Flush Fit Wheel Fitment, Offsets for Flush Fitment which is Proper Fitment Options

[Promasta]

naw, 17x8.5 i think would be perfect on our cars. with a 32 offset.

super rare size/offset in the 5x100 pattern, but work xd9's have it.

or 17x8 +25 front and 17x9 +25 rear, but staggered for fwd is kinda lame.

[808celica]

ok so i'm having some trouble getting this, guess i'm a little slow... I want to buy a set of wheels that are 17x8.5 w/48 offset. SO what sort of spacers do i need front & back fellas?
thanks.

You'll need 21mm spacers for front and 38mm for rear. Remember, that's for hellaflush. If you want just a nice, functional flush, I'd say 15mm front and 30mm rear would do nicely.

You guys are looking at it from the wrong perspective.

ok so i'm having some trouble getting this, guess i'm a little slow... I want to buy a set of wheels that are 17x8.5 w/48 offset. SO what sort of spacers do i need front & back fellas?
thanks.

be prepared to crush ur front fenders. watch out for that.. thats why im not putting my corvette wheels on my celi bc ill prob destroy my fenders

Fenders are meant to be crushed That's they're safety feature.

naw, 17x8.5 i think would be perfect on our cars. with a 32 offset.

super rare size/offset in the 5x100 pattern, but work xd9's have it.

or 17x8 +25 front and 17x9 +25 rear, but staggered for fwd is kinda lame.

First and foremost! YOU GUYS NEED TO BUY BETTER RIMS!!!! Starting with rims not made for Subaru's is a good start.

People people people use Math, if you want HellaFlush just get closest to 0 as possible. Easy enough??

If you wanna be on the safe side......then get closest to 20 offset.

[Promasta]

?
808 you can't just say an offset without a width.
some guys on here like whatthe are trying to make a 6.5" wide wheel flush, in which case yes the offset should be around 0, but if you have a 8.5" wide wheel then the offset would have to be +25 to have the same flushness.

[808celica]

I have both my 18x8 (+30) and 15x7 (+whatever the offset is on stock) wheels flush on the celica, same spacers, same effect. Spacers are ~~30mm and ~~25mm. The width imo should determine how much concave and how fat of a lip you have. or how small of a lip.

This post has been edited by 808celica: Dec 11, 2010 - 4:09 AM

[Promasta]

don't mean to argue with you, and i love the look of your car,

but width definitely affects how flush the wheel is, people need to know this.

stock offset is 45
a 18x8 +30 sticks out 28 mm (over an inch) further than a 15x7 +45. that's the math.

[95CelicaST]

Width definitely changes things. Width isn't just added on to the outer portion of the wheel - it's on both sides. A 9" rim is going to be 1" wider in both directions from the mounting surface. This means 1" closer to the fender, and 1" closer to the strut.


I don't see what is so hard about Harold's easy-to-follow math in the first post. This is really a no brainer, guys.

[Tigawoods]

i never was a fan of this method of wheel spacers but i would like to gather a community opinion of it

quoted from H&R's site
"DRA Series spacers bolt to the hub with special wheel bolts (included) and provide new threaded holes for wheel bolts."

i have the regular style where you must replace the studs for longer ones. but as i grow older and lazier, the DRA spacers seem more enticing.
so
whats the general opinion?

[95CelicaST]

So it turns the studs to wheel bolts? Sounds like what VW was done for a very long time.

[96stgreendemon]

Ive looked into a few sets of spacers, and one of the local car scene guys is running 27mm spacers, but, they are hubcentric and he has never had an issue with them, no vibration or anything, as long as you are not buying cheap spacers you will usually not run into issues with teh bolt ons
they came from motorsport-tech.com

[Neon90424]

I'm not looking for the flush look but for the tires sticking out look I bought 4 spacers for my st205, How would this look with the factory 6spoke 16x7 rim?



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Celi...sQ5fAccessories

Toyota Celica 5x100mm Wheel Adapter Spacer 25mm

* Suitable for 5 x 100mm
* Available in 25mm Width Each
* Inserted with 12mm X 1.50 Studs [12mm X 1.50 Open End Lug Nuts INCLUDED]
* Brand New
* CNC Machined
* 6061 Billet Aluminum

[96stgreendemon]

You do not want those, they are lug-centric which means the weight of your car will be on the lug studs and not on the hub. the spacers you want are going to be the same size but look for spacers that are HUB-Centric with a 54.1 Center Bore size, this will be easier on your car and less chance of really messing something up, Just remember you gotta pay to play.
Here are a few reputable links, and the Motorsport tech ones you can have custom made to your specs
Ichiba Hub-centric spacers
Motorsport-tech , and i even did some of the work on there for you, spend some money and get quality spacers, there are some things you just dont cheap out on

[salv]

My local friend runs this company. Really great spacers and I rock a set in the summer.

http://novustech.ca/

[Neon90424]

Well I installed em anyways and so far no problems

[TEAMFaint]

Sal thanks for the link my man, which ones are you rocking on your 205?

This spring/summer I`m wanting to get these speedlines of mine as flush as possible.
17x7 +35 offset. Im thinkin 20mm? Whacha think gents!

[whatthe]

Sal thanks for the link my man, which ones are you rocking on your 205?

This spring/summer I`m wanting to get these speedlines of mine as flush as possible.
17x7 +35 offset. Im thinkin 20mm? Whacha think gents!

20 at the front
25 at the back. Sounds goood

[stl95celica]

needs a good drop but its getting there

[HectortheRican]

Wow, those actually look surprisingly good... I wonder what Kyle will think

[whatthe]

needs a good drop but its getting there

Looks so good! Specs on rims? and tyres

[stl95celica]

Rims are 15x8 with a 5 inch backspace. Im pretty sure thats +15 and the tyres are 205/55/15. The wheel well gap looks horrible. i have megan racing springs now. i am hesitant with putting on the ebay coilovers i bought to get rid of the gap while i save up for some legit coilovers.

[808celica]

Rims are 15x8 with a 5 inch backspace. Im pretty sure thats +15 and the tyres are 205/55/15. The wheel well gap looks horrible. i have megan racing springs now. i am hesitant with putting on the ebay coilovers i bought to get rid of the gap while i save up for some legit coilovers.

Told you Diamond racing rims would look Cherry.
Should've went 195/50/15 though

What about ebay coil sleeves??? I have them and they're fine for me, this is 3/4 down with tire rubbing and rolled/cut fenders


more camber and somewhat lower


This post has been edited by 808celica: Feb 3, 2011 - 1:18 AM