Broken wheels need help replacing

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yttimhcs2009
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Hey nico I need some help! Was driving down the highway a few nights ago when I discovered 20in wheels dont handle potholes very well at 85mph :facepalm: Shattered my front drivers wheel and bent up the rest of them pretty bad. I had been running 20x8.5 +45 with 245/35/20 Nittos on all four and am lowered on Eibachs. Surprisingly the tires are all still perfectly fine so I plan on reusing them. Here's my dilemma...I've been ballin' on a budget so I cant break the bank. Here's what I've been looking at for replacements:

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20x8.5 +35
or the same ones in 20x9.5 +35

The 20x9.5+35 would have much more concavity to them of course but I have no idea if you can run my current tire size on them? Trying to reuse them to save $$$.
An online wheel calculator says if I went from the current 20x8.5+45 to the 20x9.5+35 it would have 3mm less inner clearance and stick out 23mm extra. And even if they worked can use that same tire size? No idea if that would work help me out if you can! Thanks guys


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SanoSuKe
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You can use the same tires and those wheel specs will fit fine. Go ahead.

yttimhcs2009
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Location: Dallas, TX

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SanoSuKe wrote:You can use the same tires and those wheel specs will fit fine. Go ahead.
awesome good to hear. My rear fenders aren't rolled if that makes any difference. have any good lug brand recommendations? Some people recommended Godspeed 50mm look good.

and your car makes me want to give up lol cleanest AC out there by far! love it

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SanoSuKe
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Yea, Godspeed is good, also Muteki is pretty good.

Don't give up! my car supposed to be an inspiration, I hope lol

yttimhcs2009
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Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:17 am
Car: 09 Black Altima Coupe 2.5
Location: Dallas, TX

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Didn't feel like making a new thread. Wheels finally came in and got them mounted. Sorry for the crappy Iphone pictures, dark overcast sky and dirty car lol
20x9.5+30 with nitto 245/35/20R on all 4. Went with Godspeed Type III lugs and put a plastic baggy over them when torquing them down to avoid scratching them up, worked perfect.
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surprisingly have a pretty decent concave to them. Picture doesn't do much justice
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Now who in the Dallas area knows of any good places to take some professional pictures?


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