My buddy has a set of Volk te37's 18x7.5 +42, will they fit my 05 rx8? I'm not racing or drifting by the way. What y'all think?

 

Yes. Weak as hell fitment. Thinner than stock.

 

They will fit fine and you can put stock tires on them. Won't make a huge difference in handling.

If you are paying for them, I'd skip em and get something 8 or wider.

 

Thanks y'all! I'm only paying $300 for em because he needs the cash to pay his bills, they come with tires on em!

 

I would buy them for $300 and resell them for more later....I think the general concensus around here is to never go thinner than stock which is 8"

 

You think I can drive on em safely for a while??

 

Safety isn't in question. (We know nothing about the tires). They just won't look too awesome

 

They aren't going to look much different from stock fit as long as the tires are at least 225s. The slightly lower offset will make up for the missing 1/2". You'd have to look real close to notice the increase in inside clearance.

 

Another question that is probably well over asked is fitment..I've done a bit of research as to what spacers to run and some have said 8 mm all round since they are +42? Suggestions? I also will be receiving my tein basis coil overs within the week, and would like to achieve as close to a flush look as possible as well as lookin semi aggressive. Is this even possible with 18x7.5?

 

Way more than 8mm. 25mm probably (ride height, tire size, alignment, taste dependent)

 

thanks! i appreciate the quick reply!

 

Stock setup is flush with 25mm spacers and 245s. Yours will be pushed out another 2mm or so. It will be very close, possibly needing your fenders rolled. There's a handy rim calculator in the tools drop box at the top of the page.

This is assuming 245 tires. Mess around with the calculator using different tire sizes and spacers till you get close to stock -25

 

ok so ive been doin a little more research, and found that 30mm spacers is probably the max i would want to go with 225/45 all round. does this sound right to you? because honestly i still dont quite understand it all, even after doing research.

 

Um, why don't you just go and test fit the wheel(s) on your car and see what you think? If you put them on and you like the fitment and everything is fine go for it. If not then pass. I don't comprehend all of that offset stuff either, so that's why I test fit before I buy wheels. My thought is why make it more complicated than it needs to be?

 

30s should work. It might look a little odd pushing a thin wheel/ tire out that far, but it should fit. At worst, you'd have to roll a little. I saw a video of a guy rolling his fenders with a heat gun and a wooden baseball bat. Turned out nice. No cracked paint and an even roll.

 

please don't propagate the notion of halfassing things

 

How is it half assing if the results are the same? Its not like I'm telling him to cut his own spacers out of plywood.

 

Use the right tool for the job. Advising people to do stuff like that is just retarded because 90% of the time the results will be disastrous.

It's funny that this was brought up though because there was a really nice FD at Coffee and car last time that a new member to town brought. He fucked up drivers side fender due to the fact that he let his buddy do what you are suggesting. His buddy said he had done it many times before without issue.

If you look closely you can see the damage here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/13288895353/