roll your fenders to fit 18" wheels?

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drewce
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whatsup nico im just curious if you have to do anything to make 18" wheels fit on a s14?


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The height of you wheels do not determine whether or not you need to roll your fenders, but rather it's the width, offset and vehicle ride height. Oem 18" wheels should fit fine on a stock s14 if that's what you're wondering.

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they all fit if you arent lower then lowering springs.

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drewce
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Sorry i 'make my post clear. what i meant was when the car is lowered. doesnt the size of rim also matter if your car is slammed?. do you have to roll your fenders?

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like ^^^^ said, we need more info anout the wheel, width, offset. tire size... and rolling your fenders is a good idea anyway.. because it isnt expensive/hard to do...

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alright thanks i dont really have a specif offset yet but as for with 9.5/10". So im assuming with a proper offset with 18" wheels you would only have to roll your fenders(if that) and not pull them correct?

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Aren't stock S14 wheels like 7"...In comparison a 9.5 wheel is actually quite wide. I like 9" wheels for just a DD, but a 10" for the track. Also, are you a tire stretcher or properly fit rubber? This makes a difference too.

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I have 350z track wheels. 18x8 front 18.8.5 back. My car is on coils, but isn't slammed. The fronts are fine but I need to roll/pull the fender before I can fix my camber. Your probably going to have to do something with the rear fenders if you daily your car and don't want to go through rear tires

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yea my car had 17x9 +15 lowered on coils and i rubbed doing u turns. rears were fine

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lol i rub all the time
and ive rolled and pulled the s*** outta my fenders, and beat the piss out of my inner fenders.

i only rub up front at full lock.. im happy with that.

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18x9 +4--18x10 +8
235/45/18--265/35/18

yes.. i make small Japanese baby cats cry.
whats i to you.

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I haven't touched my fenders on my s14...I still have the plastic fender liners inside too. I 350z wheels 18x8 +33, rub the fender liner at full lock but thats nothing.

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Dazzla wrote:I haven't touched my fenders on my s14...I still have the plastic fender liners inside too. I 350z wheels 18x8 +33, rub the fender liner at full lock but thats nothing.

how low are you?

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We need more info then that bro.

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are 17" better than 18" for an s14?

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drewce wrote:
Dazzla wrote:I haven't touched my fenders on my s14...I still have the plastic fender liners inside too. I 350z wheels 18x8 +33, rub the fender liner at full lock but thats nothing.

how low are you?
In the front I got about finger gap between top of tire and the fender liner..rear got lots of room. I'm dropped on coilovers btw

17s are too small for s14s unless you wanna go hella low

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Dazzla wrote:17s are too small for s14s unless you wanna go hella low
Word. But when you do... oh god, does it looks great.
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