Another wheel thread.

you could roll on magnesium BBS LM's. they're only $2k/corner. :lol:


but for real. i decided that your current wheels would suit a mini truck better than they do you car.
 
any opinions on the saleens? I like the blacked out wheels

And help on the offset/wheel spacer question about my current wheels? or is it just me?
 
keep in mind, if you go lower, you cant go wider/lower offset unless you're willing to do some significant fender modding. im sure the ass end of your shit nearly drags on the ground when you put the hammer down. nissan guys are masters of wheel fitment, but they stretch the shit out of tires to make shit fit correctly. if you get good fitment, and meaty tires. you wont be able to drop it any more. it will look fine, but you wont have the rim lip kissing the fender like the nissan guys like.

according to this pic.
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you could run probably a 10-15mm spacer up front, and a 20-25mm in the rear. they offset is just too high on those wheels. trust me, im in the same boat. on my 8" wheels, i could be running a -10 offset in the rear of my car. :lol:
 
Well its going to be lowered a bit more, not tucking tire. If i do so then i cant space the rear out a bit more? the rear just looks to pushed in to me.
 
because it is. its "sunken in".

heres an example of flush and low.
rearfitef2.jpg


the only issue with low and flush, is you cant run SHIT for a tire.
18 x 10 +6 (225/40/18) they camber the shit out of the rears to help them fit. but that jacks up your traction even more.

heres the same type of car with tire.
275_V710_rear_fitment_02.jpg


17x10 +25, 275/40 no camber. toss a 20mm spacer, and you effectively have a 17x10 +5. same width as the car above. but with 0 camber and real tires, you cant go low. not at all.

its all give and take. i want to go low, cambered, wide and stretched. but i want traction. you cant have it all. :lol: its a pain in the ass. you sacrifice looks for performance. and vice versa.

the biggest difference. most of these cars are running a 2.0 turbo motor. making < 300hp. you and i both have over 400hp. thats one of the issues. :lol: (sort of.)
 
That looks nasty as fuck though!

Run a wheel that is flush, not sticking out. Lower based on clearance, not pick a tire based on making it tuck.

Mini truckers run massive wheels, both in diameter and width. You don't see them having to stretch tires to tuck them.
 
thats the thing though jason. these guys ARENT tucking wheels. if you tuck the wheels in nissan land, you fail at wheel fitment. you are also failing to realize that those wheels are essentially the same size. the only real difference, is offset, camber and tire size. if the white one ran 225's and threw some camber and a spacer on it, the tire would fit under the fender, and the wheel would fit flush with the fender. just like the first one. :lol:


and yes, you need a spacer. i think the part you're not realizing, is that if you add a spacer, AND go lower. your tire is going to melt the paint off your fender, and eventually slice your tire open. :lol: you'll need to roll the inner lip of the fender, and most likely leave it at the same height.
 
Dane, the thing is in Nissan land, they run wheels that are too wide for the car, thus sticking out past the fender. Then, to be low, they need to run tires 3 sizes to small. That's failing at fitment. Jon could add an inch to the width, and run a different backspacing. That would be proper fitment. See charts below(Fox based but, you see how to properly fit a wheel).

rimsizeandoffestchart.jpg

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