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Ily Beeg
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Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:13 pm
Car: s13 240sx with ca18det

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So I bought some square wheels for my s13.
They're 5x114.3 17x9 and +15 offset. My car is in the body shop
and they are the people that are rolling my rear, I got 30mm front
fenders as well. But when turning I hit the fire wall and stuff down there.
My question is, what can I do to fix it from hitting? (Smaller tires? Spacers? Camber? Cutting/hammering?)
I have adjustable coils with camber plates.
And if you're running a similar set up let me know what you did to fit them on your s13.
Thank you:)


TheRoadShark
Posts: 67
Joined: Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:39 pm
Car: '93 S13 Coupe
RB25DET S2 @ 10psi
Silvia conversion

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Are you lowered any? Alot? That can affect how the wheel fits in the wheel well. Also, what size tires are you running?

Ily Beeg
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Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:13 pm
Car: s13 240sx with ca18det

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Yeah I'm lowered some I want to say 2.5-3"
And I'm not too sure I've looked at it a million times and don't remember.
But I think they're 245/?/17
And 240/?/17
I'm more worried about the front. The back is all fine just to clarify:)

CJH
Posts: 251
Joined: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:37 am
Car: S13
Location: Sheboygan WI

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For a proper answer, we need proper information. On my S13 I have 17x9.75 on all four corners. Fronts are +5, rears are -5. I have 225/45/17 up front and 235/45/17 in the rear. My car is slammed. I have stock fenders, but they are rolled and pulled a lot. The rears touch nothing. The fronts hit everything, but not "too" bad. I pounded over the body seam in the wheel well to prevent it from cutting my tire. I just live with the rest of the rubbing. Some day I'll take a hammer to the firewall and tub the wheel well. Then I should be good to go. Also, switching to a 40 side wall will help me.

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Broadfield
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Car: 1992 240sx
Location: Normal, IL
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CJH - You need to enable: "Allow users to send you private messages" in your board preferences. Otherwise there is no way for me to PM you back. You also don't have it setup for users to email you, so I couldn't even send you an email. This was the only way to track you down. Sorry for the interruption in this thread... although I am what most people consider an S13 wheel fitment expert, I just don't have time to give my input at this moment.

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simmode1
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Car: Red '95 S14
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Broadfield's such a nice guy. :bigthumb:
Ily Beeg wrote:Yeah I'm lowered some I want to say 2.5-3"
And I'm not too sure I've looked at it a million times and don't remember.
But I think they're 245/?/17
And 240/?/17
I'm more worried about the front. The back is all fine just to clarify:)
You're definitely going to want to confirm your tire sizes. 17x9+15 is a fantastic size for a wheel fitment novice running stock fenders.

245 width tires up front is doable if the tire isn't too tall. If you're running 245/45/17 or 245/50/17's, you can give up on that. Way too tall. You're gonna need 245/40/17's or 245/35/17's to clear, unless you wanna raise your ride hieght a little.

Never even heard of a 240 width tire. Make sure you're reading those right...

If this were me, I'd either pick a 235/40/17 tire or a 245/35/17...

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OM3GA
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Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:41 pm
Car: A Sexy Mobile, 1993 Nissan 240sx 180sx Hatcher

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You should be running 235/40/17. Also, what is your caster set at?


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