[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by ericvanderwoodsen

I get a lot of compliments, dislikes and questions in my inbox about my setup 18x8.75 +20 with Ziex 912 225/40/18, so thought I just answer some of them here. First I don't do stance so poke/flush are not what I aim for, I do visit the track a lot getting the widest wheel base was the goal. Wider wheel base rewards in better handling as I only really hit about 75mph.


Qustion 1: Do you rub and what is wheel gap like?
Answer: None what so ever, before switching to coilovers I was on the Eibach Pro Kit and it's was the sweet spot for this wheel setup. Wheel gap on the spings was about .8 inches.



Question 2: Is the poke as extreme as @Ericpena and others makes it sound?
Answer: That's all personal opinion and only yours matters as it's your car, but taking advice from someone about something they haven't owned or had is like asking me if I think one turbo kit is better than another when I haven't had either one I would be unreliable. My opinion doe, I like it on this car with the tires I have as the actual tire tread is under the fender and only my white Falken lettering shows in front and a little less in the rear. Here's a pic I took of what the rear looks like, the natural camber tucks it in.






Question 3: Will a staggered setup work better?
Answer: I get this one the most, yes it's fine if you want the front to be more "flush". Like I mentioned I do track the car so a staggered would create a great amount of understeer that would not benefit me as this car's center is so low plus I love the oversteer , I brake pretty well in turns and I'm not over 250hp (cars with a good amount of HP break loose quicker so wider wheels in the rear help keep it under control), on the street for someone who isn't about the "sport car" and wants a "stance car" you won't notice it at all as that's a setup I have actually driven and works really well. Not sure what a staggered offset only will do but I'm sure it's understeer as well, running +38 in front and +20 in rear will be a 1.5in shorter wheel base in the front even with the same width.

Question 4: Will I need an alignment for the +33, +38 or +20 offset?
Answer: I highly recommend getting an alignment anytime you change your wheels, as any change in diameter, width and offset can cause uneven wear on the tires or ride unsteady at high speeds.


Hope this helps some people, just remember it's your car so don't let others build it for you. These wheels look great on the twins no matter the offset or diameter just depends on how its executed!

Thanks for all the input! Your car looks great btw. I don't track my car nor do I drive aggressively, which is why I'll be trying out a staggered setup. Recently I had some rubbing issues and my solution was to get rid of my wheel poke. I had to take off my spacers (15 front, 25 rear) and move to just 15mm in the rear. The front and rear wheels sit slightly within the fender...which worked out perfectly in resolving my rubbing issues. On top of the rubbing issues, I really didn't like the wheels poking out in the first place.
I hope you understand, most of the information we all have to make decisions on are pictures that people post. The pictures I've seen of +20 offset definitely have poke...which I have to avoid due to my previous rubbing issues. I actually don't mind the rear poke as much, but in any case I have to avoid it. I didn't mean to make it sound all extreme! As I said, I'm just going by the pictures that others post.


"Taking advice from someone about something they haven't owned or had is like asking me if I think one turbo kit is better than another when I haven't had either one I would be unreliable."
About this...there's a reason I post pictures in a lot of my comments. I say my opinion, but I also post tons of pictures so they can see for themselves. Sure, I don't own the wheels and know very little about them...but people who do a Google search will stumble upon my posts and I would have saved them the trouble of looking through 75+ pages of comparisons. No one has to agree with my opinions about poke. Decide for yourself...but at least let me post some pictures so that you can compare for yourself. I like to think I'm being helpful, but I can see how it could come off as something else.