Check out the rims i'll be gettin...

[piccilo2]

In a couple weeks im going to be buying these lovely rims...





They are Enkei Evo 5 bronze 17x7, 4x114.3, +42 and they will be wrapped up in Falken Ziex Ze 512's

[bone_stock_240]

Nice rims. Can you get them in a lower offset though, or is that the only size they make?

[spicy lemon]

they make them in +35's too, but thats pretty much it.

if only they made them in better offsets...

[bone_stock_240]

try and get the +35 if you can. It will look a bit better, and you will have to use less of a spacer if you want them to be flush.

I always wondered why cars designed for front wheel drive cars have high offsets. Is it something to do with trying to counter torque steer by having a negative or near 0 scrub radius? That is the only thing I can think of off the top of my head, and it may be completely wrong.

[piccilo2]

actually, im not 100% sure thats the offset, the site doesnt say offset, it says ET: 42....nothing about offset.

Edit: OK nvm, yes its 42 for offset, just realized that is the offset number
Modified by piccilo2 at 12:24 PM 5/25/2007

[AmoebAssassin]

Those are going to look terribly sunken...

[weedtank]

they're ok..

[piccilo2]

Those are going to look terribly sunken...

please explain....?

[elgarvo616]

damn, no pirate smiles

[adrianfromthecastle]

please explain....?

they're gonna be faaar from flush. oem Z wheels are like a +35 or something like that... now imagine where you new wheels would be sitting but 10mm deeper into the wheel well. You better hope they clear your brake calipers.

[piccilo2]

u say Z...but the stock offset for 240's are 40mm...2mm makes that huge of a difference?

[piccilo2]

alrighty, ignore everything said about the above rims...i found something else that is a little cheaper and almost look the same...

17" Sportmax 962's that have a 35mm offset, they come in gold

[bone_stock_240]

They will be less sunken than stock, which is already super sunken, but they will be far from flush. +35 is better, but if you are really concerned with flushness, you should try finding something in the low teens. Frankly, I think it is better getting a rim that you like, more than having a flush fitment, but if you can have your cake and eat it too, go for it!

[piccilo2]

oooh now i completely understand...i read that last post, looked at my rims in my sig and everything made sense....word.

[triplesixrivals240]

Those rims are nice as hell.

Sportmax 962s are what I'm planning to purchase, 40mm offset.

An easy installation is what I'm hoping...