info on ordering wheels???

[neel9]

hey thinking about getting new rims in couple of months... main aim is to get a staggered width on the wheels. want a deeper dish at the back than front.. i know it also depends on the wheels.. but what is safe.
so what offset is good?
17"-??
18"-??
what rim size is good for our car?

[neel9]

help!!

[pinoyesv6]

this isn't dominos pizza or jiffy lube, an answer isn't guaranteed in less than an hour...so either wait or find the answer yourself.

[neel9]

this isn't dominos pizza or jiffy lube, an answer isn't guaranteed in less than an hour...so either wait or find the answer yourself.
dude u wanna help, help... dont be asshole about it.. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[pinoyesv6]

answers don't always magically appear in my head. actually i was looking into things but with such a vague description of what you want it makes reasearch a tad bit harder.

[neel9]

sorry . know sometimes my questions hard to understand but.. i wil try to do my best to make it easy

want back wheel's lip bigger than front.. but still want all the wheels wisth to be the same.. is that possible? and if yes what offset should i go for teh back and front? just wanna make sure what offset is the max i can go for the back wheels.. with what i wanna achieve.. so.. would i be able to go +38?? or will it rub the fender.. thats with 17ins i guess. i have no clue about 18ins

[Jet Black]

I suggest you get the 18"s. As for staggered fit, watch out, tires are SUPER expensive when you start increasing the width.

So basicly 18x7.5 front, and maybe 18x8 in the rear. As for offset...no idea.

[pinoyesv6]

if you want to go staggard, go with as narrow of a wheel in the front and as wide in the back.

like 7 inch in the front for example and 8.5" in the rear.

the fronts are no problem.

the rear is where the problem comes. most of the wheels with the big lips have a lower offset. like 35mm. wide wheels, low offset, lowered car, you pretty much assume you are going to rub.

diameter of the wheel. there is no best size. 15 inch wheels have cheaper tires. less total cost.

where on the other side of hte spectrum 20's are expensive to buy and maintain.

17 and 18's are the optimal size to get IMO. they have a variety of different styles, many wheels manufacturers make the wheels in different widths and offsets and the price to maintain them isn't that overly expensive.

[neel9]

17ins better or 18ins.. and what if i get 38 offset at back and 45 front.. i know after all it depends on the wheels but..

[pinoyesv6]

17ins better or 18ins..

thats str8 personal preference. search the forums and you'll find tons of threads about 17 or 18's or 19 etc.


what if i get 38 offset at back and 45 front.. i know after all it depends on the wheels but..

but what??

[neel9]

is it possible to get the back wheel offsets top be +38 and the front to be +45.. or na? i am sure is that is good or bad.. what do u guys suggest?

[pinoyesv6]

you can run different offsets. but yea it really depends on the wheels. i mean some wheels run the same size lip no matter what the offset is.

[neel9]

ohh ok..

[neel9]

caled an importshop and they said i cannot go less than a 40 on offset .. wtf? is that right?.. he said for our cars we would never be able to get a bigger lip at the back..

[cardude03]

im a lil confused neel, do you want something like 7" width front and 8" width back? or u want it the same front and back, but have it "look" deeper in the back, with a deeper lip? are you looking for something in chrome? got any pictures or what your thinking about?

[neel9]

hey i am looking for the same width all over but a dipper dish at the back.. but called couple of places and the said i cannot do it. they told me the max the offset i should go is a +40 and +48. they said even if u go for like 40 the lip of the rim is about the same.. and if u go less than that it will rub the fenders... so.. but some people mentioned about +38 so i am wondering///

[neel9]

here is my car right now.. keep what is there or change it?.. some people they are small cause the tires are only 205/40/7 so.. they loook small i guess.. may be change the tires but not sure what to do.. sugestions please

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second one:black
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[qnz]

isnt staggered rims only for rear wheel drive vehicles? to have staggered rims for front wheel drive vehicles would just look silly and not have any gain.

[Jet Black]

isnt staggered rims only for rear wheel drive vehicles? to have staggered rims for front wheel drive vehicles would just look silly and not have any gain.

Well the gain would come about through handeling. Staggered wheels means staggered tires, which would mean increased longitudinal traction, which in turn means better grip in the rear.

[cardude03]

neel, i love your car man, i think your the only one around here who is going for that blacked-out look, very unique. i would definately stay with black rims, and if ur getting sidemarkers, go with those black ones we saw at MOD. and maybe do something about the headlights, either 02-03 or just get black outs like BGR. and get darker tinted windows. but make sure we approve of the rims u decide to get, cuz if we dont like them, u will have to return them https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Reelax]

i know i allready told you how to do this ( yup right here ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?t=36206') ) and i thought you had read it but i guess not (or else you have worst short term memory in history). but for everyone else's information...

there is a way to get a wider lip on the rear wheel while keeping the SAME width and the SAME offset as the front wheels. a company called AXIS WHEELS has a series of wheels with the MAXIS lip system. in effect since the rear calipers on all cars are smaller than the front (the front brakes do the majority of the work in stopping), the face of the rear wheels can curve back further and still not touch the caliper, thus giving you a wider rear lip and deep dish look while maintaining the overall width and offset of the front wheels. you can also do this w/ some expensive japanese wheels which are offered in different face profiles (large caliper/medium caliper/small caliper); these differing face profiles are made to clear large front brakes but can also b used in the same fashion as the MAXIS system to hug smaller brakes in the rear. keep in mind different face profiles are only offerd on higher end wheels like VOLK, WORK, SSR as well as custom made wheels like HRE.

