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Been researching seen 20x10.5 et 38 or so is pretty common but I am bagged so when I air out I gain a lot of camber wondering if anyone has done 20x10.5 +10 square on a sedan looking for lip to fender fitment
That's going to be super aggressive even for bagged, don't see getting past the fenders without at least an inch fender pull or really crazy tire stretch.
Might post that in the hellaflush thread.
Been researching seen 20x10.5 et 38 or so is pretty common but I am bagged so when I air out I gain a lot of camber wondering if anyone has done 20x10.5 +10 square on a sedan looking for lip to fender fitment
Not sure if you're friends with Drew Evans, but I'm sure you've seen his red Liberty Walk widebody sedan. He ran some pretty aggressive offsets before the widebody so he could probably point you in the right direction.
That's easy Mike, those will tuck just fine under compression. The look right now is a bit poked but nothing crazy. A milder Eibach or Swift drop will have you looking proper, and even as it sits (with the exception of the tire/fender gap) it's not bad at all.
IIRC the tires will tuck about 1/3" for every 1" drop, so a 1.25" drop will get you just about the 10mm you're extending from the fenders.
Thanks for calming my nerves, blnewt! After some more research last night, I'm going to get some springs on order. Swift and Eibach do seem to be the best for what I'm looking for. Wondering if I need to order front and rear camber adjustments now or if I should install springs and get an alignment first. Seems like there is mixed feedback on if the camber kits are needed or not.
Thanks for calming my nerves, blnewt! After some more research last night, I'm going to get some springs on order. Swift and Eibach do seem to be the best for what I'm looking for. Wondering if I need to order front and rear camber adjustments now or if I should install springs and get an alignment first. Seems like there is mixed feedback on if the camber kits are needed or not.
You will in the back, if you have a dremel tool you can do the toe slot yourself and save some $$.
The front is up to you, w/a mild drop you can usually get reasonable front tire wear since the toe is fully adjustable up front.
FWIW here's a G sedan on 9.5 +35 on 245s on a swift drop, the wheels are 6mm further out than you, but the tires are 5mm in, so essentially a similar fit at the uppermost fender edge (your actual wheels will be 6mm in from his) so in short, a great fit! https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...ml#post4052355
That's going to be super aggressive even for bagged, don't see getting past the fenders without at least an inch fender pull or really crazy tire stretch.
Might post that in the hellaflush thread.
That's what I thought as well, but I didn't realize how much camber I gain although it would be less gained with 2" bigger wheels mabey some thing more modest like 22-28 offset and I don't know him but I'm pretty sure I know what g you're talking about?
Was wondering, currently have 18" oem rims that are battered due to the person I bought the car from (09 g37x coupe), would 19" black rims from a journey coupe fit with no problem? Also, what tire size would some of you recommend for the 19"?
Was wondering, currently have 18" oem rims that are battered due to the person I bought the car from (09 g37x coupe), would 19" black rims from a journey coupe fit with no problem? Also, what tire size would some of you recommend for the 19"?
They should fit but since you have AWD you want to keep the tire sizes as close to each other as possible. 245/40/19 should fit all around, even though the wheels are staggered (only slightly; by half an inch). I ran this exact on my AWD sedan and it was fine.
You will in the back, if you have a dremel tool you can do the toe slot yourself and save some $$.
The front is up to you, w/a mild drop you can usually get reasonable front tire wear since the toe is fully adjustable up front.
FWIW here's a G sedan on 9.5 +35 on 245s on a swift drop, the wheels are 6mm further out than you, but the tires are 5mm in, so essentially a similar fit at the uppermost fender edge (your actual wheels will be 6mm in from his) so in short, a great fit! https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...ml#post4052355
I decided to order some swifts and an SPC rear camber kit. Everything arrived yesterday and after a full day in the garage today the springs and new wheels have been installed. I'm super happy so far. Swift springs appear like the perfect DD drop. I wouldn't want anything more. I need to take it easy for a few days and then get an alignment. The wheels are almost perfectly flush with the fenders. Maybe just a mm or two of poke in the rear. That might change after alignment.
Thanks again to blnewt for the advice and for "convincing" me to go forward with a mild drop.
Konig Oversteers in Opal (19x8.5 +30) and 255/40/19 Cooper Zeon rs3-as all around...
Last edited by machomike8; 07-17-2016 at 09:41 PM.
Awesome days work Mike, looking great, and those Konigs are a pretty lightweight wheel so you shouldn't notice too much lag from going bigger.
Probably about 5 days of minimal driving should get you settled enough for aligning, and probably get you another 1/4" drop in the process.
Solid job there!
The duck feet ones are all 18x7.5. They are off a XS without the Akebonos. Hence the reason Im not sure since they are not staggered.
The duckfeet 18x7.5 are the same wheels used in the RWD S model sedans w/ the big Akebono calipers as the front wheel set.
Those will work fine for your new BBK, although being only 7.5" will lock you into 225 width tires.
07-11-2016, 10:38 AM
