sm1ke- where did you get the carbon fiber section on your steering wheel bottom? That is really cool. Thanks.
I believe I got it on eBay, but you can also find it on AliExpress. The ones that don't have a logo stamped into them (like mine) are usually more expensive. I think I paid like $15 for the steering wheel piece, and maybe $4 for the shift handle cover, but the handle cover has an ugly "RS" logo stamped into it. I also recently added a CF trim piece for the top cover of the steering wheel.
Wheels look perfect on the cx-9 , found a set of vossen 22x10.5 with 42 offset should it be fine? See that you went with 30offset
42 offset might be cutting it a little close based on the clearance photo I posted. If they don't fit, you could always throw on some 5mm spacers.
Ok cool , I'll keep that in mind..you think would be pretty flush with fender well?
How did your tests go with your Sprint Booster @sm1ke ?
Ok cool , I'll keep that in mind..you think would be pretty flush with fender well?
This thing is looking sweet man. Just got a 2020 Grand Touring, same color but I wish I had your interior.
Hey Mike, apologies for bringing this thread back from the dead - did you just say you're effectively running a +25 offset because of the spacers? Any performance / suspension impact? Reason I'm asking is because I'm looking at a set of 22x10.5 TSW's, with a +25 offset, and the back spacing is 6.800 …but I wasn't sure if the tyres would touch the fenders on a "hard bounce", so to speak.
Awesome, thanks for the info! The set I was looking at would be 10.5" wide with a +25 offset on all corners, but I just read your posts regarding the dirt being kicked up, and now I'm wondering if I may end up having the front wheels kick crap onto the side body (even if it's just a 5mm diff from yours). Maybe a +30 or 35 10.5" set works instead?No worries @AWDrei! Yes, I'm basically running +25 in the rear due to the 5mm spacers. Fronts are still +30. I've got 285/35/22 tires all around, and I've gone over some big dips and high speedbumps and never heard a peep from the tires/suspension. No visible scrapes or rubbing on the inner/outer tire sidewall when I inspected them after swapping my winter tires on a couple of months ago. All tires are wearing evenly as well. Performance-wise, the difference amounts to a slightly better turn-in due to the width of the tire. You could probably shave a few more pounds of unsprung weight off of the wheel/tire setup by going with a narrower wheel/tire setup, but I prefer the aggressive look of wider tires.
Awesome, thanks for the info! The set I was looking at would be 10.5" wide with a +25 offset on all corners, but I just read your posts regarding the dirt being kicked up, and now I'm wondering if I may end up having the front wheels kick crap onto the side body (even if it's just a 5mm diff from yours). Maybe a +30 or 35 10.5" set works instead?