Wheel specs for Rocket Bunny Fenders

[olsonpg]

Originally Posted by quiksiv

Your offset is off

My setup:

Front: 18x9.5 +3
Rear: 18x11 -6

On Forgestar F14's

Theres not right or wrong here. Just got to finagle what you have. I think the first mistake was getting a 255/40 for the front. A 245/35 would fit with no problems (pretty sure on this). You might try a 20mm or even a 15 mm spacer if your poking quite a bit. That would bring the turning radius in a bit with less chance to bump. But a bit of trimming is probably required but shouldn't be too hard.

[quiksiv]

Originally Posted by olsonpg

Theres not right or wrong here. Just got to finagle what you have. I think the first mistake was getting a 255/40 for the front. A 245/35 would fit with no problems (pretty sure on this). You might try a 20mm or even a 15 mm spacer if your poking quite a bit. That would bring the turning radius in a bit with less chance to bump. But a bit of trimming is probably required but shouldn't be too hard.

Spacer are unsafe, save up and buy wheels that fit the car.

[sdwagonjp]

Originally Posted by quiksiv

Spacer are unsafe, save up and buy wheels that fit the car.

How are they unsafe? I've used spacers on all my cars/trucks except my fr-s because I just bought wheels with the offset I wanted. I never had any problems. My dad has a f350 on 38 inch tires with spacers. No problems even while towing.

[churchx]

sdwagonjp: there are places, where you are not let on track with spacers (IIRC @Australia), and while there are cases with no problems seen (like your experience too) there have been few cases when there were problems. I won't side with any camps, just that if one has choice of getting right offset since beginning by choosing right wheels initially, why not to? Imho in most cases spacers are used when one already has some wheels on hands and wants to modify offset from then on, or when some specific wheel simply cannot be ordered at wished offset.

[sdwagonjp]

Originally Posted by quiksiv

nah man i want super aggressive i want rim poking out of the fender

Originally Posted by churchx

sdwagonjp: there are places, where you are not let on track with spacers (IIRC @Australia), and while there are cases with no problems seen (like your experience too) there have been few cases when there were problems. I won't side with any camps, just that if one has choice of getting right offset since beginning by choosing right wheels initially, why not to? Imho in most cases spacers are used when one already has some wheels on hands and wants to modify offset from then on, or when some specific wheel simply cannot be ordered at wished offset.

I don't think the question was concerning racing. It was concerning how wide he could go and be safe about it.

[olsonpg]

Also many wheels just dont have enough concavity/offset. If your dead set on not running any spacers at all.. Even a conversion spacer from 5x100 to 5x114, what wheels are even left? Your SEVERELY limited on options.

Sure the f14 forgestars are one of the few options you are left with but who wants to do the cookie cutter build?

Even the man who created the RB kit runs Enkei rs05rr 10.5 +15's with 25 mm spacers (and tracks his car).

[thien]

I met a guy at powered by max running a gang of spacers. He drifts his car professionally and has no problems. Keep in mind he has an Ls3 v8 engine swap haha.

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[quiksiv]

Originally Posted by sdwagonjp

I don't think the question was concerning racing. It was concerning how wide he could go and be safe about it.

I get where your coming from wagon, not saying your wrong. Just dont like the idea of putting stress on axle bolts. Plus i've heard horror stories of people going on off ramp turns, on freeways and entire bolts breaking or coming loose, while the car slides off the embankment. Just an all around sistuation to avoid if you can. My car is also a daily driver that i take on canyons and occasional track days.

[quiksiv]

Originally Posted by thien

I met a guy at powered by max running a gang of spacers. He drifts his car professionally and has no problems. Keep in mind he has an Ls3 v8 engine swap haha.

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I think you made that up...i have never heard of a pro sponsored drift car running spacers....

[quiksiv]

Originally Posted by churchx

sdwagonjp: there are places, where you are not let on track with spacers (IIRC @Australia), and while there are cases with no problems seen (like your experience too) there have been few cases when there were problems. I won't side with any camps, just that if one has choice of getting right offset since beginning by choosing right wheels initially, why not to? Imho in most cases spacers are used when one already has some wheels on hands and wants to modify offset from then on, or when some specific wheel simply cannot be ordered at wished offset.

I agree with this.

[olsonpg]

Originally Posted by quiksiv

I think you made that up...i have never heard of a pro sponsored drift car running spacers....

Many sponsored drift cars run spacers.. Come on bro.. You obviously have a phobia for spacers and that's fine.. but don't say people are making things up because you don't agree with them.

[olsonpg]

This is whats on the above pic.







^look at the size of those bad boys.

[churchx]

Sponsored cars? For race teams? One should understand that suspension aswell for those cars gets Very often checked / maintenanced / overhauled though vs something daily driven and owned by private person. +They have much larger budget for when/if things go wrong. So i wouldn't use that as example for spacer safety.

[olsonpg]

Originally Posted by churchx

Sponsored cars? For race teams? One should understand that suspension aswell for those cars gets Very often checked / maintenanced / overhauled though vs something daily driven and owned by private person. +They have much larger budget for when/if things go wrong. So i wouldn't use that as example for spacer safety.

Your saying that even though Formula D professional racing teams that put safety first and foremost are beating on these spacers at the track we shouldn't trust them to take us to the grocery ?

I think thats a good point on the regular inspection of the car but somehow I don't think they go through spacers like skittles.