I am finally in the market for suspension and wheel upgrades and was wondering something about the wheel offsets. From what I understand the FC's are like +30 offset. What would I need to do to make a set of 17x9's with +24 offsets fit without problems? These are some of the mustang replicas on ebay if anyone was wondering, the price is right and I know people who can paint them any color I want. Just need to know what needs to be done in order for them to fit, thanks.



-B.

i had 17x8 32's on mine all the way around, they fit perfect in the rear, stick out just a tad in the front.

17x9+24 is perfect up front.

I would like to see pictures of the 17x9 +24 in the front... I just can't see this fitting without rolling the fender or even using wider fenders

Good to know about the fronts fitting fine, that was actually my biggest concern. I am not to worried about the rears fitting or not fitting because I can get longer studs and spacers if needed. I decided to upgrade my suspension alone instead of getting wheels AND suspension. But this is good news for future reference. Any word on how thick of a spacer I might need for the rears, Lee? Thanks man,



-B.

17x10 +24 with a 275 fits in the rear with a roll, so base it loosely off that and you should be fine. even no spacer itll be fine. so basically the mustang stagger sets on ebay are almost a perfect fit on fc's.



i actually run 40mm bolt on spacers on the rear of my car to flush up the stock wheels. it really looks a million times better, as you can see in my sig pic. those are the stock gxl wheels on the back. thats something like a 7 +0 with a 205.

Here is my conclusion...



the 17x9 +24 will not fit on the front with a stock fender... this setup will require a 25-30mm wider fender to fit without rubbing(depending on tire size)



17x9 +24 in the rear should fit flush when running a 265



a 17x10 +24 in the rear will poke and with a 275 will require rolling of the fender not to rub (depending on ride height)

o really?



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mustang wheels 17x9 +24 in the front.





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different pair of wheels, 18x9 +24 actually. its got room to spare!



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this is the 17x10 with a 275 i was talking about. definitely rolled but rolling is no big deal.



the thing with the fronts is really camber and tire size. youre not gonna be able to run stock camber and 255s. not happening. so i guess if you dont have camber plates or coils with plates, then its not fitting.

I run,

front 18x8 +35 225 40 18

rear 18x9 +42 255 35 18



The fronts are tucked in.



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/index.php?...c=46915&hl=

how the hell does that not hit the rear suspension with that offset. thats like, FD offset.

It doesn't, I can go to 265 in tire size and that's the max see the pic on my link.

i do have to give you some props for having some badass wheels.

I suppose if you like to strech skinny 225 on to a 9 inch rim then yes they would kinda fit... but lets face it, thats not optimal for "real" performance

blah blah blah stretching tires blah blah



most people run 215s on 9's anyways. who cares.



i didnt say anything about stretching in that post, just showing what fits. to me it looks like theres room up in the front for more tire, maybe with a little more roll, but the potential is there.



ultimately, tire compound is more important then sheer tire size..

also you have to remember depends on water tire your running also.



but the size your looking for and the information given will work, worst comes to worst, you use that old wood baseball bat and run it a few times between tire and fender to roll it ( and heat it up with a heat gun if you have a nice paint job ). and your set.

While we are on the subject of wheels and offset. I want to stick with 17x7 and the same size tire. What offset and or spacer will I need to make the wheel sit close to flush. and size tire works front and rear? And on the subject of stock wheel for auto x reasons, stock 195/60HR15s should I use a 205/55R15 or some 215/50R15s looking to get some R compound rubber for those wheels.



These are the 17x7s im thinking about getting

http://www.edgeracing.com/1990/Mazda/RX_7/wheel/3323/

with 7 inch wide, +20 is good in the front and 0 is good in the back. so shoot for that. maybe a few mm less spacer depending on camber and tire size.

Thanks for the reply Lee, as far as camber goes I guess stock settings will do unless I need to set it up differently for auto x...damn there is so much **** I need to learn! I dont have a lot of cash so I dont want to be eating up my tires with a lot of camber also.

Pillow Ball / Camber plates ftw