wheels size

[lil_honda_jon]

does anyone know if i can fit a 16x9 +0 offset? 5 inch backspace.

[steelbluesleepR]

No, they will not fit unless you use significant fender flares. x8 +0 rims poke quite a bit and look like shit, IMO. x9 +0's will poke 1/2" more than that. Just buy wheels that actually fit the car.


edit after a search:

What are on my car currently, the car is lower now than in the pictures...


Riverside Stitch mesh
17x8 +38
17x9 +38

225/45r17s all the way around


DSC_2766npb by NButtz, on Flickr

the rears are 17x9, and already poke a fair amount. An inch is 25.4mm, so think what those would look like 38mm or almost an inch and a half further out than that. Just no.

re edit:

Here's Ronald_Type-R's car on 17x9 +20 works with fender flares:


even with +20 the rears are close to poking out of the flares

Leave the crazy wheels to the widebody 240's.

[lil_honda_jon]

thanks. so i should look for a 9 in wide wheelwith +38 offset for some poke?

[steelbluesleepR]

thanks. so i should look for a 9 in wide wheelwith +38 offset for some poke?

do you need that much tire? an 8" wide wheel is already 2" wider than a stock alloy. you could run an x8" +20 for a bit of poke, as long as you roll your fender. that kind of fitment takes a LOT of work and a bunch of adjustment points on your suspension, though.

[lil_honda_jon]

i want poke/stance but not like -6 degress of camber and all that. just some poke and maybe like -3 or 4 degress of camber. but i really want a lipped wheel. so you think i should go with a 8 inch wheel instead of a 9?

[steelbluesleepR]

For the ease of finding a wheel and tire package at a decent price, then yes, and 8" wide wheel would be better. There is no need to go any bigger unless you are heavily racing in auto-x or a road course and have upgraded everything else. Offset plus width gives you the amount of poke and lip you'll have, not just how wide the wheel is. You can have a 8" +20 wheel next to a 6" -5mm wheel and the lip and fitment to the fender would be the same; the only difference being the amount of wheel stretching back towards the suspension.

here's a handy calculator: http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Wheel-Offset-Calculator

[ThatOneAccord]

Alright since this is already up I'll take advantage of this opportunity. I found some Enkei 92s 15x7 4.114.3 with +38mm off set. Would they fit correctly? I mean I have no clue what offset is. Like at all. I've been reading up on it though.

Seems like everyone here is running offset in the 20s though?

[2283kdogg]

i have 16 with 0 offset and my fenders rolled all the way

imma go with 20 offset..i do have a front camber kit on but its not pulled and the 195-50 tires is rite on the fender and rubs when i turn.

i would have to put the stock stuff back on to run more camber. it sucks!!

even though i dont use my car much so my tires last but still

[steelbluesleepR]

Offset is the distance from the center of the width of the wheel the mounting surface (the part that touches the brake disk when the wheel is bolted on) is. a wheel with a zero (or "-0") offset has the mounting surface perfectly in the center of the wheel.

The stock alloy wheel for a cb7 is 15x5.5 with a +45 or +50 offset. a wheel that is 1" wider with the same offset would have it's lip sit 1/2" closer to the outside of the fender. You can use that as a starting point for your measurements. (You'll need to know that 25.4mm = 1 inch)

Here, this is a very good writeup explaining it: http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

i have 16 with 0 offset and my fenders rolled all the way

imma go with 20 offset..i do have a front camber kit on but its not pulled and the 195-50 tires is rite on the fender and rubs when i turn.

i would have to put the stock stuff back on to run more camber. it sucks!!

even though i dont use my car much so my tires last but still

an offset number means nothing without the width of the wheel. Also, if you are stretching a 195/50/16 onto an 8" wide wheel (which is what I'm assuming your wheel is) then please don't drive near other cars. You are enough of a danger to yourself.

[2283kdogg]

not a daily dirver just sits

yea i understand offset
and i do run 8 inch wide yea my car is not daily driven

my next wheel option was 16x9 +20 offset but i did the math haha
and i think its still going to poke out the same as 16x8 0offset

i do know though the 195-50 will be even more stretch

[steelbluesleepR]

yea i understand offset
and i do run 8 inch wide yea my car is not daily driven

my next wheel option was 16x9 +20 offset but i did the math haha
and i think its still going to poke out the same as 16x8 0offset

i do know though the 195-50 will be even more stretch

the guy immediately above you didn't, though, so I was explaining it to him.


8" 0-offset wheels DO NOT FIT the cb chassis. there have been a few people on here that run them, but they stick out a crazy amount. unless you run fender flares, you'll look like a jeep.

[2283kdogg]

the guy immediately above you didn't, though, so I was explaining it to him.


8" 0-offset wheels DO NOT FIT the cb chassis. there have been a few people on here that run them, but they stick out a crazy amount. unless you run fender flares, you'll look like a jeep.

i agree. or run insane camber
it sucks becuase i have rolled them out soo much if i go back to higher offset wheel my car will look funny.
i plan on getting another cb and staying away from offset

i have considered flares but im not sure yet

[cincy90h22]

16x8 +20 205/40 nexen tires

About -4 to -6 degrees camber in rear. Rolled fenders as well.



That's about the max I would go on our cars, 8in et20, 9in et35, would have poke if no camber, flush with a little negative camber. That also depends on tire size of course.

[2283kdogg]

16x8 +20 205/40 nexen tires

About -4 to -6 degrees camber in rear. Rolled fenders as well.



That's about the max I would go on our cars, 8in et20, 9in et35, would have poke if no camber, flush with a little negative camber. That also depends on tire size of course.

clean...yea my fenders are rolled rolled..there is no line around the fender if you know what i mean. its pulled out

thats why i was thinking 16x9 +20 i did the math and ill be only 7mm inward..better than nothing haha i was also considering some 16x8 +20 but ill see

[ferenza]

Would 16x7 et25 with natural camber fit under our fenders? i already rolled my lips but i dont wanna stretch my fenders out of shape or have an insane amount of camber to run wheels. I also wanna run a 195 50 tire for cushion