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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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I was looking to get some wheels for christmass (yes I know its a bit away but I won't need them till spring) and I was thinking of the Sport Max Racing 006 wheels in black w/ chrome lip. I am thinking of getting 18x8.5 w/ 3" lip in the front and 18x9.5 w/ 3.5" lip in the rear.

I noticed the 18x8.5 w/ a 3" lip \say rear, can I still use them in the front?

Any reccomendations on spacer sizes w/ the wheels? I am streching the tires and I want the wheels to be flush or sticking out a little.

(yes I know the wheel in the pic is 4 lug and the z is 5 lug)
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by racerfreakxxx
I noticed the 18x8.5 w/ a 3" lip \say rear, can I still use them in the front?
A key piece of information is missing.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
A key piece of information is missing.
Offset

To the OP , if you want streched tires you will want a set of the 9.5's up front. Even better, you want some better rims, something you can get 10.5's in the rear.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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offset is +35 for both 3" and 2" lip

if I strech it's not gonna be that much of a strech probally just gonna get 225/40 on the front and 255/40 on the rear and then was gonna slap on some 20mm spacers to make the wheels flush.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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8.5/9.5 with +15 offsets is still not going to be flush. It won't even look aggressive. Sorry.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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I strongly advise you order wheels that are the correct size/fitment that you want rather than running spacers on terrible fitting wheels... if it's out of your budget... continue to save longer and do it right the first time.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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yea I get what you are saying. I just want something cheap so I can buy a bunch and put tires on them for drifting. I don't want to be spending 2k on a set of wheels that are gonna get beat up. I'll probally buy some 2-peice gram lights later on.
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