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J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 03:07 PM

ac3: so i would have to roll my fender for the 9.5 huh?

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 03:20 PM

Jedi paging Jedi. :wavey: i need some feedback!

J8635621 08-05-2009 03:26 PM

For 275s yes. For 255s no.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 03:29 PM

^correct

I run the 275 tire and the tire rubbed very slightly when i first had it installed, if I ran a 255, then it wouldn't have.

sorry i didn't respond earlier, i had to grab some lunch


Originally Posted by j8635621 (Post 3153349)
That car is beautiful.

and thank you very much :)

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 03:46 PM

no worries, you guys are helping so thats all that matters. i didnt know ish about rims and tires till today. :lol: i kinda get it now thanks to you guys.

okay so (Rear) 19x9.5 +30 wit 255. Front 19x9.5 +37 255 or other?

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 03:50 PM

i don't think they make a 9.5 +30 in the gts, only a +37 or +28

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 03:51 PM

that's the link to the current offsets offered on the gts

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/2009/pro...9&for=domestic

are you trying to go for the same look front and rear? or do you want it to look different?

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 04:02 PM

thats what im not to sure on. the 28 rear is like wow and 30 would be perfect but if i have to go wit 37 i could live with that.

for the fronts im completely stumped.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:04 PM

well, the 28 and 37 will give you the same size lip on the wheel, so if you want, get the 37 and use a spacer if its not pushed out enough for you.

for the front, do you want to have different sized wheels and tires than the rear or the same?

J8635621 08-05-2009 04:07 PM

Yea you can run 9.5 +37 with 255s all around easy. Even a 5mm spacer or something for the back to look good like the front.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:10 PM

you can actually run a 10mm spacer in the back and it'll look awesome, since your tire would be 20mm narrower than mine, you could use the 10mm spacer and your tire would fit like mine currently does.

as for the front, i think if you run a 37 as well and with the 255 tire itll look nice :yumyum:

Ross_Dawg 08-05-2009 04:11 PM


Originally Posted by ac3mastuh (Post 3153455)
i don't think they make a 9.5 +30 in the gts, only a +37 or +28

Volk GTS 19x9.5 +30

J8635621 08-05-2009 04:12 PM

if you roll the fender. I'm all for the 10 mm spacer. I need to order some when I get the money.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:13 PM

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/2009/pro...9&for=domestic

rays doesn't make the 30 anymore in 9.5 only 8.5

they used to make more offsets, like if you see, they don't make my +36 front wheels anymore

they had wheel faces A, B, and C when i ordered mine, my front is an A while the back is a C

the old 30 offset would actually give him less lip since it was an A type face which leaves more room for a BBK but less lip

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 04:14 PM

i say the same all around just to play it safe for now till i can figure out how id like the front.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:16 PM

remember, you can always use a spacer to achieve a "lower" offset than the wheel currently has but there really isn't anything to undo an offset that's too low

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 04:35 PM

Ross what do you think about +28? and NO SPACERS!

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:36 PM

its not gonna give you anymore lip than the +37 will, the face of the wheel is deeper so it'll look exactly the same as if you had a spacer

mike[piston eater] 08-05-2009 04:36 PM

do it joe im doing 18x9.5+22 around christmas or newyears

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 04:38 PM

i dont want a spacer, cant i just get the rim wider instead?

Butters 08-05-2009 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by j8635621 (Post 3153234)
255/40 is basically stock diameter. With 255/35 you can get way more aggressive due to the shortened diameter, but if you are stock ride height don't stress that one. It's only important on lowered cars. Your rears should be sitting pretty good, but your fronts will stick out a little bit more and will require some negative camber to make it evenly "flush" with the rear. It will be a SUPER nice setup. If you really don't feel confident for some reason, you can get the 18x9.5 + 40 all around and just run some spacers on the rears :dunno:.

So with:

Wheel: 18x9.5 +34
Tire: 255/40

If I don't run with a negative camber on the fronts, will that look odd? It'll just stick out past the fender a bit right? Anyone got a photo of what this would look like?

If I *were* to run with a negative camber up front, will that really affect the way the car handles? I know that it's supposed to help with cornering, but hurt straight line acceleration. But that's really the extent of camber knowledge I have....

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:41 PM

well every inch you go wider, the rim will get 25.4 mm wider, so if you got a +37 10.5 versus a +37 9.5, it will appear from the outside as if the 10.5 is a +25, also, then you start running into issues with space to your suspension, im not sure about how much space is left so i can't say it'll work or not, but +28 would look dope, make sure though the fronts would fit right though, im not sure

J03K1LLARX8 08-05-2009 04:42 PM

19x9.5 +28 is plush! that would look way more aggressive.

ac3mastuh 08-05-2009 04:42 PM


Originally Posted by Butters (Post 3153579)
So with:

Wheel: 18x9.5 +34
Tire: 255/40

If I don't run with a negative camber on the fronts, will that look odd? It'll just stick out past the fender a bit right? Anyone got a photo of what this would look like?

If I *were* to run with a negative camber up front, will that really affect the way the car handles? I know that it's supposed to help with cornering, but hurt straight line acceleration. But that's really the extent of camber knowledge I have....

it wouldn't look weird, i think it would look good, i have to say though that a bit more neg camber won't really hurt straight line acceleration but it will degrade your tires much quicker

Butters 08-05-2009 04:46 PM


Originally Posted by ac3mastuh (Post 3153588)
it wouldn't look weird, i think it would look good, i have to say though that a bit more neg camber won't really hurt straight line acceleration but it will degrade your tires much quicker

Well, I'm not into have faster tire wear, so maybe running with zero camber and having it stick out more would be fine. I just would like to see this in a photo....

Also, with all this offsetting, does the handling suffer at all? I know stock offset is +50. +34 seems to be a big adjustment...


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