Anyone runs 17x9.5 +45 wheels?

[EndlessAzure]

Originally Posted by stlgrym3

what about rear? according to the simulator, without any adjustment it's basically flushed with the fender (4mm past fender).

There isn't much you can do for fine tuning rear camber without rear lower control arms. There isn't a lot of adjustability on the stock hardware: enough to probably make the two sides even, but not enough to zero out the camber. My alignment shop (West End Alignment, Gardena, CA) evened out the two sides, but they said the rear will practically sit how it wants to sit. At the ride height I run on the car, my camber is around -2.4 degrees (which is fine for me because I run a track-oriented alignment). It's pretty close to flush (maybe even a little sunken in) but it looks fine.


Just beware of your rear toe as it can cause you to go through tires pretty quickly. I went through a set of Michelin PSS on my street wheels in a year (~12k miles) due to my overall camber+toe.



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Another note on 235 tire: it will be a little narrow, so you will have hardly any rim protection. I have 235 tires on my track wheels, and the wheel itself (the metal rim) is touching the ground when I set them down flat.

[stlgrym3]

I will install rear SPC LCA along with the new wheels so camber adjustments can be made in rear.

[hachi roku [86]]

Originally Posted by stlgrym3

Too aggressive for my liking. I went conservative and got a set of 17x8 +45 RPF1s with 235/40/17 tires. I had 17x9 +35 before and did not like the front wheels poking out.

I'm thinking about 17x9 +35 myself now. Do you have any pictures left? How much were they poking out in the front? And what about the rears?

[SuperTom]

Originally Posted by stlgrym3

Too aggressive for my liking. I went conservative and got a set of 17x8 +45 RPF1s with 235/40/17 tires. I had 17x9 +35 before and did not like the front wheels poking out.

That's what im afraid of with a 17x9 +35 is the poke in the front. There is no way to reverse that. Thinking of these Konig Dekagrams that are 17x9 +40, that should pull it in some more.
https://konigwheels.com/wheels/flow-...eels/dekagram/

[hachi roku [86]]

Originally Posted by SuperTom

That's what im afraid of with a 17x9 +35 is the poke in the front. There is no way to reverse that. Thinking of these Konig Dekagrams that are 17x9 +40, that should pull it in some more.
https://konigwheels.com/wheels/flow-...eels/dekagram/

What about some decent negative front camber, say 2.5-3.5 degrees, wouldn’t it solve the issue with 17x9 +35 in the front?


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[SuperTom]

Well your really just tucking the top in. I have coilovers but am not going full slammed, I like a good 1 finger gap.


I have -1.5 fr and -1 rear and will keep it that way


You can slam it and run as much negative camber as you want but a some point you will cross the line from performance to Ricer

[hachi roku [86]]

Originally Posted by SuperTom

Well your really just tucking the top in. I have coilovers but am not going full slammed, I like a good 1 finger gap.


I have -1.5 fr and -1 rear and will keep it that way


You can slam it and run as much negative camber as you want but a some point you will cross the line from performance to Ricer

Makes sense. I’m not talking about dropping it, so keeping stock ride height, or just an inch lower. For a good track setup, with camber plates and camber bolts around 3.5-4 degrees doable without any drop. That should tuck the top in nicely, for that flushed look.


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