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Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby Finky » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:15 pm

Any body know if 9.5" on a pre facelift will fit fine??.. Without slamming the car of corse....
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby drndrn » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:44 pm

If you're not planning on really lowering the car too much, I'd steer clear as it'll look a bit.. Silly. Having such aggressive wheels with a high ride height makes the rims look like they stick out even more.

If you are planning on slamming the car, then camber with lots of guard rolling and trimming should do the trick. I'm going to be putting 18x9.5's on in the next week or so too.
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby Finky » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:58 am

Well I was hoping to lower it as much as I can without having to pretty much flatten the guard inner lip and harden up my coilovers so there isn't alot of travel..? Stretched tyres too..I'm sure that helps a bit too
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Postby drndrn » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:40 am

Oh yeh stretches tyres are a must.

You'll definitely need to roll your guards flat to fit these wheels properly. Can I ask why you don't wanna roll them flat?
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby Finky » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:48 am

For resale and cracking paint haha
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby GT_Tony » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:51 am

if you roll it properly the paint dont crack. and you wont notice it unless you were looking for it
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby drndrn » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:18 am

Yeah, I highly doubt rolling your guards flat will lessen resale value, it's not visible from looking at the car 99% of the time, and it doesn't really affect anything in a negative way (that I can think of anyways).
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby sheppo9 » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:44 am

You might have to get a slight pull in the rear guards too - depending on what tyre size you go with and how much camber you run.
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby Finky » Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:00 am

Well I have a fair bit of camber already so it should be alright
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby bert_ » Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:01 pm

you should be fine.

im currently running 18x9 +38 with rolled front and rear guards. going to try my mates 18x9.5 +38 on saturday and see how they fit. my car is lowered 2" all around with natural camber.
rolling your guards and pumping them out shouldnt damage your paint as long as the person doing it uses a heat gun.

if your after some one to get your guards done ask phillb on this forum. he did my car with alot of care, took his time and did a great job!
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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby 41DZZ » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:57 pm

Hey Guys,

I'm looking at CR Kai's in 18x8.5 +43. I know some guard rolling and camber will be needed but how much? I just want the concave look on them :)
As a side note, Coils will be coming also.

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Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?

Postby bert_ » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:01 pm

41DZZ wrote:Hey Guys,

I'm looking at CR Kai's in 18x8.5 +43. I know some guard rolling and camber will be needed but how much? I just want the concave look on them :)
As a side note, Coils will be coming also.

Thanks,
Aidan



what size tyre do you plan on running?
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