You need to add extra camber from camber arms. My car is lowered about an inch , and I added over 2 more degrees of camber

 

Last I got aligned it was at -3

I've since raised the car a little with my new coils and trying to figure out my track wheel set up

 

I'm at -2.75F and -2.5 rear in the pics IIRC.

 

Its just a half inch shorter just wondering if anyone has a picture. On stock suspension it probably would look funny and small but dropped 1/2 inch should look same as stock but car would be 1 inch lower.

 

I would run a 275

Lighter
Cheaper
The same width

 

275 RS-3 on 10.5 +15

Sounds like a plan

 

Ok? I'm putting this post up out of desperation. Something in my brain refuses to understand offset and tire sizes, so I am putting myself at your mercy. I will list everything I want/know and leave it to you guys.
I don't mind spending good money on these, I just want them right.

Looking at Varrstoen or Enkei. Will consider any brand as long as they are light weight and good quality.

2005 touring
Stock suspension, no lowering, and I don't want to camber the wheels
I don't mind rolling the fenders if I have to.
I don't completely understand streching tires, but I would prefer not to.
I would prefer not to use spacers.
I want to go with 18x10.5 rears and 18x9.5 fronts.
The goal is to bring the wheels out as flush as possible without causing any major problems.

Please don't link me a post explaing offset/tire size, my brain is broken. I can calculate planetary pressecion without even using a calculator, but this beyond me.

I need to know the offset and tire size that will get as close to flush as possible, and stay as close as possible to the ratio necessary for the VDC to be happy.

 

18x9.5 +23 up front, 18x10.5 +15 in rear will bring you out to where you want to be. for the front i would do 255/40/18, rear i would say 275 or 285/40/18, someone with better knowledge of the tire diameter will chime in to correct me

 

18X10.5" +15 would have rubbed in the back of my car if I had not rolled the rear fenders.

 

what tire size did you go with in the rear?

 

Get some 18x9.5 +15 front and rear 275/35 front 275/40 rear and let me know how that works out for the vdc... And you can thank me later...

But like trav said thats a tire combo often used with great success. But you dont need a 10.5 tire unless you want to run a tire wider than the norm. And the wider it is the more it weighs...

Same goes with tires, wider they are the heavier they are... A 275/40 weighs in at around 27-30lbs doesn't matter if your wheels 20 lbs if you add 30 its going to be just as heavy as your stock setup. (It will look and perform better though)

 

285/35 18 F and R, in the pics on the last page.

I run 275/35 18 F and R now and would still not want to do so without the rear fenders rolled.

 

Will the 9.5s flush up in the rear?

 

If you do a +15 it will looks good. When I did it with Hankook v12s I barely rubbed, so you should Roll. Some tires, even though same size, are wider than others. This was my old car with 9.5 +23 front and 9.5 +15 rear

 

2008 base model, stock fenders, stock suspension, daily driver + track days. Go fast goodies include OS Giken diff, stoptech brakes all around, stockish alignment. Will eventually get coilovers and gut/cage down the line.

Current: 17x10 +25mm, 275/40/17 all around for summer/track, stockers with snow tires for winter use. No issues with rubbing on stock fenders.



Want: 18x9.5 +15mm front, 18x10.5 +15mm rear (yes Enkei RPF1s).

From research seems like I will need a roll in the rear and potentially some more negative camber for this set up to avoid rubbing, esp if the car is lowered with coilovers in the future.

Alternatively, has anyone tried the 18x9 +35mm (f) and 18x10 +38mm (r) set up with the RPF1s? Seems like would be less aggressive stance, but more fender clearance and not be forced to roll fender/add negative camber. Rear would have 13mm less clearance compared to what I have now, but *should* be okay iirc. I just want to have a relatively hassle free set up I can daily and track, not necessarily going for the most hella flush stance.

 

Excited to finally contribute to this thread! So here’s my base 2005 with 18 inch Enkei Kojins on stock suspension. Fronts 8.5 w/25 offset and Rears 9.5 w/15 offset with 255 40 and 275 40 Bridgestone RE760 Sports. I’m loving how flush both front and back look(I know…front isn’t as aggressive as back but it’s perfect for me) No rubbing or modifications or spacers…PERFECT.
















I know some will say “needs moar lows” but I am totally happy with the height…plenty low and no drop needed for me.

Thanks again to members Waiz, Terrasmak, and Spike100, MicVelo, Travlee, GPD and Dboyzalter for the knowledge and advice.

Shawn

 

That looks great Shawn...
Damn I want to order a set of those wheels now... Unfortunately I think I need to go buy a riding lawn mower, keeping my lawn trimmed might take priority over awesome new wheels this year.

 

so I have a question about offset and tire width too I really feel so dump for asking this since I really get the whole offset and rim width thing (it's more for peace of mind I guess).....I bought some Gram Lights with the 10.5 +22 offset for the rears and I'm looking for some new rear tires for those. been thinking about getting either the 275/35/18 or the 285/35/18, depending if I have to roll the rear fenders (not a big fan of doing that). now my question is: I have at the moment Volk GT-S mounted with the following specs and drove them like that for over 10 years now without any rubbing: 19X10.5 +18 with a 275/35 tire.....do guys think it'll rub with a 285/35?? I'm also planning on buying the Toyo T1 Sport tires (not sure if they are much "wider" than from any other tire manufacturer). up front I would like to use a 245/40/18 (I'm pretty much settle on that one, only if someone knows that this is upsetting the VDC).

 

I can't comment about the VDC stuff. But without looking up how wide the actual tread width is on the Toyo versus your previous 275/35 tire was, you should not rub.

The only way I see you rubbing the new setup is if you old setup was already EXTREMELY close to the fender. The new wheel choice will bring the wheel in a very small amount. But stepping up to the 285/35 should make up for that difference and actually put the tire a hair further out than it was on your old setup. So unless your last setup with the 275/35 was within a couple millimeters of the fender, I think you are good with a 285

 

Anyone run a 275/40/17 front 275/40/18 rear and have a picture? Or would that combo even work with vdc? Its a solid 1 inch stagger