Official Aggressive Wheels & Fat Tires Thread
09-13-2011, 02:03 PM
#2461
I could probably go (or just about) lower than just about anyone on this site. Currently it is 25.4" to the center fender in front and 25.8" in the rear. I have at least another 2" left on the collar. However, it is as low as it will likely ever go.
Wheels are just 18x10.5 +15 with 285/30 hoosier A6's. Plan is to go to 315's on all four next season. I have a couple of sets of 285's to kill off first, though.
Pic of how much room is left to lower....when I first installed them the collar was only 3 threads up. The fender was in line with the top of the wheel (not tire) with a 1/2" or so left to lower. Did not like it, raised it immediately.
Wheels are just 18x10.5 +15 with 285/30 hoosier A6's. Plan is to go to 315's on all four next season. I have a couple of sets of 285's to kill off first, though.
Pic of how much room is left to lower....when I first installed them the collar was only 3 threads up. The fender was in line with the top of the wheel (not tire) with a 1/2" or so left to lower. Did not like it, raised it immediately.
Last edited by 03threefiftyz; 09-13-2011 at 02:13 PM.
09-13-2011, 08:02 PM
#2462
Hardest Setting
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: MexiCali dodging potholes
Posts: 13,406
Received 130 Likes
on
102 Posts
Knew the side wall was 30s! Didn't wanna guess....then the ride height is pretty on point it's just the tires putting everything out of place. Won't 315s be overkill? What's your camber?
a$$ shot is just mean!
can we say ***!
a$$ shot is just mean!
can we say ***!
09-14-2011, 06:51 PM
#2464
Vendor - Former Vendor
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 937 Ohio
Posts: 615
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Can anyone help me out, trying to decide what spacers to run on the front (and possibly rear even?) to help make the front flush with how the back is. I will be raising the front to match the rear as well. Currently my specs are 19x9.5 +28 w/ 255/35's and 19x10.5 +23 w/ 285/35's. Thanks everyone!
^^^ my problem area
^^^ my problem area
Last edited by EmpireDude; 09-14-2011 at 06:58 PM.
09-15-2011, 05:25 AM
#2466
Hey Bobby, car looks sharp man...I was initally going to say looks like you could run a 10mm up front to brind em out and possibly even a 5mm out back to close that tiny little bit out back as well. Shoot me a pm and let me know where you decide to get spacers from...I'm looking at some 30mm out back and 25mm up front for my stock v1 track wheels. Did you get a fender roll? I'm looking to have that done soon as well.
09-15-2011, 07:53 AM
#2467
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 461
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Looks good empiredude. to figure out what size spacer u need, take a ruler and measure from the tire to the fender. Whateve the space is from the tire to fender is the size spacer u need.
09-15-2011, 07:59 AM
#2468
Hey Bobby,
First off, do you have adjustable camber? If so, what is your camber set at? If not, I would HIGHLY recommend doing this first, before anything else. Looks like you have quite a bit of camber but I may be wrong...
Once you find what camber you want, then determine the size spacer you need. For example, I wanted -2.5 in the rear and -2.8 in the front. After that, I decided on a 10mm for the rears and the fronts sat pretty good, I may get a 5mm for the fronts, but not sure yet. Also, did you ever get your fenders rolled?
First off, do you have adjustable camber? If so, what is your camber set at? If not, I would HIGHLY recommend doing this first, before anything else. Looks like you have quite a bit of camber but I may be wrong...
Once you find what camber you want, then determine the size spacer you need. For example, I wanted -2.5 in the rear and -2.8 in the front. After that, I decided on a 10mm for the rears and the fronts sat pretty good, I may get a 5mm for the fronts, but not sure yet. Also, did you ever get your fenders rolled?
09-15-2011, 10:04 AM
#2469
Vendor - Former Vendor
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 937 Ohio
Posts: 615
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hey Bobby, car looks sharp man...I was initally going to say looks like you could run a 10mm up front to brind em out and possibly even a 5mm out back to close that tiny little bit out back as well. Shoot me a pm and let me know where you decide to get spacers from...I'm looking at some 30mm out back and 25mm up front for my stock v1 track wheels. Did you get a fender roll? I'm looking to have that done soon as well.
glad we rolled it cause they would def have not fit prior to that.Hey Bobby,
First off, do you have adjustable camber? If so, what is your camber set at? If not, I would HIGHLY recommend doing this first, before anything else. Looks like you have quite a bit of camber but I may be wrong...
