empty_heed Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 well i had my wheels on for a coulple of weeks they looked the biz but their back off now. although they make the car feel a tad more stable. they scrubbed and made me feel noticably slower. i dinny like the scrubbing. would still love to have black wheels with a yellow rim but it'll need to be 17". i'm on the hunt for replacement & probably going to sell the 18".
paul555sti Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I had 18" wheels on my bugeye wagon without any problems. What offset were your wheels?
thefastone Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 They scrubbed... that's surprising... newages should be able to take 18"s with no problems... you still on standard suspension?
empty_heed Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 offset ? i kinda know what this is but i don't know what my off set was. yeah fast one they scrubbed more so at the back. i have eibach pro springs on but not changed my shocks. my new tires are scrubbed a bit. didn't want it to ware through the protective stuff round my arches.
paul555sti Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 The offset should be stamped inside the wheel somewhere. It will say something like ET48. What width of tyre is fitted to the wheel?
empty_heed Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 The offset should be stamped inside the wheel somewhere. It will say something like ET48. What width of tyre is fitted to the wheel? ET45, tires are dunlop sp sport maxx, 225/40/18.
thewelsho Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 ET45, tires are dunlop sp sport maxx, 225/40/18. What a shame, wheels looked fantastic. I'm surprised you got rubbing though, must unusual I'm sure Buffalo Bill will snap them up!
empty_heed Posted November 11, 2008 Author Posted November 11, 2008 What a shame, wheels looked fantastic. I'm surprised you got rubbing though, must unusual I'm sure Buffalo Bill will snap them up! yeah bit of a bummer. they did look the mutts. tho i'm glad i've got my 17" back on now, prefer the drive with them on
buffalo Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 ET45, tires are dunlop sp sport maxx, 225/40/18. so is that the right offset then? does that not mean they will rub on mine? i'm running pretty low on Teins! are the tyres worn with the rubbing?
thewelsho Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 so is that the right offset then? does that not mean they will rub on mine? i'm running pretty low on Teins! are the tyres worn with the rubbing? Try them and see
craigdmcd Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 If I'm not mistaken, generally, Subaru wheels have an offset of ET52 on WRX's, and STi's need an ET48 to clear the Brembos, so the ET45 is pushing the rim to the outer edge. There are a few specialist wheel dealers who can safely reduce the offset by a safe margin where sufficient material is available on the wheel. I would suggest approx 6mm would make them ideal.
empty_heed Posted November 14, 2008 Author Posted November 14, 2008 If I'm not mistaken, generally, Subaru wheels have an offset of ET52 on WRX's, and STi's need an ET48 to clear the Brembos, so the ET45 is pushing the rim to the outer edge. There are a few specialist wheel dealers who can safely reduce the offset by a safe margin where sufficient material is available on the wheel. I would suggest approx 6mm would make them ideal. cheers for the info thats handy to know but i'm going to stick with my 17". do you know what car ET45 should fit ?
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