9" go with 245/40. I assume street driving.

What was said about the 9.5" is correct. 245/40 is a bit more stretch than I'd like. I don't know about you. I ran that setup for a while though

 

Any rubbing issues with the front?
Will I need to roll the fenders on stock height?
I spoke with someone on the phone and he said it's not common with the 8 to run a 9.5, mostly 9?

The wheels I'm looking at right now are Kiwami's in 18x9.5, same size all around. I know there's the newer deep concave wheels with an 18x10 but I'm guessing that's too wide of a wheel?

Also, would a +30 be too aggressive or just stick to +38?

 

Stock height sucks. 9.5 isn't uncommon at all. It isn't too wide. +30 is great if you are lowered. The lower the car, the lower offset you can run and it not look stupid. If you are going to stay stock height then +38 is even a little too low of an offset IMO.

 

100% agree

 

18”
Front: 8.0j ET30 225/40/18
rear : 9.5j ET26 255/35/18

still stock height, will be lowered 40mm in the near future.
Help me make my decision...

 

No. Staggered is whack and lower the car first

 

the car is rwd, staggered is fine.

 

Disagree. The RX-8 doesn't have enough power to justify a staggered setup. If you are FI, then go staggered if you want. I suggest just going with 265's all around on 9.5" wheels.

 

If he's going for track setup maybe... which I highly doubt.

 

Benefit to going staggered?

 

Very possible. I won't deny that some huge wheels look sweet on the rear of the RX-8, I just wonder why you wouldn't put those big wheels and tires up front as well.

But you are right......staggered isn't a really a issue unless you want to maintain the handling for track.

An alternative to a staggered setup is to run some spacers on the rear. Then you have the look, but still keep a square setup for handling and rotations.

 

Im currently running 9j lm reps et 39 all round (3mm spacers) the next step up would be 25mm spacers to clear the factory studs. will i rub with stock fenders and stock profile tyre (225/45/18)? the overall offset will be et17 :o.

ive noticed the tabs are pretty large in rear arches does this make it difficult to roll them?

 

Hi All,

I'm pretty new to this whole after market wheel thing but have been doing heaps of reading through the forum but haven't been able to find an answer to my question.

Looking at getting a set of Enkei RP-03 18x8.5 +35 or 18x8.5 +30.

Tyre wise I'm looking at the Bridgestone S001 in 235/40/18

Car is lowered on Koni Yellows and Eibach Pro springs. Eibach springs drop ~1.5" and the Koni's seem to drop it a little more.

Will these fit without needing to roll the guards?

Thanks

 

They look much better in the 9.5 width. Your choices shouldn't need fenders rolled and I would suggest 245/40 tires

 

Thanks J,

The 9.5" do look good, but the car is mainly a DD so didn't see the need to go that wide.

I was more concerned about the +30 fitting as the +35 for these are getting harder to find down here in Australia.

I'll check out prices on the 245's tomorrow.

Thanks again!

 

Mine was a DD too and I still got the 9.5" rp03.

 

What offset did you have on those? And how much work did you do to fit them?

245 would be pretty stretched on a 9.5 I would have thought?

 

I have a 245 on a 9.75 and the stretch isn't too bad. Still wish I hadn't been so paranoid and should have gone wider.

 

Here is the best picture example I had of mine on hand.

 

One moment and I'll show my old pictures. 245s on a 9.5 or 9.75 is more stretch than I'd like. I'd say go with 265/35 on the 9.5s to be honest. That's what I have now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/j863562...7611482633008/ 245/40 18x9.5 +38 lowered about an inch all around with no work needed at all

 

Thanks guys,

Looks good J. It will come down to what I can actually get my hands on down here.

Seems like they are getting harder to come by for whatever reason.

Thanks again.

 

Just looking for a bit of advice really, does anyone know if an adjustment to the geometry needs to be made with 20mm spacers on S1 or S2, and considering whether it has been lowered or not?? Any help here would be appreciated.

Regards

 

Just spacers requires nothing else. I don't really understand your question though

 

The adjustment of your isosceles needs to be equal to the sine of the angle perpendicular to your rhombus alignment.

 

Thanks and sorry I meant alignment.. regards.