joined the fn01r-c club

[Dori Dori]

Does anyone have a reasonable idea of what is required to fit some 17x9" wheels and 245/40-17 tires up front on an S13 though? I guess I'm getting so many conflicting reports I'm just going to have to buy them then make them work and report back here. Oh well - might as well do something new in the Nissan community right off the bat.

S14 LCA's...you'll then have the same clearance as an S14.

[BuudWeizErr]

fish: i have 5 lugdoridori: LCA's won't give you clearance. Only thing an S14 LCA on S13 will do is push the hub outward allowing you to run a higher offset wheel and having it be as flush as a lower offset wheel without a spacer.def: i've HEARD but have not checked the truth... that you can't fit anything more than 215/45/17 on a 9 inch wheel up front. I'm going to try for 225's, so we'll see.

[Def]

But wouldn't moving the wheel out a bit and running a wider fender make this possible?

What with tubbing the wheel wells for such a minor increase in tire width? I never got a straight response on FA, and honestly, I questioned whether some of the people giving advice knew what they were talking about(i.e. swore up and down that a 10" wide wheel WILL NOT EVER fit under heavily rolled S13 rear fenders, bah - stock fenders give you 10.5-11" of clearance.)

[shift_sr]

alright guys I have one to spit at ya. I have a 93 240 w 5 lug swap i wanna run 17x8 front and 17x9 rear FN01R-C but what offset would i be lookin at and what size tire do i wanna be running. I know this has been discussed millions of times but I can't get a straight answer. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

[Dori Dori]

fish: i have 5 lugdoridori: LCA's won't give you clearance. Only thing an S14 LCA on S13 will do is push the hub outward allowing you to run a higher offset wheel and having it be as flush as a lower offset wheel without a spacer.def: i've HEARD but have not checked the truth... that you can't fit anything more than 215/45/17 on a 9 inch wheel up front. I'm going to try for 225's, so we'll see.

I was talking about coilover clearance...if running a 9" front w/ a 245 series tire, there will probably be a coilover clearance issue. Def got it...

[Dori Dori]

alright guys I have one to spit at ya. I have a 93 240 w 5 lug swap i wanna run 17x8 front and 17x9 rear FN01R-C but what offset would i be lookin at and what size tire do i wanna be running. I know this has been discussed millions of times but I can't get a straight answer. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

215/45/17 front, 235/45/17 rear.

17x8 should be +25 and the 17x9 should be +35.

[chmercer]

lowest offset they make and flare fenders

[BuudWeizErr]

I talked with one of my friends about tire clearance up front. he has seen 225's up front and 235/40's on stock s13 fenders. so there you go. even 9.5" +12 wheel fits with stretched tire.

[shift_sr]

would a +27 be alright instead of a +25 or is there no play in this?

[Def]

2mm is a gnat's *** in relative terms. The choice of tire makes more of a difference than that really.

I'd say you'll be fine, as 17x8" +25 isn't really hugging it really close up front. If it is a bit close, all you have to do is get a 5mm spacer though, so it's not a show stopper if by chance you do get rubbing(but I doubt it).

[UncleBen]

I've thought about getting rid of mine and getting some more with differnet offsets, but mine are pretty good the way they are now. 17x8's all around with +35 up front and +25 out back. If I do get rid of them, I am getting hyperblack and changing my widths/offsets.

Nice choices everyone.