can i run 9.5" front rims ?

[Adam_AE86]

s13 with s14 hubs etc, im planning on getting a set of 9.5x17 rims , but im not sure what offset they are till i get them :wack:

has anyone else run anything this wide, im planning on running them as just rears if i can't get em on .


Adam

[SteveCarter200]

Pretty sure the answer is no. I'm not even sure you can fit that size on the back.

[R33-Drifter]

Just fit them on, run the car down the road, at will be fine after a couple of minutes :D Thats what I'm gonna do :wack: lol

[Adam_AE86]

i know matto was runnin 8.5 front and 9.5 rears on those sparco rims , i just wondered if i could squeeze them on the front too.
Not really bother cos i don't mind runnin mismatched rims :wack:

Ade can i borrow the S13 adjusting hammer ;)

Have you rerouted the loom yet ?? do ya have to extend it alot ?

Adam

[R33-Drifter]

I've tucked the loom right over towards the engine side, after the tyres burnt a hole straight through it :eek:

Gonna have to re-route it over though when I get bigger rims

[Adam_AE86]

if not, im sure i know someone who'll want a nice pair of 2 peice jap 3 spokes for the rear ;)

[BanjoMaster]

I know that with a lot of camber (between -3 and -5 degrees) and something like 215-225 rubber, you can just get 9Jx17" with +15 offset under standard (albeit rolled) front wings, so 9.5" rims are going to need something like M-Sport +20mm replacement wings. Wheel offsets are a bit of a favourite subject of mine :nod: :wack:

[PazzaAE86]

They'll fit Adam, keep the faith! Just a little hammer based engineering to make em fit nicely... No problems. :)

Paz

[Adam_AE86]

now im thinkin flares :smitten:

lol grinder and hammer at the ready :D

[James]

can someone buy one of these (http://www.scotford.com/archtool.shtml) so I can have a go please?

[PhilMorrison]

yep an me please :)

I was trying to get Bren to buy 1 and hire it out to people, don't think he was interested though :(

[James]

It's almost worth someone getting one and taking it to drift days and hiring it out for use in the pit lane, but at £470 it's just too much :(

[PhilMorrison]

how hard would it be to make 1? with the hub section of an old steel wheel, a big adjustable bar section, and a skateboard wheel??? (I'm quite serious :D )

[James]

I was wondering this myself dude....... it'd need to be harder than a skateboard wheel I think but that's no biggie. also I'm sure you could use a car jack somehow for the adjustable bit :nod:
just need a welder and some way of making it fit both 4 and 5 stud ideally

[R33-Drifter]

Just use a baseball bat and a hammer dudes, your thinking way too technical :D

[PhilMorrison]

I actually want ot use it to flare the arch's though, and I'm not doing that with a baseball bat and a hammer ;) :smash:

[R33-Drifter]

but your not gonna be able to flare you arch with one of them rollers though are you :confused:

200SX arches are crap for that, I'd say if you want flares buy some 20mm replacement arches :nod: thats what I would do :thumbs:

[PhilMorrison]

it's totally possible to flare the rears 20mm using 1 of those machines :)

[R33-Drifter]

Originally posted by Phatty
it's totally possible to flare the rears 20mm using 1 of those machines :)

I'm thinking more of the fronts :( cause they are usless for flaring :cry:

[PhilMorrison]

yeah oversized fenders are the way to do it on the front :)

[Adam_AE86]

i was thinking about making one of those too , shouldn't be too hard.

Do you reckon your gonna have chance to take a look at those rims for me phatty ?
:thumbs:

[PhilMorrison]

haven't had the chance to speak to Sul yet m8, I may be over his way later this week..

[Actual_Ben_Taylor]

I think SCA has got one of those arch flaring tools, maybe worth asking Gary if they would be willing to hire it out...

[PhilMorrison]

cheers again Ben :thumbs:

[Adam_AE86]

cheers phatty thats fine im in no rush , but i think he wants them out of the way asap ....lol

[PhilMorrison]

nps adam :)

excellent, a local garage has just bought 1 of these arch rollers, and it's not getting used that much, so they've agreed to hire it to me if I leave a £400 deposit, I know that sounds harsh, but I think it's more than fair enough.. We didn't talk about how much it will actually be per day, but I've got 8 arch's to do so it's gotta be better than £30+vat per arch I was quoted elswhere :indiff:

[James]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet, where's that dude?
Wheelworks?

[PhilMorrison]

:nod:

[James]

need a car to practice some extreme flaring on? :)

[PhilMorrison]

that was the plan dude :D

[PazzaAE86]

Originally posted by Phatty
I actually want ot use it to flare the arch's though, and I'm not doing that with a baseball bat and a hammer ;) :smash:

Thats how i did mine guys.. :eek: i got alot of flare, more than that machine could do i'll wager. :D

Paz

[PhilMorrison]

Originally posted by PazzaAE86
Thats how i did mine guys.. :eek: i got alot of flare, more than that machine could do i'll wager. :D

Paz

sounds like a challenge to me :D:D:D

[James]

bring it on dude.
Paz vs Machine.....

[Adam_AE86]

I'll be making one of these by the looks of it, just been speakin to my mate and he built one before wooooooohooooooo arch flarin comp !!!

[BanjoMaster]

I've seen another approach to widening front arches:

Basically you cut the standard front wing just above where an aftermarket sideskirt would attach, and then push it out at the point behind the wheelarch by 25-30mm with a prefabricated brace of some sort. This pushes the whole arch out by however much you want. Stick some mesh or something in the gap now made between the back of the front wing and the leading edge of the door, and you are ready to go :) Looks like widened replacement front wings but at a bargain basement price :thumbs:

I'll try and find some pictures for you guys.

[PazzaAE86]

Sooo, Phatty.. to win, you gotta flare your arches enough to take approx. a -25 mm Offset just like mine can? :D Heheh..

Paz

[James]

Originally posted by BanjoMaster
I've seen another approach to widening front arches:
I'll try and find some pictures for you guys.
yes please, pictures please :)

[PhilMorrison]

:Dahha wazmastapaz, whats the offset of the standard wheels on an 86??? ;)

[Adam_AE86]

ooooooooh bitch :P

got some 8.5's now so you can close this thread ;)

[PazzaAE86]

Originally posted by Phatty
:Dahha wazmastapaz, whats the offset of the standard wheels on an 86??? ;)

An altogether gay +25 i think, there abouts anyways.. Sooo, by my math (Nissan being 35), that still leaves you with a -15 offset to get to :D