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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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Widest wheels on a 5 bolt '97 240?

Probably going with 17s. not sure yet.
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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You can fit 9s in the front...possibly have to roll/pull the fender.

10" to 10.5" in the rear....MIGHT have to roll/pull fenders...matters on how the offset is. You can also run some negative camber and that can take care of the rolling of the fender....possibly.
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by -HyJynX-
You can fit 9s in the front...possibly have to roll/pull the fender.

10" to 10.5" in the rear....MIGHT have to roll/pull fenders...matters on how the offset is. You can also run some negative camber and that can take care of the rolling of the fender....possibly.
what kind of offset are we talking here? How much would u guess to minimize rolling?
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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I'm undecided between these wheels.

Either these, for teh JDM Dr1ft TytE crowd?


Or these for the bling effect.
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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i would not stagger sizes personally on a S chassis. with an s14 you can do 10j's are all 4 corners you will need to roll/pull the fenders a bit but its free or cheap to do
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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i would not stagger sizes personally on a S chassis. with an s14 you can do 10j's are all 4 corners you will need to roll/pull the fenders a bit but its free or cheap to do
y not?
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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10" - 10+ to 15+(rear)
9" - 5+ to 18+ (front)

Matters on if its a deep dish rim, if so how deep or its not deep.
Old Jun 16, 2004 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by -HyJynX-
Matters on if its a deep dish rim, if so how deep or its not deep.
whaaaa? engrish?

the offset matters on
1) If its a deep dish

ex.
If so how deep it is(the farther in it is the lower the offset) Sorry I'm not explaning it well....I suck at explaning things

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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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i would not stagger sizes personally on a S chassis. with an s14 you can do 10j's are all 4 corners you will need to roll/pull the fenders a bit but its free or cheap to do
never seen 10" on the front. would love to see that.

if you go too staggered you are going to hurt performance. best set up is 9" rear and 8.5" front
Old Jun 19, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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dmor...sorry I edited your post instead of posting my own, lol
Old Jun 19, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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i just like the way staggered wheels look.. here are some 9.5j's and you can esily find anothe rhalf inch in room by having your fenders pulled a bit








Old Jun 19, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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very pimp i have 16 i was wondering if 40-45 series would look good
Old Jun 27, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Are those 235's in the rear??
Old Jun 28, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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yes
Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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k here are some 10j's on a s14 fenders rolled a little bit




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