9 Inches Wide on a 1g

[User Name]

Quoting dude who did it.

Originally Posted by unlmtdndeavor

so i have been following the threads about wheel fitments and had previously decided on 17x9 +28 work emotion cr kai according to what a few others suggested. my goal was to fit 255's all around with no rubbing. people complain all day about 17x8 +38 evo wheels barely fitting...but i decided to try on some wheels anyways. well my buddy had a set of 17x9 +45 sitting around...i didn't expect them to fit...but to my surprise, they bolted on and barely rubbed. this got me thinking of how i could fit them.

1. i needed to modify the rear trailing arm. the part that was rubbing was the pinch weld. i searched around and saw that people have ground them down before, so i set off to do the same. i was able to remove about 4mm.




2. up next was the front. i run a ground control/koni yellow setup. this left the stock spring perches all in the way. rather than getting a full coilover setup, i decided to just trim the perch off.






NOW ON TO THE WHEEL!!!!!

what did i decide to go with? i decided that if i was going to spend the money, get something light. my first choice were some te37's...something light...but a bit out of my budget. then i remembered a good alternative...Enkei RPF-1.

specs: 17x9 +45. silver finish. 15.9lbs x Falken Azenis RT-615 255/40/17

want to see pics now? not so fast...after trying them on again..i decided that a +40 would be the best, but enkei did not make this size. they have actually discontinued the +45 now as well. i went and grabbed a set of 5mm spacers for both the front and the rear.

both the front and rear has about 2mm of clearance before the spacers. effectively the car now has 7mm of clearance with the suspension both front and rear.

i guess i should post up some pics now huh






The wheels were mounted last night and these were the only pics i got before it got dark. I since lowered both the front and rear. I will post pics of it as soon as I get a chance to shoot the car tomorrow. The rear tucks fine but i need camber plates for the front, which sits at about 0* camber with the eibach camber bolts in. no fender rolling necessary and NO RUBBING!!!

i hope this helps people trying to find the right offset to tuck 17x9's with 255's.

[User Name]

Mod should probably move this. The OP is a gnube.

[sleepydsm]

thats hot...

[tpunx99GSX]

Cheap ass coil overs on stock struts. Bound to hit his head Many a time with that shit, i know i did.

[crazy_skier]

hawt!!

[A//// Guy]

Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX

Cheap ass coil overs on stock struts. Bound to hit his head Many a time with that shit, i know i did.

"I run a ground control/koni yellow setup." ?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Why? If it was a track car than needed wider wheels I would think it would have better suspension. If it was a drag car that needed traction, you wouldn't use 17" wheels.

[Goat Blower]

Way to dig up the dead. However this thread prompted me to get this size wheels, but mine stick out a bit. Gotta work on that this spring.

[scheides]

wide tires are hawt :P

FYI Evo8's and 9's can run 9.5" wide wheels by just rolling the fender a tad in back!

[sleepydsm]

Nice. I have Ksports, so I could get away with this!

[123abc]

I'm assuming it would be just as easy if not easier on 1g fwd's?

[FattyBoomBatty]

I can put 19x12's in the back. pwnt.

[Goat Blower]

Originally Posted by 123abc

I'm assuming it would be just as easy if not easier on 1g fwd's?

Probably, you don't have the rear swing arm to deal with.

[User Name]

18x9.5 +22, Stock Body
Roll in the rear and minor pull in the front.
225/40/18.

[tpunx99GSX]

Originally Posted by M/// Guy

"I run a ground control/koni yellow setup." ?

this left the stock spring perches all in the way. rather than getting a full coilover setup, i decided to just trim the perch off.

Stock struts = bouncy bouncy bouncy.
Or is he saying that the koni yellow setup just has the perch in the stock position.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I personally don't like the stretched tire Euro look.

[bluntedelvis]

Originally Posted by User Name

18x9.5 +22, Stock Body
Roll in the rear and minor pull in the front.
225/40/18.

Now thats pure SEXY, I think I made a mess on myself, very nice.

[sleepydsm]

And fuck trying to put those tires on, I can imagine what a damn pain in the ass that'd be!

[eclipse_spyder]

Anybody see the "JDM" way on how to stretch tires on wide wheels? LOL, here you go:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU&feature=related

[User Name]

Originally Posted by sleepydsm

And fuck trying to put those tires on, I can imagine what a damn pain in the ass that'd be!

Cheetah blaster FTW! Or a rubber mallet and some elbow grease!

I think it'd look nice with a bit wider of a tire. But damn, I love the wide wheels.