Another wheel size question :/

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KC224
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I've been looking for like 3 days on trying to figure out what size I need and just can't seem to find it :/
I know this is asked all the time so for that I'm sorry.

Just got this car (1995 SE) a few months ago so I think it's time to do some work to it..

here are some pix of it now.. as you can see why I'm wanting to change rims lol
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All I know is that they're 18 inch lexani krystals with tire size of 225/40/18

So my question is what rim size and offset should I be looking for that I won't have to roll the fenders?
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5x114.3 18x7.5 35 offset

The site said they would fit.. but how would they look offset wise? Also I need new tires anyway so if 17s are better then I'm open to that too
Thanks :)


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you wont have to roll fenders with those wheels, theyre going to look battleship sunk though. why are you against rolling the fenders? there arent any real negatives to doing it.
btw, pretty much unless your going for a niche look, 17x9+20 is like the minimum for decent fitment.
edit: just to give you an idea, guys are running 10's regularly...on the front! so ...
check rimtuck.com as well...type in sizes or size/offset and have a look

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KC224
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Not entirely sure why I'm against it heh guess I'll check that too if it's not to pricey.
Thanks for the help :)

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Just space out the wheels you have, theyre baller. ha

Get 17x9+15

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^ Way too big of a size without fender/suspension modification. Why would you tell him that????

If you want something that will look OKAY without any suspension modification, get something around 8" wide with a +15 offset. It won't look as good as it can with the proper suspension modification, but won't quite be pizza cutters either.

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^ Thanks lol
so 5x114.3 17.8 +15 with what kind of tires do you think? profile wise.

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8 inch.... I like a 225 or 235 40. But in all honesty S14's can take some tire / wheel. If doing an S14 I would do a 10 inch wheel with a 255-285 depending on power and if you wanna roll the inner lip. A more solid bet is a 9 inch front and a 9-10inch rear wheel out back. Stock power I'd do 215 or 225 front and 255 rear.

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Ehh he might not like the price, and OP.... you gotta loose those crazy skirts

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Alright on the tires, if I could do the same all the way around would I do 225? Might be a better deal.

And yea I don't have that much ha

OutToWinPAHC wrote:Ehh he might not like the price, and OP.... you gotta loose those crazy skirts
That was my next project :) lol I bought the car exactly like that the 2nd pic is the one he had on autotrader :P

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See Sig. :whistle:

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^ lol and thanks helpful threads ^^


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