Originally Posted by unlmtdndeavor (Post 151241165)

so i have been following the threads about wheel fitments and had previously decided on 17x9 +28 work emotion cr kai according to what a few others suggested. my goal was to fit 255's all around with no rubbing. people complain all day about 17x8 +38 evo wheels barely fitting...but i decided to try on some wheels anyways. well my buddy had a set of 17x9 +45 sitting around...i didn't expect them to fit...but to my surprise, they bolted on and barely rubbed. this got me thinking of how i could fit them.

1. i needed to modify the rear trailing arm. the part that was rubbing was the pinch weld. i searched around and saw that people have ground them down before, so i set off to do the same. i was able to remove about 4mm.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/...1e1a573cd1.jpg
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2. up next was the front. i run a ground control/koni yellow setup. this left the stock spring perches all in the way. rather than getting a full coilover setup, i decided to just trim the perch off.

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NOW ON TO THE WHEEL!!!!!

what did i decide to go with? i decided that if i was going to spend the money, get something light. my first choice were some te37's...something light...but a bit out of my budget. then i remembered a good alternative...Enkei RPF-1.

specs: 17x9 +45. silver finish. 15.9lbs x Falken Azenis RT-615 255/40/17

want to see pics now? not so fast...after trying them on again..i decided that a +40 would be the best, but enkei did not make this size. they have actually discontinued the +45 now as well. i went and grabbed a set of 5mm spacers for both the front and the rear.

both the front and rear has about 2mm of clearance before the spacers. effectively the car now has 7mm of clearance with the suspension both front and rear.

i guess i should post up some pics now huh

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1343/...07195070f4.jpg
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The wheels were mounted last night and these were the only pics i got before it got dark. I since lowered both the front and rear. I will post pics of it as soon as I get a chance to shoot the car tomorrow. The rear tucks fine but i need camber plates for the front, which sits at about 0* camber with the eibach camber bolts in. no fender rolling necessary and NO RUBBING!!!

i hope this helps people trying to find the right offset to tuck 17x9's with 255's.

Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX (Post 227530)

Cheap ass coil overs on stock struts. Bound to hit his head Many a time with that shit, i know i did.

Originally Posted by 123abc (Post 227560)

I'm assuming it would be just as easy if not easier on 1g fwd's?

Originally Posted by M/// Guy (Post 227535)

"I run a ground control/koni yellow setup." ?

Originally Posted by User Name (Post 227587)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g3...3/95DSM052.jpg

18x9.5 +22, Stock Body
Roll in the rear and minor pull in the front.
225/40/18.

Originally Posted by sleepydsm (Post 227660)

And fuck trying to put those tires on, I can imagine what a damn pain in the ass that'd be!

Originally Posted by ecoli (Post 227604)

I personally don't like the stretched tire Euro look.

Originally Posted by eclipse_spyder (Post 227692)

Anybody see the "JDM" way on how to stretch tires on wide wheels? LOL, here you go:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU&feature=related

Originally Posted by eclipse_spyder (Post 227692)

Anybody see the "JDM" way on how to stretch tires on wide wheels? LOL, here you go:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU&feature=related

Originally Posted by Kevin_1G_Drummer (Post 227801)

I can't see how that would even be safe to drive on, let alone mount the damn thing like that... Tires aren't designed to be streched that far.

Originally Posted by Black97civic (Post 228234)

How long before a tire manufacturer makes a tire with slanted sidewalls so they have the stretched look without being stretched??

Not sure how possible it is, but they make tires that smoke red so why the hell not...