Recommend Wheels and New to forum

[Maddumpling]

Hi I'm new to the forum and kinda new to cars right now. Still in the learning process. i just need some recommendations on some wheels that would fit for my car. I have eibach springs on my car and have my car lowered about an inch. I'm looking for some wheels but what wheels would fit for my car when they have stock struts with eibach springs. I don't want any problems with rubbing.

[j0307]

Just don't get anything too wide and anything with an offset higher than +23 would probably rub on the fenders


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[gramicci101]

Take the time to read through this forum:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24

Particularly this thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7535
This has pictures of most wheels people have tried. Posts 2 and 3 have links to different size wheels so you can see how the size fits the car. This is a very useful tool. Click on the highlighted squares that correspond with the wheel size (ex. 18x8) and offset (ex. +40) that you are interested in and it will take you to a thread where someone has tried it.

[Maddumpling]

I have been looking at the wheel directory and been looking through the whole forum about wheels, but usually the cars have coilovers or something done to the fenders.

[gramicci101]

If you're running really wide wheels you need coilovers for inner clearance reasons. And if you're running really aggressive wheels (low offset) you may need to roll or pull your fenders to help clear the tires. Some people need to do both at once. They're usually on 9.5" wide wheels with 255-275 tread width tires. The fitment issue is really only in the front.

You need to consider your power goals and intended usage. If you're not going to turbo or supercharge your car and you're not going to track it, you really don't need anything wider than a 225. Something like a TSW Nurburgring 18x8+35 with a 225/40-18 would look very nice, easily clear springs and struts, and perform very well.

If you want wide tires, you can fit a 17x9 with a 35-42 offset and 245 tires with springs and struts. This is also a great N/A track setup. You'll need camber plates, because you won't have enough room to use camber bolts. This is because of where each one pivots to adjust camber.

There's also staggered fitment. A common setup is 18x8.5 w/225 in the front, 18x9.5 w/255 in the rear. This clears springs and struts just fine, and lets you run a wide tire in the back. You run into a little bit of understeer and it isn't really optimal for track performance, but it does look great for the street.

Don't pick a wheel offset based on my suggestion without first verifying you're ok with how it fits in the wheel fitment thread.

[Maddumpling]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

If you're running really wide wheels you need coilovers for inner clearance reasons. And if you're running really aggressive wheels (low offset) you may need to roll or pull your fenders to help clear the tires. Some people need to do both at once. They're usually on 9.5" wide wheels with 255-275 tread width tires. The fitment issue is really only in the front.

You need to consider your power goals and intended usage. If you're not going to turbo or supercharge your car and you're not going to track it, you really don't need anything wider than a 225. Something like a TSW Nurburgring 18x8+35 with a 225/40-18 would look very nice, easily clear springs and struts, and perform very well.

If you want wide tires, you can fit a 17x9 with a 35-42 offset and 245 tires with springs and struts. This is also a great N/A track setup. You'll need camber plates, because you won't have enough room to use camber bolts. This is because of where each one pivots to adjust camber.

There's also staggered fitment. A common setup is 18x8.5 w/225 in the front, 18x9.5 w/255 in the rear. This clears springs and struts just fine, and lets you run a wide tire in the back. You run into a little bit of understeer and it isn't really optimal for track performance, but it does look great for the street.

Don't pick a wheel offset based on my suggestion without first verifying you're ok with how it fits in the wheel fitment thread.

Ty for the advice. Understood like a quarter of what you said lol but I'll keep researching all the stuff you said and learn as I go haha. 18x8 is like a wheel I'm looking around I mean I do like the aggressive look but I know I would need to do some fender work or coilovers. I just don't want my car to look a lot better and a lowered car with the stock wheels dont look as good as the aftermarket wheels.

Not looking for anything for a track setup because where I live there really aren't no tracks.

[gramicci101]

Whether you need coilovers or fender work really depends on the offset and how low the car is. Offset is the distance of the mounting surface from the centerline of the wheel, expressed in millimeters. So +35 is 35mm outward from dead center. This also affects how sunken in the wheels look. A higher offset means the mounting surface is closer to the outside edge of the wheel, which means the wheel sits further under the car. For reference, the OEM wheel is 17x7+48.

With an 18x8, you could run anything from a +45 to +35 offset without clearance issues.

Here's a TSW Nurburgring in 18x8+45
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12949

Here's the same wheel in 18x8+35
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20872

Note that the +35 sits further out. The front is much closer to flush, and actually pokes a little until the car is lowered and has a little camber. At the same time, it doesn't require any fender work at all. On the other hand, the +45 looks just fine as well. Either will fit springs and struts.