Once you find what camber you want, then determine the size spacer you need. For example, I wanted -2.5 in the rear and -2.8 in the front. After that, I decided on a 10mm for the rears and the fronts sat pretty good, I may get a 5mm for the fronts, but not sure yet. Also, did you ever get your fenders rolled?
First off, do you have adjustable camber? If so, what is your camber set at? If not, I would HIGHLY recommend doing this first, before anything else. Looks like you have quite a bit of camber but I may be wrong...
Once you find what camber you want, then determine the size spacer you need. For example, I wanted -2.5 in the rear and -2.8 in the front. After that, I decided on a 10mm for the rears and the fronts sat pretty good, I may get a 5mm for the fronts, but not sure yet. Also, did you ever get your fenders rolled?
09-16-2011, 07:13 AM
#2472
Thanks, Alex! I was thinking after seeing kno's orange Z that with 10's up fornt and 5's in the back I could run near his offset and height. Yes, my friend and I rolled my rear fenders. Clearance is good back there glad we rolled it cause they would def have not fit prior to that.
Thanks, I'll jump in and look at it today!
Hey, Brandon. I have toe and camber arms for the rear that should be here today or tomorrow, as well as lockout washers and bolts for each. No front camber arms yet, but I will track some down. I also have the tools coming in for me to do my own alignments shortly (also just ordered). Looking to run reasonable camber in both the front and back, a little toe in for the rear and neutral toe in the front. Yes my friend and I rolled my fenders. They aren't super tight, but easily match the front ones!
glad we rolled it cause they would def have not fit prior to that.Thanks, I'll jump in and look at it today!
Hey, Brandon. I have toe and camber arms for the rear that should be here today or tomorrow, as well as lockout washers and bolts for each. No front camber arms yet, but I will track some down. I also have the tools coming in for me to do my own alignments shortly (also just ordered). Looking to run reasonable camber in both the front and back, a little toe in for the rear and neutral toe in the front. Yes my friend and I rolled my fenders. They aren't super tight, but easily match the front ones!
Unless its running super negative in the front then it'd make sense...but it didn't really appear too far out of spec...
09-16-2011, 09:31 AM
#2474
^Alex! Haha...Empire Dude has a lot of camber actually...probably -3.5 to -5 degrees camber...if he fixes that and runs close to -2 or -2.5 then the gap between the tire sidewall and fender will decrease. It all depends on once his camber is set, then he can determine how big of a spacer he wants to sit flush...
09-16-2011, 11:29 AM
#2475
^Alex! Haha...Empire Dude has a lot of camber actually...probably -3.5 to -5 degrees camber...if he fixes that and runs close to -2 or -2.5 then the gap between the tire sidewall and fender will decrease. It all depends on once his camber is set, then he can determine how big of a spacer he wants to sit flush...
haha couldn't tell how off it was by the pics! I don't really have the eye for it though. I'm sure with the camber adjusted it should close it up a lot more then. You bringing that nismo up to street life tour tomorrow?
09-20-2011, 07:13 PM
#2476
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 326
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
need a little help
thinking about throwing on some 285/35/19s on my 10.5...debating on going with a 35 or a 30 sidewall...i have 245/35 in the front...would that look strange with a 35 sidewall up front and a 30 in the back ?
thinking about throwing on some 285/35/19s on my 10.5...debating on going with a 35 or a 30 sidewall...i have 245/35 in the front...would that look strange with a 35 sidewall up front and a 30 in the back ?
09-21-2011, 12:57 AM
#2480
I went 265/295 30 for the same reason as you. There are some drawbacks though...Shorter tires mean more fender gap unless you go low enough, as well as the speedometer variance and lower highway gas mileage.
Of course if you just need the grip none of this really matters.