How much would they stick out?

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Redline240
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I'm planning to widebody my S14 next year, i'm a bodyman and i'm doin it myself so i don't need to be told how expensive it will be...anyway the major cost will be wider rims to match the wider body...i've been considering stock Z06 wheels, but i need to know how much they will stick out from the stock fenders and if they will hit my struts...i have no clue how to figure it out, all i know is the size and offset of the wheels. Maybe someone will be kind enough to do the math for me and not flame me for asking...and i know i don't need wheels that wide, lol...

Front's are 17x8.5 56mm offsetRear's are 18x10.5 56mm offset

Thanks to anyone who can help...

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[s3]
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18x10.5 in the rear won't clear, you'll need spacers and the car will be slowed down quite a bit, and odo will be off about 10 to 15 miles, not to mention it'll look kinda silly....but whatever floats your boat.

crzycav86
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Wow. those offsets are incredibly high.

They wouldn't even be able to mount, they'd just bang the strut.

You need an offset in the low 10's if you want to fill your wide fenders.

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http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html

Use that and throw in some numbers. Try to find a combination that will suit your needs.

Redline240
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Thanks guys...i'll have to keep looking then...

Redline

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extheflow
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[s3] wrote:18x10.5 in the rear won't clear, you'll need spacers and the car will be slowed down quite a bit, and odo will be off about 10 to 15 miles, not to mention it'll look kinda silly....but whatever floats your boat.
the width and offset won't mean anything to the speedo or odometer if the tires are sized properly. but yeah those offsets are weird for such a wide wheel...maybe for porsche fitment? look for something ALOT lower. i have 10"s in the back with a +24 the backspacing is just right for coilovers.

crzycav86
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I'm assuming those were the specs on the z06 wheels he mentioned earlier in his post.

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sultan
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z06 wheels are the wrong bolt pattern anyway

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sil80drifter
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lol... redrill them. ok ok, i am joking

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