[BGR]

Whatever you do Neel, get +48 offset wheels. I got them and they tuck nicely ( 18 x 7.5 ) without rolling the fenders. My alignment in the back is also set a -2.5 degrees on both sides. My tires will be cool as long as I rotate them every 8,000 to 10,000 miles.

[BGR]

You should get these in 19 x 8 rear and 18 x 8 front.

http://www.streetdreams.org//wheels/axis/axis_spider_hyper_silver.jpg

[neel9]

hey BGR . for some reason i wanna get 17in.. couple of people have told me that 18ins have a rough ride so i am not sue. 19ins is out of my range.. i am debating between 17ins and 18ins.. so.. and for what i wanna do the 48+ offset is too much.. sint it.. i wanna have a bigger lip at the back so. let me know.

[RedGalant2k1]

you can run different offsets. but yea it really depends on the wheels. i mean some wheels run the same size lip no matter what the offset is.

No they don't. If a wheel has a lower offset it will have a 'wider' lip.

[neel9]

you can run different offsets. but yea it really depends on the wheels. i mean some wheels run the same size lip no matter what the offset is.

No they don't. If a wheel has a lower offset it will have a 'wider' lip.
exactly.. i am trying to have a smaller offset at the back than the front but

[ChikagoGTZ]

www.wheelmax.com have some nice AZA split 5 spokes (exactly like mine) but in a staggered set up. They're kinda pricy but they are really nice.

http://www.wheelmax.com/wheelmodels.asp?CtgId=1139 ('http://www.wheelmax.com/wheelmodels.asp?CtgId=1139')

[neel9]

i am debating on getting some volk Gram Lights 57S Pro's or 57pro or 57c. i am not sure if they have a bigger lip but.. i kinda doubt it so.. if any one can do me some research on these wheels help me..

[Danger DANJ]

Whatever you do Neel, get +48 offset wheels. I got them and they tuck nicely ( 18 x 7.5 ) without rolling the fenders. My alignment in the back is also set a -2.5 degrees on both sides. My tires will be cool as long as I rotate them every 8,000 to 10,000 miles.
Hmmm, I bet those wheels sit pretty close to the suspension. I wouldn't try a +48mm offset with rims wider than 7.5" though.

[neel9]

hey u think this will fit
18 X 8.5 offset 40 for front and 18 X 9.5 offset 42 for the rear??

[Reelax]

hey u think this will fit
18 X 8.5 offset 40 for front and 18 X 9.5 offset 42 for the rear??

you will need a wide body kit or fender flares for either of those wheels to fit your car. did you miss my post again (hint: AXIS WHEELS, MAXIS system lip) or did you just not understand it?


What are staggered wheels? a popular trend is coming back for both cars and trucks is called "staggered" or "staggering". Staggering wheels involves using wheels of different width and/or diameter on the front and rear of the vehicle for a more stunning or aggressive look. This can also allow for a wider tire on the rear depending on the car. Axis even went a step further with their new Maxis lip, which allows the staggered look on cars that can't take a wider wheel in the rear. Already popular with the Volkswagen, Acura, Honda, Scion and the Audi crowds the Maxis lip is going to bring the staggered look back in a very big way. Before you jump in with both feet and order a set of staggered wheels, there are some things to consider. One is fitment, as not all cars can take a larger wheel and tire combo in back. Even our Maxis Lip needs to have a car with small enough calipers on the rear to fit. Secondly is proper tire rotation. Instead of being able to rotate front to rear and vice-versa, you wil have to rotate left to right, and if your tires are directional, you will have to get them unmounted and re-mounted on the other side. Not impossible, just a little more costly (who said it's easy to be beautiful?).

btw, the widest wheels anyone has put on the USDM 8G so far is 8.5". the rear fender on our cars is actually tighter (narrower and shorter radius) than the front. so that's why i told you, in one of your other posts where you asked this question b4, you would need a really narrow front tire and wheel if you truly wanted to do an actual stagger fitament since the rear can only b 8.5' at the most (and at that width you will almost definately have to roll your fenders for clearance).

[BGR]

you can run different offsets. but yea it really depends on the wheels. i mean some wheels run the same size lip no matter what the offset is.

No they don't. If a wheel has a lower offset it will have a 'wider' lip.

That's not necessarily true. It also depends on the style or even the manufacturer of the wheel. My last two wheels were +42 (RacingHart) and +40 (Velox) and both had a 2 to 2.5" lip. GalantESP had OZ racing wheels with +38 and had to roll his fenders and the wheels had no lip at all.

Rota wheels, 5Zigen and Axis are wheels that I can think of that has a +48 wheel with a nice lip on it.

[neel9]

so try to find a wheel which is 8" or 8.5" in width. right? and good offset would be?.. depends on rim right?>

[qnz]

so try to find a wheel which is 8" or 8.5" in width. right? and good offset would be?.. depends on rim right?>

everything is explained in this post already. i dont know much about about staggered fitments on 8g's and i already understand what size rims i would need from reading these posts. its not rocket science. its plain english