The New Wheels

[Shift_Altima]

not a fan of konig...

[mcheddadi]

So I got my car back from my shop yesterday afternoon. Been driving it since.

I had the shop swap out the rear Eibachs for the OEMS, so I am now running the 1.4" Eibach spring drop in the front with the OEM height (1" higher than Eibach drop) in the rear.

I can't tell you how freaking bad *** my car looks right now. The aggressive offset of +30, mixed with the 1.4" drop in the front and the raised rear looks absolutely amazing. People are walking over to me when I park and inspecting the car, asking for details of mods, and just staring from the side of the road or their cars.

I just received my Stillen Fascia and Sideskirts and need to make an appt for paint and install. I will post a new thread with pics and whatnot then but I HIGHLY recommend that if you are looking for an even more aggressive look to your Coupe and have the Eibach springs swap the rears with the OEM springs. More weight in the front = better performance + better handling. My tires have yet to leave the road. Not even a squeak when taking hard turns. Absolutely a dream come true.

I don't know about the better handling comment but I'm glad you like the way it looks now. but be warned that if you go downhill and take a sharp corner your rear may lift more easily and you might end up in a ditch (lol I really don't think it will lol )

I kinda shot myself in the foot with this more aggressive offset. If I can throw any advice out there to folks, it would be to go for a +45 offset with 235/40/19 if you are going 19s. That seems like a tad more perfect fit than mine. Adidas2go has 19x8 +45 offset with 235/35/19. That seems the perfect fit, but I'd also recommend going 40 width instead of 35 width-- my wheels never leave the road on turns and I have amazing traction on straight aways.

I don't rub at all with my +40 offset and super wide 255/40/19 tires. I think thats the limit though lol.

[mcheddadi]

UPDATE: something quite peculiar happened lol...my front tires rolled my fender lool. I think It happened the same day I mounted them. They got rolled super smooth. free fender rolling FTW lool. It must have happened when I hit a very very deep pothole (I'm talking super deep rim destroyer pothole). My rims and tires didn't have any damage and my fender got rolled for free lol.

so 255/40/19 with +40 offset is officially the MAX for 19inchers. It won't rub at all after the "natural fender rolling" occurs lol.

lucky FTW!

[Rolling Estonian]

ok you need to put pics of that up

[mcheddadi]

here's the best I could for pics, first the normal rear fenders:





Now the "rolled" fenders:(you can actually see the rolling begining in the first pic)

[mcheddadi]

[maxentropy]

So anyway, still have had no problems since replacing the rear eibachs with OEM. My car looks even more aggressive with the rear higher than the front.

Mcheddadi and I are pushing the limits with our wheels and hence would recommend something just a tad smaller. 235/40/19s would be real nice. In fact, when I get new tires that'll prolly be what I get!

Mcheddadi-- are you still eibach dropped with those 255/40/19s? Any more rolling occuring?

[mcheddadi]

yeah I'm still dropped ftw with no rub now that the fender got "rolled"

but I'd recommend, 245/40/19 for NO RUB Guaranteed. they fill the wheel well better than 235/40/19

[SmokeDaT]

I got the same rims as you max and I'm going to get 235/35/19 tires. Either the Yokohama S Drives or the Vredestein Sessanta's. Can't wait to put them on.

[maxentropy]

yeah I'm still dropped ftw with no rub now that the fender got "rolled"

but I'd recommend, 245/40/19 for NO RUB Guaranteed. they fill the wheel well better than 235/40/19

With a +45 offset, I agree. With a +30 offset, I recommend no larger than what I'm running now.

I got the same rims as you max and I'm going to get 235/35/19 tires. Either the Yokohama S Drives or the Vredestein Sessanta's. Can't wait to put them on.

Nice, I was a little dissapointed that we could only get the +30 offset, but you do what you gotta do! Post pics when ya get your tires on!