I noticed that too. thats the fattest lip ive seen under a stock body. i like the style too. very lamboish, those would look great on my Artero. anyone know the brand and model?
I noticed that too. thats the fattest lip ive seen under a stock body. i like the style too. very lamboish, those would look great on my Artero. anyone know the brand and model?
Ok i found them , they are Niche Shock's I just cant find a distribitor.
Any idea on offset on a 10" wide wheel that will fit?
well one inch is 25.4mm and its a 254mm wide wheel. and looks like it has about a 4 inch lip. but i think the only real way to messure is from the hub its self
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I know what they are! Is it supposed to be a secret? I have a set here in grey. They are a tad heavy, but look great. The brand starts with a T and the model starts with a K! Right, Alex?
So, as you get bigger and wider the offset gets less in general? Forgive me I am not clued in on big rims ..I do see that it comes with a price ..a bigger lip which can be a good thing depending on your perspective ..BTW I like them deep dish as well as flush..is it possible to get such a big rim that is flush?
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So, as you get bigger and wider the offset gets less in general?
In general I would say yes.
If the offset stayed the same then as the wheel got 2 inches bigger in width the backspacing would get one inch bigger. At some point the required backspacing would exceed what a normal car could accommodate. So the offset decreases and the wheel doesn't tuck in as much. That is also what allows the wheel to have a bigger lip, (everything else being equal).
For a big wheel to be flush it would have to have a massive positive offset, and it would have a hard time fitting, it would be hitting the strut.
By the way, wheel diameter doesn't really affect wheel fitment all that much. The key there is to keep the wheel/tire combo within a couple of percent the same as stock and you will be fine. On a Fiero, the 88 can accomodate up to about a 27 inch diameter tire/wheel combo. Any bigger and you are going to have problems.
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If the offset stayed the same then as the wheel got 2 inches bigger in width the backspacing would get one inch bigger. At some point the required backspacing would exceed what a normal car could accommodate. So the offset decreases and the wheel doesn't tuck in as much. That is also what allows the wheel to have a bigger lip, (everything else being equal).
For a big wheel to be flush it would have to have a massive positive offset, and it would have a hard time fitting, it would be hitting the strut.
By the way, wheel diameter doesn't really affect wheel fitment all that much. The key there is to keep the wheel/tire combo within a couple of percent the same as stock and you will be fine. On a Fiero, the 88 can accomodate up to about a 27 inch diameter tire/wheel combo. Any bigger and you are going to have problems.
thanks for the insight Jscott1 ..That is what I have on mine currently a 27 inch ..a 17 with a 255/50/17 and it fills the wheelwell ..I have had a 235/70/15 thats about as big as I could get within the stock wheelwell ..The main reason I go for the biggest diameter possible is because it gears up my 4.10 FD Muncie trans for mileage purposes..as I progressively move up in wheel size I gain a better aspect ratio which helps handling ..I am not unhappy with my current setup
Those are two Canadian Fiero owners, the red 86 GT belongs to Gabe, and the 87 rag top is one I sold the wheels to and did the 3800 swap, hes the one hanging into hid trunk and his name is Lothar.
Thanks Joe
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Originally posted by jscott1: Ding, Ding Ding! WE have a winner. Not a secret but this was just a test fit and they fit under stock 88 suspension with no problems.
I saw a preview of these and they look sweet! But of course I'm bias. Come'n and post those pics
so i plan on going with 17 and i saw that miss tress had 17x7 40mm offset ..so if i went this way ..then i would be fine? i have an 86 SE ..i would assume they would fit fine since that is what miss tress used on hers and i read that they fit fine with no rub...so anyone? madcurl ..thanks
matt
i have some rims ..but there off a 91 sunbird i believe ..nothing speical
I had just finished painting the car the day these photos were taken and hadn't put the trim back on yet. You can see the overspray on the ground by the tires.
The front rims have an 35mm offset, the rears were based off of madcurl's 20 X 11 rims with an extra 1/4" in and 3/4" out to give the extra inch. For some strange reason HRE does not give out the true measurements but they keep them on record. 345/25/20 will go on the rear and 245/30/19 will go on the front.
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