soccerbenk

I just just bought of ebay a set of SSR GT1's advertised as 18"x7.5" with a +45 offset now it turns out in finally get the wheels shipped to me they are beautiful but it turns out the offset is only +38

Now do I keep the 18"x7.5" +38 offset wheels and make them work? How big a difference does the 7mm make? or will they look completly ugly or rub and should I tell the guy he needs to take them back

Opinions please!! I am desperate! i dont know what to do.


Thanks,
Ben

demolition_x

skip

whats the link

out of curiosity

Type-S RPh

Send them back with a nasty note!!! They will rub.

soccerbenk

Cant post an ebay link sorry, hahah these answers are unfortunatly what i thought would be the case, anything i can possibly do to make them fit? and is it possible? i know camber works but thats not the greatest for the suspension

demolition_x

pm me the link i just bid on a set of gt2's

Hot Boi

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Someone on the site said you can get the offset of a wheel changed at a machine shop. I guess they shave down the part of the wheel on the inside where the lug holes are which in turn doesn't make it stick out so far. Not sure how safe it is though. I was planning to check into it myself b/c I cannot find any wheels that I like and can afford to buy with a 45 or higher offset.

Nandito28

They would have to be very precise...VERY dangerous if even a mm is off. wobble wobble!

I wouldn't do it.

Hot Boi

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^^ True Dat

Lawaia

Send it back cause they won't fit.

boku

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I had my current wheels brought from a +35 to +45, and had the center hub of my stockies boored out to fit my legend.
Most machine shops a pretty damn precise to begin with but it wont hurt to shop around.

That said, do what u can to return em but know that it's not ur last resort. GL

Hot Boi

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Hey Boku, how much did that cost you to get that done??

boku

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$15ea for the TL-S wheels & $35ea for the 1ns I got now (but the manufacturer paid me back cuz of their mistake)

fsttyms1

First off not all wheels have enough material to to safely remove it to the desired offset.

2nd id return them, that offset Will not work

JPTL-S

You stated up above that you ordered a +45 offset. That in itself should be enough for you to warrant the return of those wheels. Your current offset is way too low especially with the 7.5 inch width.

boku

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REV-01

i ran that fitment before, just keep them

JPTL-S

Bro, were there any modifications needed in order to get a wheels with these specs to fit (Eg rolling fenders, cutting tabs, camber adjustments, etc...)? Also what tire size did you use? I know you have run some pretty unorthdox setups on your TL but can this be done with very little modifications to get them to fit without any rubbing?

soccerbenk

Yes i can easily return these wheels my only problem is the wheels only come up about once every year or so, they are extremely rare and these are about the only rims in my price range i like on the market right now. After looking at the wheel it looks like through shaving about 4mm max safely could be removed, this would make the wheel a +42. That leaves the question, 18"x7.5" +42 fitment? what do you guys think?


On another note, does anyone know where to find ssr gt1 wheels?

fsttyms1

+42 is too low. +45 is pushing it.

REV-01

all i have to say is this 38 set up is on 7.5, the face part of the wheel is the same as 44 on a 8

people on here say 49-50 on a 8 is perfect....so is only 5mm off from acura-tl perfect fitment....

if you go look at a ruler to see how much 5mm really is, honestly is not a big deal to me....

demolition_x

is 45 off set on a 18x7.5 pushing it?


i would imagine thats a decent offset...

could i run a 225 with that?

soccerbenk

in regards to offset and rubbing, it is commonly accepted that wider wheels require higher offsets because they stick out more, but technically if we are all using 225 width tires all tires will stick out to the same point regardless of the width of the wheel. Would this not suggest that if you are using the same width tire, that the width of the wheel is irrelevant, therefore suggesting the wider wheels dont really need higher offsets?

ResidualFreedom

But we are all running on -55 offset stock rims... if you had a aftermarket rim with a 55 offset you could smack a huge tire on it, but in the case with most aftermarket rims is the not all rims come with that offset, making the tire size significantly important when deciding on the rim.

demolition_x

how wide of a tire / wheel could you fit with the stock offset? out of curiosity?


my friend has a mustang with 275s and stock suspension and it handles like its on rails. those tires just grip like crazy.

soccerbenk

Guy decided he did not want to give me any money extra, Wheels returned, the search continues. Someone find me gt1's please!

ResidualFreedom

there is a great set of imitation GT1's on wheelmax under the company Excel... the wheels are identical except the excel ones have bolts aroung the lip, oh and the excels are a third the cost of the SSR's, however the SSR are the ones I'd get if I had the money

soccerbenk

yeah those are imitations of the GT3's i really have a biased against the bolts unfortunatly, and plus i want the lightweight

boku

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thetirerack.com ........

soccerbenk

naw they have the GT1's listed but they actually have not sold then in a few years. I am picky I know guys sorry.