Flush the Front Wheels! anyone do it?
I've got my 9.5" wheels at 36mm right now (standard 56mm wheel with a 20mm spacer/adapter) and it sits perfectly, and only barely rubs the little nub just inside the fender (run your hand along the inner fender liner, near the 12:00 position there's a part that sticks out) when I really crank into a corner..
-1.5° camber, 265/35-18 Michelin PS2's
IMO, a 275 tire on a 9.5" and a 315 on an 11" typically seem to look "right", though the Michelin's look wider than spec probably because of the rim protector.
I will try to take some photos tomorrow.
-1.5° camber, 265/35-18 Michelin PS2's
IMO, a 275 tire on a 9.5" and a 315 on an 11" typically seem to look "right", though the Michelin's look wider than spec probably because of the rim protector.
I will try to take some photos tomorrow.
Last edited by Eskimo; Oct 6, 2010 at 10:24 AM.
I was wondering about this 2. 17x11 on the rear look great I always thought 17x11 on the front if they didn't stick out to far would look nice.probley get a hate comment for that.I saw a 03 cobra the other day runnning 18x10s on all 4 corners and it looked sweet I know on those cars you can run a widder wheel on front but looked real mean. Could you use a spacer to push the wheels in the front out more
The first picture is the wheels at 70mm rear (11" wide wheel, 305/30-19 Michelin PS2) and 56mm front (9.5" wide wheel, 265/35-18 Michelin PS2). Second picture is with 20mm spacers all around, bringing it to 50mm rear and 36mm front.
With spacers:
Shot to show the front wheel/wheel well relationship better at 36mm:
HTH..
With spacers:
Shot to show the front wheel/wheel well relationship better at 36mm:
HTH..
Last edited by Eskimo; Oct 6, 2010 at 10:26 AM.
I'm sure some will not like or agree, but I have a 1" adapter on mine. It sits the tire flush with the top of the fender. I love it like this. Not sure, but the camber n stuff is within specs. Here are some pics:
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I run 1/2 spacer in the front and 5/8 in the rear on my 56mm offsets. ARP extended studs of course. Baer billet aluminum lugcentric spacers.
Took me some experimentation to get the looks I wanted. I could slam the car more if needed, but the coilovers are set more for drag right now.
Looks good and is almost flush.
If you go out too far, you can slash your tires with the fenders if they're not rolled and your slammed. You will also scatter alot of rocks down the sides of your car.
My WS6 wheels were basically flush with these spacers, but I sold those.
Took me some experimentation to get the looks I wanted. I could slam the car more if needed, but the coilovers are set more for drag right now.
Looks good and is almost flush.
If you go out too far, you can slash your tires with the fenders if they're not rolled and your slammed. You will also scatter alot of rocks down the sides of your car.
My WS6 wheels were basically flush with these spacers, but I sold those.
