Oppinions on wheels please!

[UHATEIT]

Hey there, I am in the market to buy some new 18s for my SUNLIGHT SILVER speed3 and would like to utilize the stock tires still. So I am looking for a set of 18s and I am not very good with offsets to be able to tell how I can get it to be more outward towards the fender. I hate how the stock rims are so tucked in.

Let me know what offset would be the best as I am hoping to lower the car on H&R springs when they are back in stock and want to have them close to the fenders and not look so tucked.

These are some rims I am looking at because they are all pretty cheap (less than $500 shipped for each of them):

Please help me with oppinions! Like I said too, I will be adding H&R springs and am hoping for the offset that puts it close to the fender and avoid tucking in. (I dont know the difference between what a 38mm, 42mm, 45 mm, or 48mm looks like. Tell me if you know)

Thanks for the help!

 

[808MP5]

I like the battle exe.

I know nothing about offset

 

[UHATEIT]

I tried to ad another set that I forgot but once the thread is submitted for some stupid reason it isnt letting me ad the picture, only the link itself

 

[jp4130]

Hey there, I am in the market to buy some new 18s for my SUNLIGHT SILVER speed3 and would like to utilize the stock tires still. So I am looking for a set of 18s and I am not very good with offsets to be able to tell how I can get it to be more outward towards the fender. I hate how the stock rims are so tucked in.

Let me know what offset would be the best as I am hoping to lower the car on H&R springs when they are back in stock and want to have them close to the fenders and not look so tucked.

UHATEIT I strongly reccomend you do not cahange offest in order to get the look you are after. Low offsets will degrade performance, they throw off the supension geometry. Always stay within 4mm of stock 52.5. 48-53 is the range you should be looking for, however above 50 is best. An 8'' wheel will work work with your stockers, as well as support wider rubber. When the stockers wear out you can go with a little wider rubber. At that piont your tires will be farther out like you want without the negative effects of messing with your offset.

 

[UHATEIT]

UHATEIT I strongly reccomend you do not cahange offest in order to get the look you are after. Low offsets will degrade performance, they throw off the supension geometry. Always stay within 4mm of stock 52.5. 48-53 is the range you should be looking for, however above 50 is best. An 8'' wheel will work work with your stockers, as well as support wider rubber. When the stockers wear out you can go with a little wider rubber. At that piont your tires will be farther out like you want without the negative effects of messing with your offset.

glad to hear that! I am coming from a 350z which was much easier to buy wide rims for without really messing up the suspension or anything.

I would like to get 8-inch wide rims then, since you mentioned that will give me the wider stance I want and can get wider tires at a later time and it won't mess with the offset that much. I had put +42mm rims on my cavalier 4 years ago and did not notice any effects with that type of offset... I just want the rims that do not tuck into the fender, that's ugly, I am hoping for something that sticks towards the fender and looks more flush

 

[UHATEIT]

UHATEIT I strongly reccomend you do not cahange offest in order to get the look you are after. Low offsets will degrade performance, they throw off the supension geometry. Always stay within 4mm of stock 52.5. 48-53 is the range you should be looking for, however above 50 is best. An 8'' wheel will work work with your stockers, as well as support wider rubber. When the stockers wear out you can go with a little wider rubber. At that piont your tires will be farther out like you want without the negative effects of messing with your offset.

glad to hear that! I am coming from a 350z which was much easier to buy wide rims for without really messing up the suspension or anything.

I would like to get 8-inch wide rims then, since you mentioned that will give me the wider stance I want and can get wider tires at a later time and it won't mess with the offset that much. I had put +42mm rims on my cavalier 4 years ago and did not notice any effects with that type of offset... I just want the rims that do not tuck into the fender, that's ugly, I am hoping for something that sticks towards the fender and looks more flush

 

[mrlilguy157]

buy real wheels. multi drilled wheels are lameeeeee

 

[UHATEIT]

buy real wheels. multi drilled wheels are lameeeeee

I would but wheels are the least of my worries in regards to wanting to blow money on them. Cheap wheels work just as well as a $3k set of volks or Rays.

If I can find some that are not drilled out like that I would buy them if they are less than $500 picked up or shipped.

 

[SuperStretch18]

Skip the ADR's:

 

[kickniteasy]

holy crap!

 

[UHATEIT]

holy s*** are those adr battle exe like the gray ones above?

 

[808MP5]

holy s*** are those adr battle exe like the gray ones above?

they look like the same design... but the ones in the picture you posted look to be a two-peice set.... probally improved design because of the above picture

also cheap rims are cheap for a reason... bad craftsmanship... heavy... and not all that great.

 

[UHATEIT]

the second picture of the sportmax 941 rims I had those on my cavalier a few years back and they were great, looked sweet and held up really nice. Just not sure if I should bother trying to get something with a lip or not and if in black or gunmetal. My car is silver

 

[phillyb]

GUNMETAL on silver...bronze on silver...i even like the wheels you have now...

 

[jp4130]

(shocked)(shocked)(shocked)

Skip the ADR's:

 

[UHATEIT]

as a joke on the 350z forum they used to cap on RSX all the time so in the spirit of that forum I will chime in: "the RSX is too fast the wheels couldn't handle the power!"

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

Hey there, I am in the market to buy some new 18s for my SUNLIGHT SILVER speed3 and would like to utilize the stock tires still. So I am looking for a set of 18s and I am not very good with offsets to be able to tell how I can get it to be more outward towards the fender. I hate how the stock rims are so tucked in.

This is what 8 inch rims with a 50 offset and 225/40 tires looks like. The car has Cobb springs

 

[UHATEIT]

This is what 8 inch rims with a 50 offset and 225/40 tires looks like. The car has Cobb springs

with 50mm does that come outward more to the fender? I dont know the difference between a 42mm and a 50mm. I'm hoping to find something that comes close to the fender but dont know what mm that would be.

Also, how about these rims here too: 18X8 with 40mm offset

 

[MS3077]

18X7.5 +42 offset wheels on 225/40/18 rubber: They look nice and beefy

 

[UHATEIT]

18X7.5 +42 offset wheels on 225/40/18 rubber:

do you feel like these stick out more than the stock wheels? I am still in this huge debate, I have never had experience with offset or why it is such a problem on our cars. Just wish I could say... I want 18X7.5 and they fit and look good regardless of the offset!