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I have yet to see anyone try ESR wheels out on an F-Body, so I figured I would give them a shot. I went with the SR04, which appear to be a replica of discontinued Work Equip wheels.
Here is my setup:
-Koni Yellows w/ Strano Springs (lower perch front, HH mod rear)
-18"x9.5" ESR SR04 Wheels, 5x120mm, +35mm offset
-245/40/18 Nitto NT555 Tires (small stretch, nothing extreme)
I had to run a 5/16" spacer to get these wheels to clear the front calipers, which I picked up from a parts store as a temporary solution. I will be installing extended ARP studs and custom hubcentric 7mm spacers as soon as they come in. This car isn't my daily driver, so I just used this setup to test fitment.
I bought the wheels through Unleashed Wheels, the guy I dealt with was very helpful and patient, and gave me a good packaged price, and warned me this design has trouble clearing calipers.
Its not the worst looking wheel ive ever seen but the 5 star setup reminds me of a wheel from the late 80's early 90's ie. like the Saleen Fox Body type.
They look good, nice to see something different that actually looks nice.
But why run 245s on a 9.5" wide wheel? Why didn't you get 275s or 285s?
Mostly because the offset with the spacers ends up being right around a +27 to +28, which is pretty much outside the fenders. 275 would rub like hell, on the fronts at least. I rolled the rear fenders, but just decided to go with a square setup for now to keep costs down.
If your rubbing with +35 in the front and need spacers. These rims also come with +22, how would those be. Some ones trying to sell 18x9.5 +22 offset for the front and for the rear its 18x10.5 +22 offset. Im looking for a flush or they can stick out a bit in the rear. I dont want them being like a 2 inches out of the fender. Thanks!
If your rubbing with +35 in the front and need spacers. These rims also come with +22, how would those be. Some ones trying to sell 18x9.5 +22 offset for the front and for the rear its 18x10.5 +22 offset. Im looking for a flush or they can stick out a bit in the rear. I dont want them being like a 2 inches out of the fender. Thanks!
According to my calculations, your front wheels will stick out of the fender about 8mm (~5/16"), your rear wheels will stick out of the fender about 21mm (~13/16"). The rears can be rolled and pulled to fit. The front are going to stick out a good bit, so you will either need an even more stretched tire than I used, or you will need to get creative with the fiberglass fenders.
Also, even with the lower offsets, you need to take a closer look as to where they make up that extra offset. If the lower offset is added in the barrel of the lip instead of the face, you will still need to run 7-8mm spacers to clear the brake calipers up front.
I have a set of 18x8.5/9.5 setup for 4th gen that are real Work Equips that are 3 piece I plan to sell if anyone is interested. They are silver with a polished lip. Lips are flat, meaning you could buy new lips/barrels and convert these to 19" spec'd to your liking.
Theres a guy I follow on IG who I think was the first in doing them. They were polished when he first got them. He painted them a while ago. They are also for sale now...
08-31-2015, 08:29 PM
ESR Wheels 
