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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28ricer
"R33 GTR" (17x9+30) 84.3MM hub face to inner lip

17x8+35 66.6 MM hub to inner lip

17x9 +25 = 89.3 MM hub face to inner lip

Attached is a picture of an S13 with R33 wheels, the fronts you listed will have the wheel face 18mm narrower, which is going to end up around flush to the stock fender, the rears you listed are going to be 5MM wider, and stick out, R33's already require a roll/pull as you can see.
I just want to address this directly, since I've run wheels very close to this size on that chassis.

Those 17x9 +30 rears do not require a pull. What that guy has is completely unnecessary, especially with his narrow 225-looking rears. I ran a 17x9 +35 rear on an S14 subframe which addes 5mm/side effectively giving me the same rim to body clearance. I ran 255/40's on there with only a lip roll and 1.8* of camber with no rubbing.

Those fronts are definitely on spacers. I ran 17x8.5+30's on JIC FLT-A1's (which are known to have a TON of clearance) and there was only 2-3mm of clearance with a 225. But it did rub due to tire deflection. It was also sunken battleship. I ran 10mm spacers with the 225's on completely stock fenders to flush it up. I also ran it with 15mm at one point when my 10's were on loan, which was still a mild fitment. Nowhere in these numbers would a 9+30 fit on coilovers. I think the JIC's run a 50mm ID spring. I later used 2.5" (63mm) I springs on a different setup and they were huge compared to the JIC assemblies, and ate up all my clearance.

Not arguing just for the sake, just sayin... I don't run crazy shit and my setups never have impressive numbers. I'm on 17x9 +22 all around on my S14 with 245/40's right now. That's hella weak by LOLOMGZILVIA standards, but I like it, and you'd approve, too.
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