Wheel sizing

[midnight91]

hey guys im new to the forum and kinda new to the nissan scene but ive liked the 240sx hatchbacks well i finally will be gettine one but im wanting to do 50mm takidishi style quater panel overlays and 20mm front fenders from origin on it and i was wondering what would be a good width and offset for wheels also what tires size would you recomend thanks

[ashibah83]

why???learn this fast, you dont buy wheels to fit your wide fenders, you buy wide fenders to fit you wheels, if your set on wide fenders, look for 17-18 inch wheels 9.5-10 inch wide front with a 10-0 offset and 11-13 inch wide rears with a 0 to -15 offset

[s13importuner7]

i just bought a 91 240 with 20mm fenders all the way around. i wish the last guy would have put 50 or 60mm on instead. its a waste of money just for 20mm. anyway im thinking about getting rota p45r's in 9.5" in 17s or 18s with a 12 offset. pretty nice size. i think it should fit nice with the 20mm. does anyone know if im wrong?

[midnight91]

why???learn this fast, you dont buy wheels to fit your wide fenders, you buy wide fenders to fit you wheels, if your set on wide fenders, look for 17-18 inch wheels 9.5-10 inch wide front with a 10-0 offset and 11-13 inch wide rears with a 0 to -15 offset

hey thanks what if i didnt go with wide replacement fenders what would a good sizing be im really into the look of cars that have the wheels sit flush with the fenders

[ashibah83]

look in the suspension forum there is a sticky at the top for wheel fitment, for stock fenders i would say 17x9-9.5 +20 to +15

[ashibah83]

i just bought a 91 240 with 20mm fenders all the way around. i wish the last guy would have put 50 or 60mm on instead. its a waste of money just for 20mm. anyway im thinking about getting rota p45r's in 9.5" in 17s or 18s with a 12 offset. pretty nice size. i think it should fit nice with the 20mm. does anyone know if im wrong?

you will still need spacer to make thse flush, im going that size(Work XT-7's)with stock fenders, if your set on those wheels use a 10-15mm spacer

[midnight91]

look in the suspension forum there is a sticky at the top for wheel fitment, for stock fenders i would say 17x9-9.5 +20 to +15

hey thanks for the info i gotta look into that

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Ugh.....Unless you've got major bank, don't get overfenders. Cheap(er) wheels look really dumb with overfenders, especially when they can be used without them.

Unless, you're looking at companies like Volk, Work, etc.... with some really low offsets, it'll be a waste of your time and money.

Here are the Rotas on stock fenders, no pull, just a roll. Sizing is 18x9.5 +15.





If you don't really like that aggressive of a look, just PULL your fenders a little. Overfenders are not needed.

Link: zerothread/345017

Hope that helps.

[simmode1]

I applaud the vets for the info in this thread. Good job, guys.

[midnight91]

Ugh.....Unless you've got major bank, don't get overfenders. Cheap(er) wheels look really dumb with overfenders, especially when they can be used without them.

Unless, you're looking at companies like Volk, Work, etc.... with some really low offsets, it'll be a waste of your time and money.

Here are the Rotas on stock fenders, no pull, just a roll. Sizing is 18x9.5 +15.





If you don't really like that aggressive of a look, just PULL your fenders a little. Overfenders are not needed.

Link: zerothread/345017

Hope that helps.

dude that looks great and thanks to everybody that provided me info it def helped out alot thanks

[xX RB Xx]

dude that looks great and thanks to everybody that provided me info it def helped out alot thanks

your welcome

[midnight91]

this is off topic but is that front lip factory and are there any rubbing issues with the front under hard cornering

[xX RB Xx]

this is off topic but is that front lip factory and are there any rubbing issues with the front under hard cornering

it is an factory lip but not on that year car. it came off an 89-90 model. i believe it fits without problem

[midnight91]

it is an factory lip but not on that year car. it came off an 89-90 model. i believe it fits without problem

hey thanks i like that lip alot jw though will it crack and stuff like some of the aftermarket body kits?

[ashibah83]

no it shouldnt crack, i have a pignose lip on my silvia front, my car is pretty low and i scrape every now and then, but it doesnt crack, it just breaks the zip ties that are holding it onjust for reference

[AZ89two4Tsx]

IMO the lip on that white hatch really takes away from the overall look of the car. No lip at all or a xenon would look MUCH better imo. Still nice though.

[ashibah83]

i agree, the xenon lip is hot!

[truckskinjoe]

Nice, what size tires? I am putting a set of 285-35-18s on my s13 swap and this looks close with the rotas? Very clean look.

[midnight91]

jw does anybody have pics of a coupe with the rota p45r wheels? or any rota wheels with an agressive offset
Modified by midnight91 at 3:16 PM 3/16/2009

[ashibah83]

i have D2's, 17x8.5 +20 thts about as agressive as rota gets other than the P45R's

[midnight91]

i have D2's, 17x8.5 +20 thts about as agressive as rota gets other than the P45R's

dude that looks great jw tho do you have anymore pics of the car?

[ashibah83]

yeah its my car....heres my build thread so far.....zerothread?id=366232and heres a photoshoot from around a year ago....zerothread?id=332602