so i guess no one has these on their s13....

[Pirate_Freder]

First off this is for real, all of these upgrades are planned to happen within the next few weeks. I got in a wreck and am using it as an excuse to put my butt in gear and do the R32 body conversion(front and rear), and an R32 certainly wouldn't look to good with steelies lol. So 5-lug it is with sweet wheels and brakes.

I have been trying to work out sizes for WedsSport SA-90's but it's not going to well, can't seem to find anyone that has them on an s13 in anything close to the sizes i want. I am not a pro on wheel sizing but I am assuming that you can't just say "well these Racing Hart wheels are 17x9 +20 and fit so these Weds that are the same dimensions must fit too". you need to consider concave/convex/flat spokes etc....right?

so anywho, what i am hoping for is Front: 17X8 +25 Rear: 17x9 +20 with coilovers(Tein Super Drift) and I DO NOT want stretched tires lol. oh and also Z32 or R32 brakes will be needing to fit in there.

anyone have any idea on if this will work? anything that does or might need changing etc.?

Thanks guys,Fred

[bribot]

what do you mean r32 body conversion? like a whole r32 front and rear end?

it depends on what size tire you plan on running. since you dont want stretch your gonna have to roll teh fenders so it doesnt rub.

[sr20power]

it depends on what size tire you plan on running. since you dont want stretch your gonna have to roll teh fenders so it doesnt rub.

I agree....those wheel size and offset will fit to my knowledge (somebody corrct me if I'm wrong....) I have a S14 with 17x8 +25 and 17x9 +35 with Tien HE's....no problem with clearance.

As for clearing the Z32 or R32 brakes not sure...best to ask whom ever you are buying the wheels from or the company that sells them to see if they will clear.

[Pirate_Freder]

@bribot: yeah, the whole front and rear end.

in terms of tire size i just want it to be flush or barely wider than the wheel... maybe 235/40 in the back and 205 or 215/45 in front. rolling the fenders is no problem, who knows, i may even get a bit of widebody eventually.

@sr20power: well yours are close, plus iunno what the difference is between s13 and s14 fitment.

wouldn't it be pretty safe to say the brakes would clear as long as the wheels are a certain diameter or more? i wouldn't think the difference in the thickness of the rim would be toooooo much...but iunno lol, that's why i'm asking.

[sr20power]

wouldn't it be pretty safe to say the brakes would clear as long as the wheels are a certain diameter or more? i wouldn't think the difference in the thickness of the rim would be toooooo much...but iunno lol, that's why i'm asking.

Well its not really the thickness as you put it or the diameter of the wheel. 17's should clear the brakes, but it the spoke design that might have issues on the clearance of the brake. Don't know what the wheels you are looking at look like...

Best make sure, than be sorry later.

[yokota180sx]

jesuschriste

its gonna be looking like an Australia carhorrible

BUT so my post isnt completely wastedIMO you should runnnnnn17x9 all aroundor 17x9 +35 front and 20 rear and space the front as neededthey SHOULD clear your brakesbut your larger than normal tein coils may be different

The reason i say, is judging by the mods done, your going to have to pay alot after people run into your car becuase they have the uncontrollable urge to hit it to put it out of its miseryso you can save on tires by just rotating them...

[Pirate_Freder]

@sr20power: oh yeah...i forgot about that part...tire rack:http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelClo ... ze+Painted

@yokota180sx: australian car...?

k so yeah....i was planning on staggering because my understanding is that if you go to wide in the front you will lose some agility...and the placement of the statement about coils doesn't make sense, with where you put it it sounds like you're saying it may affect brake fitment... o.0?

now what about people wanting to hit my car...? i really hope you aren't being a jerk but it sounds like you are...

[yokota180sx]

yes im being a jerkr32 fornt on an s13 looks like ***i did it like 8 months ago cause i was bored

your offset might hit your coilsteins are fatter than oithers

[Pirate_Freder]

...i guess you weren't paying enough attention...ENTIRE CONVERSION!!! not just the front, I am doing the back too. also i am not doing some nasty job, i am going to use the radiator and bumper support so it will sit right. either way it's all opinion...

in terms of hitting the coils, will it be minor enough that i could fix it with spacers?

[yokota180sx]

you dont have to use the radiator supportbumper support bolts up to the 240 one

yeah spacers fix anything

and just cause your doing the rear, makes it even worse

buy an r32

[Pirate_Freder]

you live in japan...i live in america....r32 here=expensive and fairly hard to come by

wow this got off topic lol, well wtv...so anywho..i guess those wheels should work just fine then

[yokota180sx]

****no im wrongYou need a lower front offsetthe r32 fenders are around 15mm wider than the s13

i forgot about that

[Pirate_Freder]

ah, good point lol. lower offset than 17x9 +35 or lower than 17x8 +25. in the 8's they have +25, 35, 42 and in the 9's they only have +20, 35.

[yokota180sx]

9 +20 is the way to goEither way the r32 front fenders will need a roll becuase the inside lip is horendously big

[Pirate_Freder]

well i'm staggering for handling reasons so....9 in the front ain't happening. maybe if they made 10's that i could put in the back but that isn't the case. you really think 8 +25 won't be wide enough?

besides stock GTR wheels are 16x8 +30, i know that's on a different chassis but the body in the front will be the same width and i should just need a 10mm spacer or so(+15mm for the fender width -5 for the lower offset).

[yokota180sx]

i ran 16x8 +10sand it still wasnt out enough

[yokota180sx]

heres some pics i found from back in teh day


Modified by yokota180sx at 2:29 PM 8/28/2007

[Pirate_Freder]

are those the 8 +10's?

[yokota180sx]

yeha something like that

[yokota180sx]

but once you put on the right tiresand camber itits gonna need 5-7 more mm of offset

[Pirate_Freder]

well that sucks...that's all too true...thing is i did the math and the 17x8+25 will be about 10mm closer to the coils... and with camber...will those not need spacers?

do you have aim, msn, or yahoo?

[yokota180sx]

im at [email protected]

[Pirate_Freder]

i sent you an e-mail