Wheel Fitment

[Jayraddd]

Heya,
Newbie question..
Can someone help explain fiment of rims for me ? Or link me to a good site that explains.
I mean the +35 or + 45 parts.

Thanks

[alessandro132]

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/tec ... techid=101

Should be pretty straightforward

[Jayraddd]

Thanks mate.
So my stock rim is +45.. then if i buy a rim with a smaller offset number eg + 35 the wheel will fit closer towards the gaurd ? Is that right or do I have it around the wrong way lol.. :/

[alessandro132]

Thanks mate.
So my stock rim is +45.. then if i buy a rim with a smaller offset number eg + 35 the wheel will fit closer towards the gaurd ? Is that right or do I have it around the wrong way lol.. :/

I'm pretty sure your OEM wheel is +55, but yeah so if the width is the same, and you wanted to fit a +35 wheel, then it will sit exactly 20mm closer to the guards.

Here's a handy wheel/tyre comparison tool which will help you figure out how fitment will be for differing wheel/tyre specs:

http://rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

[sheppo9]

http://www.willtheyfit.com/ it does it with pictures you you can get your head around it.

[Jayraddd]

Cheers Sheppo.. thats a pretty useful link. Can someone confrim the stock rim width and offset for me ? I know my tyre size is 215/45R17 I think. Car isnt here at the moment so i cant just go out and check.

[zch91]

17x7 +55 215/45/17

[Jayraddd]

Thanks Zach.
Whats everyones opinion on a nice fitment/tyre size for 18x7.5's ? without guard rolling..

I'm think I'd like to buy a set of these sometime this year.. Enkei EV5

[zch91]

What ride height, coilovers or?

Why are you avoiding guard rolling?

[Jayraddd]

Stock height.
I don't plan to lower for some time.. apprentice wage When I do though it will be a strut/spring upgrade, not coils. So say 20-30mm lowering I guess.
Is gaurd rolling expensive ?

[ferret89]

Guard rolling isn't that expensive, I think its around $50 a wheel? Correct me if I'm wrong though...

18x7.5 will be fine with 225/40 tyres, 235/40 you may need to guard roll but it'll also be ok. I'm running 18x8 +44 with 225/40 tyres and no guard rolling.

[WIDELOAD]

18x7.5 +45 will fit easy with the right tyres.
I've got 18x8 +44 with 225/45 and they fit just nice for me ( not really into the hellaflush thing). But if/when i lower it the guards will need to rolled.

EDIT* Ferret beat me to it.