Flush or not?

Kev · 11-07-2009, 01:34 PM

Gonna be putting on my winter wheels / tires next Wednesday, just want to know if these are gonna be pretty flush or not?

Wheel specs are:
Front 19X8.5 ET12
Rear 19X9.5 ET17

I'm not planning on running spacers, tire sizes are 255/35R19 front and 265/35R19 back.

Thanks~

Installed 11/11/2009:

Lemans_Blue_M · 11-07-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

Gonna be putting on my winter wheels / tires next Wednesday, just want to know if these are gonna be pretty flush or not?

Wheel specs are:
Front 19X8.5 ET12
Rear 19X9.5 ET17

I'm not planning on running spacers, tire sizes are 255/35R19 front and 265/35R19 back.

Thanks~

Kev,

Yes, those wheels will be very flush front and rear.

The front wheels will be a little more flush than the rear wheels, but those offsets will be just about ideal for this car.

Kev · 11-07-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemans_Blue_M

Kev,

Yes, those wheels will be very flush front and rear.

The front wheels will be a little more flush than the rear wheels, but those offsets will be just about ideal for this car.

Thanks. That'd be nice~ Can't wait to put them on!

I think the front will be approximately the same as 19X9 ET20 (like the Advan RS M3 fitment). Am I right?

Lemans_Blue_M · 11-07-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

Thanks. That'd be nice~ Can't wait to put them on!

I think the front will be approximately the same as 19X9 ET20 (like the Advan RS M3 fitment). Am I right?

Yea, that setup would be nearly identical. (-2mm)

SlammedR8 · 11-07-2009, 05:25 PM

what wheels are you going with?
The front tires are pretty wide for winter tire setup dont you think?

Did you jump on the deal from tirerack on the LM-25s?

Kev · 11-07-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by slammedm3

what wheels are you going with?
The front tires are pretty wide for winter tire setup dont you think?

Did you jump on the deal from tirerack on the LM-25s?

I ran those in Boston last year and they were fine. I think the front is a little wide, but they don't make the OEM size.

SlammedR8 · 11-07-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

I ran those in Boston last year and they were fine. I think the front is a little wide, but they don't make the OEM size.

what rims and tires are they?

Kev · 11-07-2009, 07:44 PM

OEM Style 167M and Bridgestone Blizzak LM25

montreal red · 11-08-2009, 12:09 AM

those are some pretty aggressive numbers! i would be scared of it being too aggressive. but i think it might work. are you lowered?

Eugene-TAIWAN · 11-08-2009, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev

Gonna be putting on my winter wheels / tires next Wednesday, just want to know if these are gonna be pretty flush or not?

Wheel specs are:
Front 19X8.5 ET12
Rear 19X9.5 ET17

I'm not planning on running spacers, tire sizes are 255/35R19 front and 265/35R19 back.

Thanks~

Front should be OK, the REAR will be pushed in for sure.

I would suggest for the REAR ET 15 10J your going to be flush for sure.

MrHarris · 11-08-2009, 06:51 AM

It will be perfect in the front.

Rear could come out another 2-3mm but shouldn't be a big deal.

Kev · 11-08-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHarris

It will be perfect in the front.

Rear could come out another 2-3mm but shouldn't be a big deal.

I agree that the back can probably come out another to 5-8mm to match your Advan RS (your rear is 19X10 ET22, which is similar to 19X9.5 ET10). But, since I don't want to run spacers at all, I think I'd be happy with this slightly less aggressive offset. I'll post some pics when I throw the set on my car this Wednesday.

Kev · 11-12-2009, 12:55 AM

updated OP

Lemans_Blue_M · 11-12-2009, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kev

updated OP

Kev · 11-12-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemans_Blue_M

Thanks. This beats the concavity of all the aftermarket "premium" concave wheels out there

SlammedR8 · 11-12-2009, 09:17 AM

Where are the center caps?

Kev · 11-12-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by slammedm3

Where are the center caps?

Picking a set up from dealer today. The set that came with the wheels were the old school ones with the cheesy CF sticker applied on them, so I threw them away

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