Ultimate wheel fitting guide

[Marcus]

Wheels: Rota Grid Drift
Size: Front 18x8.5 / Rear 18x10
Offset: Front +35 (with 3mm spacer) effective offset is +32 / Rear +35
Tyres: Toyo Proxes T1-R - Front 215/40 / Rear 255/35
Suspension: Jic Magic coilovers
Camber: Front 0deg. / Rear -1deg.
Comments: No rolled/pulled arches, Sometimes rubs to rear arch inner lip (you know what I mean ), Front doesn't rub even at full lock.






Rear


Front




Next summer whole set will be totally different

 

[craig8585]

Looking very nice indeed. So clean and lovely looking wheels too. White on white is spot on

Rolling your rear arches would easily prevent the rubbing too.

 

[Marcus]

Looking very nice indeed. So clean and lovely looking wheels too. White on white is spot on
Rolling your rear arches would easily prevent the rubbing too.

Yeah! I have thought that alot but now, with new plans for wheels its going to happen at winter...
I think white on white is great, but new plans with gold on white is getting over me

 

[DeanS15]

pics dont work for me......

 

[UK-Rushy]

I'm thinking about buying some new wheels for my s15 they are nismo lmgt4 offset are:

Offset are

front 18 x 8.5 +25
Rear 18 x 9.5 +30

Tyres 235 front and 255 rear

Car is lowered on Tein Ha Fully adjustable Coilovers

Will they fit ok?

Cheers

 

[Kōsoku]

Hello, guys!

Got the same questions. Going to buy new rims for my ichigo next spring.
Thinking about TE37 SL 18"
I'll have widebody +30mm minimum. And I'm thinking about F/R 8,5/9,5 rims... But on RAYS website I can't find a lot of offsets for this rims... and I was thinking about 0 (zero) or +10 +15 offset for rears and +20 +25 for fronts... What offset should I choose to fit it well?

Thx!

 

[DeanS15]

I'm thinking about buying some new wheels for my s15 they are nismo lmgt4 offset are:

Offset are

front 18 x 8.5 +25
Rear 18 x 9.5 +30

Tyres 235 front and 255 rear

Car is lowered on Tein Ha Fully adjustable Coilovers

Will they fit ok?

Cheers

you want a 225/40 on the front and the 255/35 on the back. should fit fine, fronts may stick out a little but nothing major, and an arch roll and some camber in the back to tuck them in nicely

 

[DeanS15]

Hello, guys!

Got the same questions. Going to buy new rims for my ichigo next spring.
Thinking about TE37 SL 18"
I'll have widebody +30mm minimum. And I'm thinking about F/R 8,5/9,5 rims... But on RAYS website I can't find a lot of offsets for this rims... and I was thinking about 0 (zero) or +10 +15 offset for rears and +20 +25 for fronts... What offset should I choose to fit it well?

Thx!

if you think that an 8.5 et30 sits well on the front of a stock s-body as does 9.5 et30 rear, then it should be fair to assume that a +30mm fender with an et0 should give the same sort of fitment and no problems

 

[Kōsoku]

if you think that an 8.5 et30 sits well on the front of a stock s-body as does 9.5 et30 rear, then it should be fair to assume that a +30mm fender with an et0 should give the same sort of fitment and no problems

the problem is that at official web page there are no +30 or +0 offset wheels )) with PCD 5x114,3 there are only 9'' wheels (((( and 8,5 only with 4x120 or smth like this... ((

 

[DeanS15]

if its the wheel you want then the only other option is hubcentric spacers, which is in a way good itself as adding more or less offset using these is a lot cheaper than buying new wheels

 

[Kōsoku]

18" in size:

8,1/2j +35 5x120 φ72.6 ￥70,350
9j +45 5x100 φ65 ￥71,400
+45 5x114.3 φ73.1
9 1/2j +22 +35+40 5x114.3 φ73.1 ￥72,450
+15 +22 5x120 φ72.6
10j +20 5x114.3 φ73.1 ￥73,500

bad news for me ))

