Offset Police Please Help !!!

[lewys14a]

Ive seen some wheels i like and im going to order them soon there 18 x 9.5 all round and ET 12 or 30. There going on my S14a wich will have chargespeed front arches for sure maybe rear ones aswell or maybe just a roll on the rear.
First thing i need to know is what tyres i should use i would like a bit of strech cos i think its pimp
Secondly will i need spacers and what size ?
Third and finaly what offset should i go for 12 or 30 ?

As always any imput is apreciated, thanks

[Matt]

im no offset master but id go with et12 front and rear with maybe another 10mm spacer on the rear. tyre wise id stick 225 or 235s on the front. on the back it depends if you want a stretch or not. id go for 245s i think
im sure others will say totally different tho

[Matt]

didnt read that properly... u want stretch

[lewys14a]

Ok sounds cool think good strech's look cool as fook would this give me that then ?

[Ali.]

My fronts are 7J et-12 and *just* clear up front on standard wings, using an offset calculator the 9.5J et12 would stick out 8mm more, so if your going for chargespeed front arches then yeah definately the ET12s

The rear arches will need rolling and flaring at that size too if i've worked out it correctly

[Quail]

ET12s, don't even consider the ET30s if your running wider arches.

9.5s can accommodate anything from a ~215 (major stretch) to a ~275 (major baloon).

TBH I'd probably use a 245/40 and space them until the tyre is flush with the arch.

[docwra]

ET12s, don't even consider the ET30s if your running wider arches.

9.5s can accommodate anything from a ~215 (major stretch) to a ~275 (major baloon).

TBH I'd probably use a 245/40 and space them until the tyre is flush with the arch.

As always, Quail is right on the money

Make the car fit the wheels

[lewys14a]

Yeah Going to be running Chargespeed front and rear arches now so ET12s and use 245's all round should be cool then ill just space them to fit.

Thanks Officers

[Matt]

ET12
TBH I'd probably use a 245/40 and space them until the tyre is flush with the arch.

ye id go with that looking at it again, i had it it my head you was on about 9's on the front like mine

[archenemy.co.uk]

Yeah Going to be running Chargespeed front and rear arches now so ET12s and use 245's all round should be cool then ill just space them to fit.

Thanks Officers

he didn't mean 245 on the front

If you want stretch 245 on a 9.5 isn't it, 225 or even 215 is

I'd put the 225 on the front, you'll probably want at least a 10mm spacer with that

For the rear 235 if you want some stretch but a tyre wider than the front, flare it out and get a 10-15mm spacer on once you've measured it up

Even better get some wheels where you can have an 11" rear and put a 255 on it

Offset calculators don't tell half the story don't put too much weight on them

[lewys14a]

Ok im begining to get it now thanks for clearing it up a bit

Im still a big noob when it comes to offsets, tyre sizes etc