Evo Wheels

[Guest]

As a lot of cars start to come in, most people want to upgrade their wheels sooner rather then latter

I have fitted late model EVO wheels o my car they are 17" x 8" with +38 off set and they clear every thing fine, the only problem will be with heavily lowered cars may require the guards rolled.

 

[bradc]

You will definately get rubbing at the back with the evo wheels if the car is lowered, but it isn't much trouble to fix at all.

 

[Guest]

Mine are all fitted up and aligned now, when i forst put them on i was getting some Bump steer (tramlining is also known as) and was pulling to the left or right suddenly, the tyre place that i took it to said my caster and camber where fine but both wheels where toed out 9 degrees, so that straightened it all up and now it drives like a dream

 

[snickells]

Can wait to get mine installed, oh, but i need the car first... bugger!

 

[naughtika]

can someone please inform me if they come across a set of evo 8+ rims..

oh do they come in 17x8.5?

 

[Guest]

EVO 5/6 = 17x7.5", 38mm offset
EVO7/8/9 = 17x8", 38mm offset

Both sizes of EVO wheels will fit fine, but if you have a lowered car you will need to roll the rear guards, most people fit 225/45/17 or 235/45/17 to EVO wheels, the rear guards will need to be rolled regardless of the size.

 

[Guest]

may aswell collect info from peoples experiences....

first of all.... tyre size calculator to make sure your speedo stays as acurate as possible...

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html,

now in my experience...


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18" x 8.5" rim 35 offset, with a 225/40/18 tyre will fit on a lowered car with no problems.

if the camber fix/mod is done, the rear guards need to be rolled,

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17" x 7" rim 40 offset, with a 215/40/17 will fit with no issues at all.

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18" x 8" rim 38 offset, with a 225/40/18 tyre will fit on a lowered car with no problems.

if the camber fix/mod is done, the rear guards need to be rolled,

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[bradc]

all evo 7/8/9 wheels are 17x8

 

[leebutts]

Might be a stupid question but what is the "camber fix/mod"?

 

[Guest]

have a search on clubvr4 for it.

basically when you lower the car you get to much negitive camber,
its how to straighten them back up.

 

[Guest]

Added to the index thread.

http://ozvr4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11

 

[Guest]

What is the perfect off set for the legnum, because I want to lower and fit 235/35R19

 

[Guest]

I think Nick is getting 19's, Maybe ask him what offset he ended up oredering

 

[bradc]

about 38-35mm is the ideal offset

 

[Nash]

For anyone scratching their heads about offset, this is a good explanation

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=101

 

[snickells]

Cheers Craig, I'll be reading that as I install a fresh copy of Vista onto clares computer.

 

[GavDaniels]

Hey Guys,

So who can tell me about the Benefits (Or negatives) of haveing a different offset on the front to the back?

Regards
Gavin

 

[bradc]

the wider the offset you have the more grip you will have. Something to do with the physics of it all

 

[VR-04-TT]

This is an awesome guide for measuring pcd's and offsets:

http://www.melbournetrailers.com.au/files/How to Measure Hubdrums, PCD's & Wheel Offsets.pdf

 

[GavDaniels]

Hey Guys,

I am beginning to understand all this, but I believe that I read somewhere that it is not good for all wheel drive cars to have a different offset on the front to the back, as it applies uneven strain on the centre differential, and that the AYC may not function as efficiently.

Regards

Gavin