Check out my Wheels Choices (input please)

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f150intally
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I have a 5-lug conversion sitting in my garage. Getting ready to go on and was wondering what you guys would think about this setup. I need feedback please. 5zigen fn01r-c 5x114.3. Tires may be falken fk451 street tires.

Front:17x8 +25215-45-17

Rear:17x9 +15245-40-17

My question is this... will i have to roll fenders? Will I have to pull fenders? i have a 93 s13 coupe. The setup will not look sunken will it?

EDIT: forgot to mention I'm running KYB AGX struts.

Modified by f150intally at 5:40 PM 2/27/2005
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chmercer
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no roll/pull = looks sunk. sorry, thats just me.

f150intally
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maybe i should have stated myself differently. I want the wheels and tires to look flush to some degree. I think the +15 is going to stick out too far. 17x9 +35 will extend 37mm beyond the stock setup, which based on my measurements will make it almost flush with the fender.

anyone have any input/feedback?

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SoCalSilvia
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why FN's? why not try and get something a little more original? I'm so tired of seeing FN's on 240's. They have become what rota slipstreams are for honda's.

f150intally
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I just like these wheels. I could care less who else has them. No one in the city i live in has them. I'm only concerned with satisfying myself and I love these wheels.

chmercer
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if you get 17x9 +15 all around, maybe 17x10 +12/+25 in the back, and make it fit, ie roll, maybe slightly pull the fenders, itll look much cooler and you will be much happier with it down the road.

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SmithSR
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Don't go too big. You'll be wasting money on sizes that have no benefit but appearance, and you can't see them when you're driving anyways.

I think your original setup sounds like a comfortable starting point, and if you feel like changing sizes later on, then you'll have a working knowledge of what fits and how it looks.

The key is to get a package that fits easily, so then you can work from that point and go bigger if you want. That way, you're able to envision what a given package will look like on the car when you change offset +/- or width etc etc..

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the FNO1R-C. They are clean styled, affordable, kinda light weight, and look good.



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