91 coupe wheels

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NewYorkCoupe
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Alright guys, standard question. What offset wheels should i run on my coupe to sit flush without suspension upgrades right now. Still have 4 lug and id like to stay with either 17" or 18" without rollin or pullin. Lookin for around 8" width. Alright whats your suggestions or what are you guys running.


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Any wheels is going to look goofy unless your car is lowered. I would get yourself some coils first.

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Any coilcovers that have a good rep for quality? What are ya thinkin...drop it about 1.5" ?

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A lot of people here use either Stance, Megan, Tein or JIC coilovers. And they stay away from K-sport. If your on a budget Megans are your best bet....

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Looks like the winner is megans. I spent all my money on the body and engine haha.

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+10

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so an offset of +10 will not have any rubbing problems what-so-ever. Whats the farthest you can push it?

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In your dreams Adrian.

OP, It depends on how wide you go.

8 inches wide will require about a +30 offset to keep from having to roll your fenders. Unless you run some camber.

If the wheel is a different width, adjust the offset proportionally.

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gotta keep these suckers flat, budget build, so runnin through tires is not a great idea

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Gotta pay to play.

It'll cut down a little on tire life, but nothing TOO substantial. I wouldn't buy really pricey tires anyways.

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So if i ran like a 17x8 and 17x9 like +20 front +38 rear would that be decent?

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:8 inches wide will require about a +30 offset to keep from having to roll your fenders.
Thank god I viewed this thread. Thanks AZ, I definently found this to be really helpful.

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You'd have to roll your fenders unless you run some camber. Nothing crazy or anything. I'd roll the fenders anyways, it's no big deal really.

But those are good sizes. Not to conservative, not too crazy.

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Remember, this all depends on how low you go, and how wide your tires are.

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Ya its my first 240 so im trying to keep it looking clean. I have a red top on the way from canada so winter will see the birth of that.

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pfft, you wont run through your tires with a little camber.

ive got around 6k miles on my tires with decent tread left.

18x9.5 +12 with 225/40s all around, around 2.5 degrees of negative all around. estimate.

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Why in the blue HELL is there talk of +30 in this thread?!


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ive got 17x8's +35 all around cuz im still dd'ing it & like being able to rotate the tires w/my non directional nitto tires. but i didnt like the fronts offset & had to get a 15mm spacer. so if your going staggered i would say 17x8 +20 for the front, and ive heard 17x9 +12 to achieve perfect fitment for the rear, but am not positive

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17 x 9 +5

with a nice roll


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