wassup club240 . I will be getting my hands on a set of 19x10 front and 19x11 wheels for the rear . the car that the wheels will be going on is for a 1995 s14 . what would be the ideal offset if I run with widen front and 50mm rear fenders ? thanks


---billy

 

19x10 front, you will need to have a really negative offset. I test fitted a 19x9.5 with a +25 offest in the front without a tire on My S14. With a tire it will not fit. The tire in essence, would come in contact with the coilover spring. Another issue is that the wheel well does not have enough room to accomodate a "healthy" turning radius. You wont be able to achieve full lock (meaning it wont turn all the way) because the tire will hit the frame rail. Unless you do a really wide body kit and a 2 inch bolt-on spacer, the 19's will not fit in front. Even after you have the 2 inch spacer, I'm not sure if you can achieve full lock.

You can prolly get away with 19's in the rears, but again, spacing is an issue with the coilovers. And on top of that, you would have to cut and weld the lip of the wheel well in order to achieve the full use of the rear widebody.

Basically, 19's on a 240 would not be a good idea.

I hope I was able to clarify.

 

thanks nismo knight for your input .... i think the wheels will be used mostly for show . and definately get some 18s for drift . i was told a good offset would be -5 for the front and like -30 for the rear .

 

i would go with a around a 0 up front and around a -20 offset out back if you want them to be flush with the fenders. it kinda depends on tire sizes. 245/275 or so

 

For the 18's, it all depends on how wide their gonna be. I havea set of 350Z rims off an '03 Z and I use a really small spacer (about 1/8" thick) and their flush with the body. I think the Z's are 18x8.5 front +35??? So with the spacer I'd say ideally, 18x9 +15 or +10 would be more than enough and the rear 18x10 with a 0 offset will do. Best way to find out, is to get a 90 degree ruler and measure the gap between the face of the hub (where the studs are for you rims) and measure the distance to the edge of your fender well.

For example:

If you measured the rear (and for the sake of argument) the distance from the face of the rotor / hub to the edge of the fender is 5 inches.

Now you have say an 18x10 for the rear. In order to get a flush look out of that rim with no spacers would be to have a 0 offset. Its that simple. Try and find Grip Vol. 3 I think it was, they have a section in that dvd that is a tutorial for rim offset etc. Its very easy to determine offset once you get the jist of it. Just dont over do it.

 

They are Enkei RPF1 19x8.5 (22+0 and 19x10 (22+) in the rear. Currently running 255/35/19 in the front and 275/35/19 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires, I got that size because I bought the rims from a local 350z/g35 forum and that is what he was running. Later on when the rears get bald I will switch the front to the back and get 235/35/19 in the front. Here go some pics.

 

Havent really driven the car with the rims, due to the fact that i spun some bearings and put them rims afterwards....but just an idea

 

Billy Boy, still repping Nu Image (sp) and the green Subie?

 

Nicce rims PCH, I never thought Enkei made those rims in 19" size... Really good durable rims tho, light weight too!

 

Double check the front fender extra width. Most are 20-30mm. For the rear, an 11" wheel with 50mm wide body should maybe go about a -15 to -20 and thats with a little negative camber. In the front, a 10" with a 20mm over fender, go with a +15ish. If its a 30mm, subtract 10 so you have +5ish. As noted this will not be a functional setup as the tire will hit bad when turned sharp. This for a agressive fitment, but not crazy extreme. If you want to put crazy negative camber on it, you can go further.