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Old 05-17-2018, 06:49 AM
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Another “Will They Fit?” Question

I’ve been out of the Acura game too long, in the past I’ve gone with the “wing it” technique of buying wheels, but I thought I’d come to the experts this time. I have the opportunity to buy a set of wheels that are 18x8.5 with a +30 offset. My car is lowered on Tein Coilovers and the previous owner already had the rear quarterpanels rolled(half assed) and the front fenders are pulled slightly. What sort of fitment, sticking out, rubbing issues am I looking at. I know people with these cars run 8.5s with a +22 offset so +30 should be good I’m assuming.
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pretty much dependent on your drop and camber preferences...
if you're super slammed, you could always raise it up and camber it.
but alas, you have super mild specs. i'm running 18x9.5 +22 with 265/40/18's.

the name of the game is test fitting, inspecting what rubs and what doesnt...then rectifying those issues by either rolling, cambering, pulling and or raising the car. BECAUSE everyone's setup/preferences will be different

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Originally Posted by justnspace
pretty much dependent on your drop and camber preferences...
if you're super slammed, you could always raise it up and camber it.
but alas, you have super mild specs. i'm running 18x9.5 +22 with 265/40/18's.

the name of the game is test fitting, inspecting what rubs and what doesnt...then rectifying those issues by either rolling, cambering, pulling and or raising the car. BECAUSE everyone's setup/preferences will be different
The rear wheels are already cambered because the previous owner ran spacers on the stock type s wheels, I think I’ll be good if I run those specs with a 225/40 tire.
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^you're changing specs a bit...you cant rely on previous specs when you're changing to new specs...
put on new wheels. figure out where it rubs if it rubs...then rectify issues by raising the car, changing the camber, etc. etc.
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Originally Posted by justnspace
^you're changing specs a bit...you cant rely on previous specs when you're changing to new specs...
put on new wheels. figure out where it rubs if it rubs...then rectify issues by raising the car, changing the camber, etc. etc.
as long as the +30 offset isn’t going to make the wheels stick out and look dumb I can definitely make them fit.
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