What size tires for 18" Base Wheels? (tracking)

flashburn · 03-17-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You'd want no spacer if you ran them up front. A spacer decreases offset.

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Red__Zed · 03-17-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

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You can fit them up front with no spacer though. They'll be fairly aggressive though.

flashburn · 03-17-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You can fit them up front with no spacer though. They'll be fairly aggressive though.

Yeah, but the lug's have been replaced for these spacers, so I'm not going to swap out my lugs every time I swap wheels.

Red__Zed · 03-17-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

are you sure about that?

i am not an expert on spacer, but it seems wrong to me since 45mm sticks out more than 25mm. wouldnt adding a 20mm spacer to the 25mm wheel make it stick out to 45?

if i am wrong, get 4 45mm wheel and use the 20mm spacer in the back

I'll explain fully when I get home, since it's tough to do from a phone.

Basically, offset is the spacing from the center of the wheel to where it mounts. A zero offset wheel mounts at the middle. Positive offsets move the middle of the wheel farther in, spacers move it farther out.

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Yeah, but the lug's have been replaced for these spacers, so I'm not going to swap out my lugs every time I swap wheels.

Just run open ended lugs, and keep the longer studs in.

flashburn · 03-17-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Just run open ended lugs, and keep the longer studs in.

Okay, just trying to figure this all out.

So things will work fine if I get 4 18" Base Rear wheels. I just need to get open ended lugs, and remove the spacers for the front wheels when I'm using them. Then for the rears I shouldn't need to do anything?

I did find I could order those Konig's and the Kumho tires from DiscountTireDirect.com special order, says 10-14 days, free mounting and balancing, $1600 before $100 back. So I guess that's also an option.

I need to decide on whether I feel like paying less, having to sell 2 base wheels, or paying more and having a complete set.

Red__Zed · 03-17-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Okay, just trying to figure this all out.

So things will work fine if I get 4 18" Base Rear wheels. I just need to get open ended lugs, and remove the spacers for the front wheels when I'm using them. Then for the rears I shouldn't need to do anything?

I did find I could order those Konig's and the Kumho tires from DiscountTireDirect.com special order, says 10-14 days, free mounting and balancing, $1600 before $100 back. So I guess that's also an option.

I need to decide on whether I feel like paying less, having to sell 2 base wheels, or paying more and having a complete set.

For the purpose of looks, you'd probably run spacers in the rear, though that is up to you. A 9" rim in a +15 offset is very aggressive for the front, but fairly weak in the rear.

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