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artman540
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I want to put 18x10 inch wheels on my s14 but I don't want to touch the quarter panel or use spacers. That's cheating the spacers take up valuable wheel width space. Will +18 offset be alright for this and be flush with a little camber?

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simmode1
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You're dreaming if you think you can do this without at least a fender roll and pull.

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240lookis
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roll your qp's with a rented fender roller, or get someone to do it.your qp will look the same, and you will be able to fit those wheels with a 235/40.

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spacers take up valuable wheel width space? you clearly dont all the reasons for using spacers.

in the rear you can get away without pulling on a 10, but you will have to at least Roll your QP's or run redic neg camber and stretch the tire or run high offsets.Offset is what determines if you'll need spacers or roll your fenders.you could also run those sizes on a man sized tire and keep your car running 4x4 status if you dont want to touch your QPs or fenders.

Just buy your wheel and tire, and fit them. whether its through the use of spacers/rolling-puling fenders

Dont be a Pusssy.roll+pull for baller status sized wheels.

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ok, might be a dumb question, but how bad does a car ride when the suspension is set up like that? So low that the tire is nearly rubbing the fender. Aren't 240's already bad enough on suspension travel without being that low? Somebody shed some light on this for me because I love the look, but I don't want to be beaten to death just for a

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speedeast
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You'll need to roll your fenders.
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JustDriftMore
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Just go negative you wont notice it i swear

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simmode1
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speedeast wrote:I hope you don't plan on putting 18x10s up front...

+17mm will probably stick out too far. You're going to want something closer to a +30-32mm offset.

Oh, and you'll need to roll your fenders.
Ehhh... Very wrong. Click the link I provided in my first post. 18x10+20(ish) offset is old news for S14's front wheels. There's no way in hell your suggestion would clear coilovers.

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speedeast
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simmode1 wrote:
Ehhh... Very wrong. Click the link I provided in my first post. 18x10+20(ish) offset is old news for S14's front wheels. There's no way in hell your suggestion would clear coilovers.

Edited for courtesy
I realized the fault in my post, but you got me before I could correct it. Lol, I had the old quote up there^ before I saw you changed it. I accidentally typed my starting offset wrong in a calculator I was using. Nice catch, but relax before you blow a gasket.

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simmode1
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Yeah, I saw how helpful you were being over in the Wheel/Tire forum and realized there was no reason to go so hard on you, so I edited my post... We all gotta start learning somewhere and everybody makes some mistakes. It's all good!


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