 

[s15dave]

hey guys.

im lookin at buying a set of wheels for the s15.

id like to get the rear wheels as close to the guards as possible (As we all know it looks the best)

however im not interested in running -3+ deg camber on the rear to make them fit...

i dont want to destroy my rear tyres with camber wear and also i dont want to decrease my rear tyre traction by running excessive camber.

i will be lowering the car a reasonable amount, (so the wheels sit centrally in the guards). and i will get a pair of camber arms for the rear.

but i would like to keep the rear camber at ~-1 or so (Whatever standard is)

im happy to roll the guards a bit, but nothing too serious.

17x9's are looking good at the moment, with 235/45/R17 tyres all round.

any suggestions on what sort of offset would suit my requirements?

 

[Powersliding]

I am guessing wheels from the G35 coupe that are 18 inches with an offset of 30 would slip right in without any problems? anyone seen these on their S15's? The seven spoke 8 inches wide ones.

 

[uranage]

Hello,

As I'm still waiting for my Silvia to arrive from Japan, I'd like to ask you guys whether the wheels on my IS250 could also fit on the Silvia. Probably not.

All season tires are 18x9 +38 and 18x10 +38 and my summer setup 19x8.5 +32 and 19x9.5 +35.

I take it that 19 inch wheels are too big for S15 as nobody here has them.

 

[VAs15]

Hello,



I take it that 19 inch wheels are too big for S15 as nobody here has them.

ahem 19x9.5 +12 19x10.5 +12

 

[S15 SILVIA]

I take it that 19 inch wheels are too big for S15 as nobody here has them.

Think people usually stick with nothing larger than 18's , as they are a good compremise between looks and handling!

Fair play, VAs15's silvia looks stunning with th 19" Volks, but i bet it was a fair bit of effort to get them to fit that well, plus i wonder how his car handles?
Really?

Mike

 

[meddler]

I run 19x8.5 +35. I have no handling issues at all. I track the car with these wheels. Just because they are 19's doesn't mean they are no good.

 

[Revogamer]

Just looking at fitting wheels on my car;

Want to go for Work XD9 front 18x9 +22 and rear 18x10 +18, Would be 235 Tires at front and 255 or 265 at rear (slight stretch,

Existing wheels are 18x8 +35-40 front and 18x9 +30-35 front, did offset calculator and said it would be 30-35mm wider than currently have, but only 4 and 5mm further on the inside (towards the strut)

I have D2 Coilovers, not going too low as its daily driver; just want more grip (and look) and may track, i know i will have to flare the guards, is 20mm possible? that would probably still fit under the guards without much camber, correct? Just wanting to know, as work wheels cost a good $3k+ and dont wanna buy them and end up having to spend another $1k+ for wide guards and painting etc.. a few hundred for flares/rolling is fine though.

my car is here:

http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/osiris/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=56296

Probably wont go much lower, only another inch or so if anything, but my wheels wont tuck into the guards, i just want looks and control, not camber.

Any advice would be appretiated

EDIT: OR could i stick fenders on a stock kit (would it look out of place without an after market kit?)

 

[JaseYpk]

I'm getting my Tein Super Streets and wheels at the same time. so obviously i need to make sure theyre gonna fit. i need to know which offset is best though as i'm not very knowledgeable in this department..

My car will have:
Tein Super Streets (with top mounts)
No other suspension upgrades
Standard arches (not rolled or anything yet)

18" alloys (keeping it a secret til i get them)

which offsets will fit best with the coilovers:

18"x7.5 (front) with offset of +30 or +40
18"x8.5 (rear) with offset of +25, +30, +40 or +43.

which offsets are best and will i need my arches rolling immediately or will it be fine to drive until i get round to it?
also what size tires do you guys recommend? i'm not interested in a lot of stretch, i need practical good wearing tires that get used for lots of miles on a regular basis

 

[VAs15]

the new wheels

19x9.5 +12
19x10.5 +12

they are unfinished in the picture