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Old 04-22-2018, 07:52 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by AdamBoudreau View Post
Alright, I'm very new to cars, actually, the FRS is my first and only car that I've ever had. I did some research and ordered some new wheels. 18x9.5 +22 and 265/35 tires. I really wanted to get as much traction and width with these new wheels and boy did I get width. I test fit the rims, just jacking the car up and placing them on; to my unfortunate surprise, the rim stuck out almost an inch! I know it's a very aggressive offset but I've seen others running 18x9.5 with a +17 or lower. I understand they aren't on stock suspension like me and may be running some negative camber but dang! What exactly can I do to fit these? Does lowering the car push the wheel in further? And this may sound soo dumb but can control arms push that rotor in further? I really don't want to run camber because I feel like it defeats the whole purpose of running a bigger wheel. Same with stretching the tire but I would be more open to that than anything. So what are my options other than going through the hassle to return them?

Link to Pictures - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mc...0Yt6oDAONL4KD4

NOTES-

-NO suspension modifications on the car... Yet.
-I have pictures but since they're from my phone it won't let me upload them cause they're too small. Please click link to view ^^^
-NOT running a staggered setup.
-I'm referring to this video
he is running a staggered 18x9 front 18x9.5 rear, 17 offset front 11 offset rear! And it's fitting perfect.
-I have not mounted tires yet, I have only seen the rim jacked up so maybe it sticks out more when the car is in the air, I have no idea.


Please be nice, I understand this all might sound incredibly stupid to some of you but we all have to start somewhere.

The car in the video is running coilover suspension. The wheels are running negative camber to fit the wheels. I think you might need coilovers plus LCAs to fit these wheels. You can run an inexpensive coilovers like TeinFlex Z that also has adjustable camber plates for the front and LCAs for the rear to dial in negative camber. You'll need to tuck the wheels with negative camber. You might be able to get away with installing camber bolts in the front and LCAs for the rear because your offset is so low.
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