep all wheel offset questions and info here to avoid multiple threads.

[Cazal 856]

While we're on this, does anyone know if a 10.5 +22 will fit under an R32 GTR? Not so much worried about outer clearance. More worried about inner clearance.

[Buddah]

I think god runs a similar set up to that chris.

[manhore]

hey guys i know ill sound nooby but.. will 17x9.5s +42 need some guard work to wack em on my s15. the rears are currently lowered so im thinking of raising the car for the mean time so avoid scrubbage yo. any help would be very much appreciated

[(Locky)]

9-13 will be mexican as on a s13


9.5+42 probebly wont clear the strut on a s15 and need spacers

[manhore]

ive got 15mm spacers waiting and ready.

[CaptainColen]

dont buy +42 for an s15 at all.

[manhore]

not buying its free for the mean time. =) so no money wasted. and just for info purposes.. y not ?

[mrpham]

Photo below is 18x9.5 +20 on S15 rear. Guards are rolled flat but not flared, camber is zero and tyres are stretched 235/40.

So fitment depends on how much camber you prefer, I recon anything more then -1.5 is too much, and also how low you want your car to sit. From memory I had to run like -3.0 camber and car was too low for my liking.

[[ IV 23 VI ]]

You could stretch a 215/35/18 on a 9.5 easily, this will give you way more clearance, majority of the time clearance issue can be fixed by running a proper stretched fitment tyre, 235/40/18 does not stretched very much on that size rim, as you can see in the pic above.
It all depends on how far u are willing to push your rim width's and offsets meaning more crazier stretched tyres.

[zappy65]

You could stretch a 215/35/18 on a 9.5 easily, this will give you way more clearance, majority of the time clearance issue can be fixed by running a proper stretched fitment tyre, 235/40/18 does not stretched very much on that size rim, as you can see in the pic above.
It all depends on how far u are willing to push your rim width's and offsets meaning more crazier stretched tyres.

Or you can just get the correct wheel and tyre combo...stretch is gay...235/40 is as far as id go...we do get wider rims for a function purpose dont we?...lol


Just flare the guards...