SportMax 962's with KYB's?

[Jiggyfry]

Ok folks I'm looking into getting the sportmax wheels sized 18x8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear. both front and rear have a +35 offset. The tires will be 225/40/r18 front and 255/35/r18 rear. I'm currently running KYB AGX shocks at all 4 cornes and Eibach sportlines at the 4 corners. My question is will these fit with my current setup? I have the stock brakes so there is no problem there. Oh yeah, I own a '91 s13 hatch back. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Jiggyfry]

anyone? gotta find out soon as my old tires are toast and i need some new shoes!

[Jiggyfry]

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[hannibal]

maybe you can look up a member called 90 DRGZ and send him an email. He has sportmax's...

[naed240sx]

You will have at least 14mm less strut clearance than stock. Measure how much room you have.

[Jiggyfry]

ok, im currently running 17x7's at all 4 corners with a +38 offset. Im not worried about the rears as i could fit quite a big rim there, but the fronts scare me. I'd say ive got aboot 5mm from the sidewall to the side of the strut. This could be rectified with a spacer but im more worried aboot the rim to the top of the strut. I currently have aboot 1/2 an inch of room with a 215/40/zr17 tire. So i guess my question is can i fit these rims with this suspension or do i have to go coilover? Also thanks for the guys info, im gonna contact him now!

[naed240sx]

With coilovers, they will DEFINATELY not fit.

If you have 1/2 in(12.7mm clearance) now, its gonna be close. You can always run a 5 or 8mm spacer to clear it if you have problems.

[Jiggyfry]

OK i checked out the guys ebay store and noticed he has the same wheels but in 17. I emailed him asking if he could piece together a set of 17x8 for the front and 18x9.5 for the rear. Seeing as i suck at this wheel fitment stuff, do you think this would be better? I have a feeling ill need a spacer for the front though.

[naed240sx]

OK i checked out the guys ebay store and noticed he has the same wheels but in 17. I emailed him asking if he could piece together a set of 17x8 for the front and 18x9.5 for the rear. Seeing as i suck at this wheel fitment stuff, do you think this would be better? I have a feeling ill need a spacer for the front though.

17x8+35 front will clear fine, as long as you don't run a really wide tire. However, you will have a 1.5" wheel stagger from front to rear, which I don't reccomend. Even a 20mm stagger in tire size is enough to cause noticeable understeer on a stock suspension setup.