18" wheels 8.5 or 9.5? Need help

looking to purchase 18s... I want to have a flush fitment. Question is will I have to pull/roll fender if I go with 18x9.5+40? Or if I decide to go with 8.5+38 how flush will I be. I've been searching the form and looking at pics but can't seem to get a answer.

 

add in... I'll be on coilovers.

if you want to be flush, you will need to roll your fender

 

doesn't matter what size you want to get

 

if your fender are not touched, the fitment is not flush. I guess the exception would be if your car is at stock height....which means when you lower the car, it will still be sunk

yea I have 18x8.5 with 245/45 or and the rear I had to do the bat trick on it I also live in philly where the roads suck. I also have my car lowered an 1 ince all the way around the car they are tein springs. I also have 12w7 jl and 2 slash amp 1000/1 and 4/450 and the box weight a ton..

when I roll will I loose the plastic guards... CT winters are messy. I'd like to keep that shit out of my wheel wells???

you only have to roll the bsck one's..just make sure you use a heat gun so it don't chip the paint..

Are you looking for "flush" fitment, as in out to the fender, or herrafrush where the wheel actually protrudes out from the fender? I have 18x8.5 +44 Rota Grids with 225 tires (which come out right to the fender), lowered on BC coilovers (about 2" front and 1.5" rear drop), and I didnt need to roll any fenders. I did remove the rubber liner from the inside of the rear fenders however, and it gave me just enough clearance. I have some pictures of my wheel setup below, but the first picture doesnt really do the car justice for how low it is.

 

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a332/jrroszko/2005%20Legacy%20GT/DSCF2292.jpg

 

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a332/jrroszko/The%20Crew/DSC_0010reedit.jpg

With either of those offsets, you'll have to roll the fenders and possibly play with the camber settings. I'm running and 18x8.5 +48 with a 1"drop and there is just enough room for everything both on the inside of the wheel (tire to spring perch is only about a finger's width) and the outside (tire to fender doesn't leave much room either).

Depends on how low you wanna go. If you wanna tuck tire on a 9 wide with anywhere from +38 to +30 you are rolling/pulling fenders and having at a minimum 2 degrees worth of camber. Its all height dependent being high off the ground like that car above with the grids takes little work, if you wanna be dumped.... that takes some doing. Also, dont go 8.5 wide with a +30 something offset if you want to flush out your car. That in my humble opinion is half assing it.

looking for something like this as far as ride height

 

http://www.modbargains.com/images/Products/Miro/E90_Miro111_2.jpg

 

 

 

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac149/wheeladdicts/Miro/68eknm.jpg

 

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs395.snc4/45837_488388913101_743598101_7055300_2418188_n.jpg

Maybe this will help.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/faq-offsets-sizes-rims-and-tires-gt-xenonk-version-4426.html

looking to purchase 18s... I want to have a flush fitment. Question is will I have to pull/roll fender if I go with 18x9.5+40? Or if I decide to go with 8.5+38 how flush will I be. I've been searching the form and looking at pics but can't seem to get a answer.

 

add in... I'll be on coilovers.

 

 

Southington huh...I havent seen you around. Im in the same town

werd up... I live on RT 10 plainville/southington line.

im by the high school in southington. always playing hockey at PISA by planet fitness

For an established naming standard.

 

Thought this was a funny pic from a thread at NASIOC

 

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/quadsbc/hellaq.jpg

Alright OP it seems you basically want the same ride height i was at.... so in that case you will need/want to:

 

Get something atleast 9in wide

Offset will have to be +38 to +33

You will need to roll the rears and roll/ slight pull on the fronts

Camber will be dependent on your offset but for the most part -2 degrees or more.

 

You do this... you'll end up with this.... hopefully:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4637646015_5ff50eee9b_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5193698859_17a5dc18c5_b.jpg

 

18x9.5 +38

225/40/18

Rolled all corner

Newspaper pull up front

Maxed out camber

I should have lowered my car more

 

but sold the wheels

if you want to be flush, you will need to roll your fender

 

doesn't matter what size you want to get

 

if your fender are not touched, the fitment is not flush. I guess the exception would be if your car is at stock height....which means when you lower the car, it will still be sunk

 

So Drift.... If I decide to go 8.5 and then drop/roll.... do you think I'll be flush or will I have gap?

u can still be flush with 8.5 +38, but just dont dial in so much negative camber