Wheel size for s14?

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nighthawk240sx
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Ok currently I have 17x8 in the front and 17X9 in the back...I am looking to get a real big lip on the back like about the height of a dollar bill and the front one I want about half the height of the dollar bill. Ive seen this some to BMW's 350z's and a lot of rwd cars.... what can I do to mine to get that look? Or what size do you all recommend?


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Mauibuilt Guy
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This should have been posted on the Wheel and Tire forum. I dont know what your budget is but you could find many wheel manufacturers that offer staggered setups with a machine lip. When you say height of a dollar bill, you mean about 3 inches right? And half of that, you mean 1 1/2 inches, right? If I wanted to get another set of rims I would get some 18's with negative offsets for that 4 inch lip up front and 6 inch lip out back. I already run 18's on my S14 with some low offsets but not negative and it sits pretty much flush.

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Dattebayo
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If a shiny fat lip is what you're looking for, come a little closer and I'll give you one...

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adrianfromthecastle
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Good luck finding a deep "$1" lip in a 9". Generally speaking, you might get away with something like a 17x9 +0 or -10 depending on what wheel you go with, but even with that sizing, you'd still have to have some kind of knowledge in wheel fitting (i.e. roll, pull, camber, or even wider panels).

If I were you, I'd go with a 9/10" stagger set-up. Both of which will need a sub +20 offset.

Just to give you an idea, this is a 9"+16 /10" +18

heres a pic of a 10" -2 (w/ over fenders)

but like I said, it really depends on wheel brand.

EDT007
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Can you tell me what kind of rims those are? Looking good!

Red Lion
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Those look like SSR's?

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adrianfromthecastle
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EDT007 wrote:Can you tell me what kind of rims those are? Looking good!
The first ones are Work Meisters S1. The second ones... umm.. to tell you the truth, I'm not too sure. I wanna say Eurolines, but I'm not too possitive.


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