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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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I need some real wheel advice.

Wheel Diameter 17 in.
Wheel Width (in) 9.500 in
Wheel MaterialAluminum
Primary Wheel Color Polished
Wheel Finish Polished
Manufacturers Wheel Series Center Line Competition Split Spoke Series
Backspacing (in) 4.500 in.
Offset -19.00mm
Wheel Construction2-piece

How exactly do I go ahead and fit these wheels on my car without seriously modifying the wheel wells. Thank you all in advance for your advice.
Or if anyone knows if these wheels come in a size that fits without spacers, that would be great as well.

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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

thats not enough BS, they will probably stick just outside the fenders and rub the fenders when you turn. You typically need 5-5.5" of bs for a 17x9.5" wheel. the stock Ronal 17x9.5 is 5.25 i believe
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

Okay, so if I have more back spacing, the offset isn't going to hurt? I'm so confused when it comes to wheel sizes.
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CLL-7277957547/
So these wheels will work? Sorry I'm completely retarded when it comes to wheel sizing.

And these for the front?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CLL-7277807547/

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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

Somebody?
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

The site was down, so I didn't make the recent post cut. I kinda need to know about these, looking to buy this week.
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

Back spacing, is the measurement from the back of the wheels lip, to the mounting surface of the wheel. Offset is the distance from the center of the physical wheel to the wheels mounting surface. So if you change the BS, the offset changes.

17x8 for the front would want 4.5" of BS, or a zero offset. those 17x9.5 rears with 5.5 " of BS will be fine, but 6" would tuck in a little better. Both will work though.

The sticky at the top of the page is full of good info
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...er-wanted.html
maybe give it a read before buying wheels, its not something to dive into without doing your homework, you can make some expensive mistakes.

and, as usual, a search of this topic would have yielded the same info.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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Re: I need some real wheel advice.

Thanks a lot, I read the sticky. I'm just having a hard time understanding the relation between bs and offset, and how it works on our specific cars. If you needed some paint work done, which is my specialty, I'd help ya just for the advice on the wheels lol.
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