any wheel guru's?

[Aly]

My alloy sizes would be:

Alloy: 18x7.5
Tyre: 215/35/18
ET: ?
Eibach Springs: 25-30mm drop.


What sort of ET would make this possible?

 

[Rob R]

Could probably get away with ET45? The actual wheels aren't any wider than standards, will just pretude a bit more.

OE wheels are ET60 and take the same width tyre as you mentioned, so it would be the equivilant to adding a set of 15mm spacers to OE wheels. Will fill the arch quite nicely I think.

 

[Mark_teg]

OEM wheels are 7" wide Rob

 

[Rob R]

Wasn't sure if it was 7" or 7.5", either way the 215 profile remains the same.

 

[C&S Evo7]

et 45 should be fine if you stay with std size tyres, could be a little close on the back but i would be confident they would clear.

 

[donkeykong]

215-35-18 is flatter than oem. It drives like a pig, had them before...better take 215-40-18 if u want 18 inch.
215-30-18 will clear but it al depends on ET value --> 45

 

[Grunty]

I'm running 215-40-18 on a 7.5" wheel lowered on eibach springs, ET45 and no rubbing for me.

 

[Aly]

Have you got any pictures on the site?

Does going from 35 to 40 tyre thickness make that big a difference?

 

[C&S Evo7]

yep ride is aweful on 35 series tyres

 

[Aly]

Does it look like there is space for an 18" alloy to fit with a 40 tyre?

 

[Grunty]

Agree ride with 35 is awful, 40 does make a difference. Not huge though. I've been considering going to 17s for a while but don't like standard wheels and dont have the funds for anything else at the moment, and I do like the way the 18's look.

Thats what it looks like with 18's and 40's, I had to copy that from a post I made on TRO because i cant get on my photobucket account at work. So not sure if you can view that or not.

 

[C&S Evo7]

heres mine with 18's and 40 series. fitted fine no rubbage but close on the back, when loaded up there was a mm or so as the tyre passed the arch but it cleared so no problems.

7.5x18 et45, 215x40x18.

 

[donkeykong]

but u have a lot of negative camber in the back, like -3??

 

[Grunty]

My is only neg 1.5 deg I think and it still clears fine.

 

[Aly]

Grunty what is your car on? springs or coils and what MM is it dropped by?

It would seem 40 is going to be my choice then, i have a fast road set up but not sure what the camber is on my wheels? is it a standard amount or does it differ?

 

[C&S Evo7]

when that picture was taken it only ad FRS so -1.5 on the back

 

[donkeykong]

that's not much, looks more than that
u didnt roll ur fenders right??

 

[Grunty]

Grunty what is your car on? springs or coils and what MM is it dropped by?

It would seem 40 is going to be my choice then, i have a fast road set up but not sure what the camber is on my wheels? is it a standard amount or does it differ?

Just lowered on eibach springs with fast road set up.

Think the drop is 25mm on eibach springs but I can't remember exactly, I'm sure i'll be corrected if I am wrong. Fast road set up usually doesn't mean any drastic camber so i would be surprised if it was any more than neg 1.5-2 deg.

 

[C&S Evo7]

that's not much, looks more than that
u didnt roll ur fenders right??

no i didnt roll the arches.

 

[donkeykong]

k cool, ur car looks mighty fine