Aftermarket 18's, Stock Tires?

schrute · 09-16-2009, 02:00 AM

Racing Hart CP-F Tune R
18x9.5 Front / 18x10.5 Rear
These particular wheels are discontinued, but the pics might help.

On the tires I moved the rears (non-sport Yoko's same as you) to the front and put some wider rubber on the back.

ddvette9 · 09-16-2009, 07:50 AM

Those look really good!!!!!! Only question I have is did those wheels rub the calipers and require spacers. Reason I am asking is because I want a lip on my new wheels but the calipers are close to the stock wheels already. Do you remember the offsets those are or what offsets I should look for? Any suggestions when I go to shop would be appreciated. Thanks

LOL. One more question. If the wheels I find are 18x8.5 and 19x9.5 will the stock tires stretch or is that a bad thing and I need t o stay away from it. For example, would these wheels work?

http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?...9.5&Prod2P=140

schrute · 09-16-2009, 01:42 PM

Those Wheels look good.

According to Yokohama's website the rim width should be between 6.0-8.0 on the front and 7.5-9.0 on the rear for the stock tires.

With that set set of wheels you'd be just a half inch wider than manufacturer recommendation, which from my experiecnce you can get away with no problem.

I suppose a tire shop might check the specs and give you some pushback over possible liability but most don't and won't.

I'd go for it!

schrute · 09-16-2009, 01:46 PM

Forgot to answer the first question...

No caliper rub/no spacers here. It's all about getting the offset right. I believe the stock offset specs are on the site here somewhere, once you have that it's just a matter of adjusting for the 1/2" wider wheels and whether or not you want to move your wheel/tire out a little bit to be flush with the fender, which I personally think looks way better than stock.

Good luck!

09-16-2009, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
ddvette9 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 823 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Rep Power: 18	Those look really good!!!!!! Only question I have is did those wheels rub the calipers and require spacers. Reason I am asking is because I want a lip on my new wheels but the calipers are close to the stock wheels already. Do you remember the offsets those are or what offsets I should look for? Any suggestions when I go to shop would be appreciated. Thanks LOL. One more question. If the wheels I find are 18x8.5 and 19x9.5 will the stock tires stretch or is that a bad thing and I need t o stay away from it. For example, would these wheels work? http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?...9.5&Prod2P=140 Last edited by ddvette9; 09-16-2009 at 07:59 AM.

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09-16-2009, 02:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	Racing Hart CP-F Tune R 18x9.5 Front / 18x10.5 Rear These particular wheels are discontinued, but the pics might help. On the tires I moved the rears (non-sport Yoko's same as you) to the front and put some wider rubber on the back.

09-16-2009, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	Those Wheels look good. According to Yokohama's website the rim width should be between 6.0-8.0 on the front and 7.5-9.0 on the rear for the stock tires. With that set set of wheels you'd be just a half inch wider than manufacturer recommendation, which from my experiecnce you can get away with no problem. I suppose a tire shop might check the specs and give you some pushback over possible liability but most don't and won't. I'd go for it!

09-16-2009, 01:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
schrute Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: utah Posts: 781 Drives: my z every day Rep Power: 17	Forgot to answer the first question... No caliper rub/no spacers here. It's all about getting the offset right. I believe the stock offset specs are on the site here somewhere, once you have that it's just a matter of adjusting for the 1/2" wider wheels and whether or not you want to move your wheel/tire out a little bit to be flush with the fender, which I personally think looks way better than stock. Good luck!