DC5R: Rim offset/width question

[45SET]

Hey guys

Well I have been keen to get some new rims for a while... you may remember me talking about getting some BBS rims a few months ago... well the sale fell through as one of the rims was badly buckled

So anyways... I’ve been on the hunt for a while... and have come across some rims I have fallen in love with... the design of them is exactly what I’m after... and I was also after a little offset/width. So anyway below are the rim specs.

Front: 17x7.0 +34

Rear: 17x8.5 +29

Now... I know the front is going to fit... well borderline... but I’m a little worried about the rear. I know Sam (Monty) has 8.5 +30 rims for his car, and he said they fit in the rear fine.

So question is, are these rims going to fit (Front and rear) without any hassle, and much scrubbing... I won't mind getting the guards rolled, and I have a rear camber kit so I’ll be able to induce some camber on the rear.

Thanks for your help guys

Robi

[bungsai]

imo if you REALLY want to run the 8.5's at the rear, roll the guards and a bit of camber and youll have no issues.

but, you know you want to put the 8.5's on the front so that youll have no traction issues when you HIT TEH VTEKS.

[m0nty]

Front: 17x7.0 +34

Rear: 17x8.5 +29

Now... I know the front is going to fit... well borderline... but I’m a little worried about the rear. I know Sam (Monty) has 8.5 +30 rims for his car, and he said they fit in the rear fine.

My finished setup is...

Front - 18x8.5 +30 with -5` camber. This isn't entirely street legal as on the top of the tyre just tucks the wheel arch. The bottom sits prouder than a honeymooners dick. I'll be changing to FRP wide arches soon.

Rear - 18x7.5 +37 (maximum offset for CRKai in that width with matching PCD) with -1.5` camber. You shouldn't have any clearance or rolling issues regardless of camber settings.

Those 8.5" wheels I had on the back are the second set for the front. I'm fortunate enough to have 2 sets of wheels and tyres, one set always having fresh RE55s wrapped round em.... just to get Tom "happy in the pants".

[45SET]

My finished setup is...

Front - 18x8.5 +30 with -5` camber. This isn't entirely street legal as on the top of the tyre just tucks the wheel arch. The bottom sits prouder than a honeymooners dick. I'll be changing to FRP wide arches soon.

Rear - 18x7.5 +37 (maximum offset for CRKai in that width with matching PCD) with -1.5` camber. You shouldn't have any clearance or rolling issues regardless of camber settings.

Those 8.5" wheels I had on the back are the second set for the front. I'm fortunate enough to have 2 sets of wheels and tyres, one set always having fresh RE55s wrapped round em.... just to get Tom "happy in the pants".

I was planning to run the 8.5's on the rear... I know this isn't going to be the greatest set up for "track"... but i've owned the car for 2.5 years and have only been to willowbank (1/4 mile) twice... and I only drive the car on the weekend. So I don't see much track work happening in the future... and even if it dose, I can always use my current rims.

So with about -1.5 camber they should be able to fit... cause I think i'm running about -1 with my 17x7 +45's at the moment

[m0nty]

Run wider at the front, not the rear. Last time I checked the DC5 wasn't screaming out for more rear end grip but would happily axle tramp from here to 3 towns over hitting lift.

You really shouldn't have any issues with a range between +40/+30 offset and less than 8.5" width.

[SouLjAh]

Are there any legal issues regarding bigger wheels in the front?

[zel05]

Good point ^^

Legalities...Which i assume you don't care about.

Given the stock rim is 6" wide...in Qld you are only allowed to go 1.3 times wider. So legally, you can only go 7.5's anyway.

But im guessing you dont care.

[45SET]

Good point ^^

Legalities...Which i assume you don't care about.

Given the stock rim is 6" wide...in Qld you are only allowed to go 1.3 times wider. So legally, you can only go 7.5's anyway.

But im guessing you dont care.

i thought they where 7... cause stock has 205 wide tyres.

[m0nty]

Good point ^^

Legalities...Which i assume you don't care about.

Given the stock rim is 6" wide...in Qld you are only allowed to go 1.3 times wider. So legally, you can only go 7.5's anyway.

But im guessing you dont care.

The stock wheel is 6.5".

If 45SET is planning 8.5" rear then isn't he breaching the laws in Queensland anyway? As far as I know there's no legal issue with running staggered width wheels, but the rules on overall width may be different for NSW and QLD.

[tofu]

stock DC5R rims are 16x6.5

[zel05]

well 6.5 x 1.3 is 8.45...

Still no goal.

I would say that QLD and NSW laws are different with respect to wheel size changes.

[ChargeR]

Please do not even consider putting the 8.5s on the rear. It will look terrible and handle worse. There is more room in the front of a DC5 especially when running a decent performance alignment. So you want to run the lower offset wider rims at the front so both the front and rear will look flush.

Put a 235 on the 8.5" and a 215 on the 7" run -2.5 to -3 degrees camber front, and -1.5 to -2 rear with 1.5 finger gap from tyre to guard all round and those wheels will fit like a glove with no guard rolling. If you want a lower ride height you may have to run more camber and you may have to run a little more to get the rear to clear. Or you can roll guards and run smaller tyres if you want to run less camber.

Legalities I have no idea about. We don't have laws in Tasmania.

[45SET]

oky doky... looks like i'll keep on the hunt for some new rims then.

Thanks for your assistance all.

[ChargeR]

oky doky... looks like i'll keep on the hunt for some new rims then.

Thanks for your assistance all.

Why? The set you had in mind sounds perfect.

[45SET]

I'll still keep them in mind... but not to keen on running -3' camber on 235/45/17 tyres... sounds expensive, if you know that i mean. That also sounds like it is stretching the tyre over the rim.. is that correct? I'll investigate prices for that size tyre and go from there.

I'd also like to say its good that you all have constructive comments, and didn't just say it was a stupid idea and e-bash me (like that of another all honda forum)