volk ce28nf 18*8 will they fit?
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Well they'll probably use Mitsi Evo 7 wheels which are something like 8Jx17 ET38 IIRC. All I'm trying to say is that even if they do fit then the car will tramline a lot, and the resulting handling characteristics wouldn't be what I'd want from a road car. But then if 8.5Jx18s are your bag then you're probably looking for different things anyway.
As to the touring cars, do these arches look standard to you:
As to the touring cars, do these arches look standard to you:
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Hi Evs I'm aware that touring cars have modded arches but I have repeatedly questioned SystemR on this cos they are importing a set of wheels for me and I had the opportunity to change the offset from the standard 40 and they assured me I wouldn't have to bother so I hope there won't be a problem or I'll be a wee bit miffed :evil:
Fair enough... :? . Well I've seen Evo 7 wheels fitted to a DC5 that was being used on track and they looked a bit odd because of the offset.
All I'm trying to say is that imho that offset (not to mention the size of wheel) will ruin the handling feel.
Just to give you an illustration, I've previously had 7.5x17 ET45 on mine which did fit perfectly, but have since swapped them for 7.5x17 ET50 and the car feels much better, so I now wouldn't even put 45s on out of deliberate choice. But everyone will tell you, quite correctly, that 45s fit perfectly.
All I'll say is I hope your wheels do fit and that you're happy with the results you get.
All I'm trying to say is that imho that offset (not to mention the size of wheel) will ruin the handling feel.
Just to give you an illustration, I've previously had 7.5x17 ET45 on mine which did fit perfectly, but have since swapped them for 7.5x17 ET50 and the car feels much better, so I now wouldn't even put 45s on out of deliberate choice. But everyone will tell you, quite correctly, that 45s fit perfectly.
All I'll say is I hope your wheels do fit and that you're happy with the results you get.
Gary
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Ok bro and don't think I don't appreciate your input cos it's exactly the opposite, in fact I must give Mark@ SystemR a wee buzz today to see why he thinks that it won't affect the handling characteristics of the car cos this is why I repeadtedly questioned them on this cos to be honest your not the first person to suggest this, cheers!
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Yeah Evs I've spoken to SystemR and Tom since and they did echo some of what you said about the cars tendency to tramline if you spread the wheelbase too far but it will only become a problem if you had race suspension and soft compound tyres so I suppoose that the only way I'm gonna know for sure is when I drive it for the first time with the wheels on and if you're proved right then I could always mill a few MM off the inside hub face to increase the offset as a last resort!Evs said:
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was just reading through this post and read this at the end....
as to milling the face of the wheel i thought about that when i had mine but also thought probably worth contacting the manufacturer about it first as chances are the stress tolerances of the wheel will be affected.
hope this is of use.
have to say I'm with Evs on the whole offset thing. if you can, stick as close to honda's factory offset as poss, as from my experience with my crx VT, it reacted very badly to a change in offset of the wheels, still drivable mind, but just didn't drive as well as it could before on standard offset wheels. in fact i went from the standard -50 to -35 so quite drastic, but as someone mentioned above i got a good offer on some Pro Race 1 rims at 4.9kgs a corner so couldn't resist!!! its all about getting the unsprung weight down!Gary said:
as to milling the face of the wheel i thought about that when i had mine but also thought probably worth contacting the manufacturer about it first as chances are the stress tolerances of the wheel will be affected.
hope this is of use.