getting new wheels. staggered or not??

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They were willing to give me $4L worth of wheels and tires for $1K. I still told them to swap back to stock or no deal.

Is $4L a lot of Canadian metric monies? If that is 4 liters though in toonies, you should have taken it because those things are neat.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Is $4L a lot of Canadian metric monies? If that is 4 liters though in toonies, you should have taken it because those things are neat.

$4L I a sample of missing the right key and not proof reading before hitting send.

[vwu]

great! thanks for all the advice.

Does the wheel offset have to be between 35 -45 for 86/frs/brz? or is there a set offset?

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That is what my dealer had on my car in the showroom. They were willing to give me $4L worth of wheels and tires for $1K. I still told them to swap back to stock or no deal. The last thing in the world I wanted for my DD street car was big staggered wheels.

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Is $4L a lot of Canadian metric monies? If that is 4 liters though in toonies, you should have taken it because those things are neat.

tcoat was just predicting the gas price by 2020.

He is a wise man

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by vwu

great! thanks for all the advice.

Does the wheel offset have to be between 35 -45 for 86/frs/brz? or is there a set offset?

Width, offset, camber, ride height, and usage will determine what offset you can use

It matters more the lower you are, the more aggressive size you run, and the more aggressive you use your car (track/drift/street "race")

Even with the same specs, someone cruising to cars and coffee and going to the KFC drive through will be fine where as the guy auto crossing every weekend will be in a world of hurt.

[vwu]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Width, offset, camber, ride height, and usage will determine what offset you can use

It matters more the lower you are, the more aggressive size you run, and the more aggressive you use your car (track/drift/street "race")

Even with the same specs, someone cruising to cars and coffee and going to the KFC drive through will be fine where as the guy auto crossing every weekend will be in a world of hurt.

the reason i asked is cuz im getting the wheels (18 9.5 5x100) custom ordered. they want to know what offset i want. I was advised to have it between 35 - 45 for my car. Im just confused as to the specific offset number i need to give to get the order. at the moment im thinking 38 but any direction with this would help.

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by vwu

the reason i asked is cuz im getting the wheels (18 9.5 5x100) custom ordered. they want to know what offset i want. I was advised to have it between 35 - 45 for my car. Im just confused as to the specific offset number i need to give to get the order. at the moment im thinking 38 but any direction with this would help.

You will have to decide what looks good to you. +38 is a good offset for that size though...


Read through this thread.


Meaty tire thread. Great info on 18x9.5 wheels and suspension parts needed.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41083


Compilation of most wheels members have tried.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7535

[vwu]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

You will have to decide what looks good to you. +38 is a good offset for that size though...


Read through this thread.


Meaty tire thread. Great info on 18x9.5 wheels and suspension parts needed.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41083


Compilation of most wheels members have tried.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7535

thanks for the links! great info. when i checked the rotas on the link, it says 9.5 in the front will fit once dropped and cambered. It'll be flush and not functional though. just wondering about the functionality and can i do something to fix this?

at the moment im going for 18" 9.5 +38 on all four.

[Greenbean]

Originally Posted by vwu

Yes i will be installing a turbo. forgot to mention...yes, ill be def having coilovers.

to be honest, looks is something im going for considering there is not too much of a performance dip. So, 18" 9.5 is on my mind and since staggered is not a recommendation, it will be 9.5 on all.

as far as having 9.5 in the front...ive heard there might be some milling needed for clearance. dont know how true that is? also what is the consensus on having 245 front and 255 rear as far as tire? asking if it might help facilitate clearance issues, if any.

I run 255/35 square on 18x9.5 +38 57cr's no rubbing issues anywhere and still have some room to go lower. I am on coilovers, if you want to see pictures just check out my build thread

[Greenbean]

Originally Posted by vwu

thanks for the links! great info. when i checked the rotas on the link, it says 9.5 in the front will fit once dropped and cambered. It'll be flush and not functional though. just wondering about the functionality and can i do something to fix this?

at the moment im going for 18" 9.5 +38 on all four.

Depends on what size tire you get bc i know people who track a 265/35 tire

[rvoll]

Originally Posted by vwu

Yes i will be installing a turbo. forgot to mention...yes, ill be def having coilovers.

to be honest, looks is something im going for considering there is not too much of a performance dip. So, 18" 9.5 is on my mind and since staggered is not a recommendation, it will be 9.5 on all.

as far as having 9.5 in the front...ive heard there might be some milling needed for clearance. dont know how true that is? also what is the consensus on having 245 front and 255 rear as far as tire? asking if it might help facilitate clearance issues, if any.

So, if you are going to spend the $5,000 for turbo, then staggered does make sense. That said, 225's on 8" rims on the front should be more than sufficient. Good 245's on the back would also be sufficient. That said, since you are not racing and care more about looks than performance, just be sure to ask about fitment and offset. Ask others here who have that experience. BTW, you shouldn't put 225's on 9.5" rims.

[vwu]

not sure if this the right place but thought id try.

Ive got 18" hyperblue rota grids 5x114.3 brand new. there were never used. if any one is interested shoot me a message. i do not own a wrx or 350z so i dont need the wheels.

[why?]

Originally Posted by vwu

not sure if this the right place but thought id try.

Ive got 18" hyperblue rota grids 5x114.3 brand new. there were never used. if any one is interested shoot me a message. i do not own a wrx or 350z so i dont need the wheels.

this is so not the place. If you live in NC then head to facebook. There are tons of subie facebook groups and they will let you advertise.

[vwu]

hey with the wide body kit for the BRZ, can u do without spacers or is a must? can you buy wheels with an offset that can do with spacers? Im under the impression spacers can actually hurt cuz your forcing the pivot to do something that not particularly natural?