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clean hb
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lowest offset

Postby clean hb » Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:06 pm

so im gonna buy some new wheels. and i really like some that i saw but they only come in 15x8 and 16x8. im not worried about the width, but they only come in +0 offset. has anyone tried anything like this, or do you have any opinions if they would fit with some modification or not. im sure the rears would fit fine with pulling and convincing of the fenders but idk about the front. any input would help thanks.


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Re: lowest offset

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:30 pm

i pulled my 1/4s maybe over 1 1/2" to get a 15x7 with a 10mm offset to fit.. in the front a 32mm offset with a 7" wide rim will sit flush..

so to go 8" with 0 offset is almost 4 1/2" to the lip edge where as the rears on mine are @ 3 1/2" so you would need those pulled almost 2 1/2" to fit.

in the front you would need pulled almost 3" i am thinking, and that does not include clearance for turning..

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Re: lowest offset

Postby clean hb » Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:42 pm

yeah i wanted a bit of poke, but even with some crazy wheel stretching that sounds like some custom fenders are needed. i guess ill just go with 15x7 +25 with spacers in the back. i just really wanted those wheels but its the only offset they had them in

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Re: lowest offset

Postby shibbs » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:17 pm

What wheels? Let's see them.

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Re: lowest offset

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:38 pm

even a +25 is going to poke in the front.. you'll need some stretch, and on a 7" rim youll need a 165/50(or 45)r15 to get any at all.


these are my 35mm offset in a 7" rim in front.. its pretty close..

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Re: lowest offset

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:38 pm

btw thats with 2 degrees of camber..

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Re: lowest offset

Postby clean hb » Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:30 am

just wondering, the camber you have is the natural camber you get from lowering your car right, or what else did you do haha?
oh and here are those amazing wheels i wanted
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Re: lowest offset

Postby Petrified.Rabbit » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:52 pm

when i put the coilovers on i pushed the top of the spindle in as far as possible before tightening them.. left it that way for 100 miles..

then i raised my car a 1/4" to keep from scrapping at stop signs.. and set the camber to just above 1*, which turns out according to my alignment to be 1.3*..

those wheels look pretty nice, i am sure you could find something similar with a little less offset though..



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