Wheel Fitment - 18x9.5 +45 or +38

[J C H]

Here's +38 with 255/40 tires for comparison..

Thank you! If I’m looking at this right, it looks like the +38 just barely exceeds beyond the fender. Looks great!

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[Nitroturtle]

Thank you! If I’m looking at this right, it looks like the +38 just barely exceeds beyond the fender. Looks great!

Yeah +38 has just a little poke. Keep in mind, I'm only running 255 width tires also. +45 with 265 is almost perfectly flush from what I've seen.

 

[disgraced.fk8]

Yeah +38 has just a little poke. Keep in mind, I'm only running 255 width tires also. +45 with 265 is almost perfectly flush from what I've seen.

I also have +38 with 255/40's - Do you rub when you push it fairly hard and hit dips/bumps in the road? I definitely do lol.

That being said I love my +38 fitment with the 40's. I may add a tad bit of camber as I do plan to go 265's next but for now I like how it sits.

Hard to tell on the front here but the back sits flush at the top of the wheel due to the slight factory camber. I guess I don't have a good pic of fitment in the front but it pokes just a bit.

 

[boosted180sx]

i used to run x9.5 +45s with 265/35/18 on swift springs and had no issues.
this is how it fit on the rear. If you want to do 275s i say keep it +45s. You will probably get away for the most part with just a minor rub if you do 265s with +38s

Camber Front: -1.8, Rear -2.0

since then, i got fender work done so i run different sizing.

 

[Beavis]

TE37SL 18x9.5 +38
Toyo Proxes 265/35/18
Stock Suspension

 

[pawnstar]

TE37SL 18x9.5 +38
Toyo Proxes 265/35/18
Stock Suspension

Do you have a side picture ? I'm trying to convince myself to get 18's. For some reason they look small to me at stock height. I have no intensions of lowering my car.

 

[J C H]

TE37SL 18x9.5 +38
Toyo Proxes 265/35/18
Stock Suspension

Thank you! Your car looks great.

 

[AlphaDigital]

Do you have a side picture ? I'm trying to convince myself to get 18's. For some reason they look small to me at stock height. I have no intensions of lowering my car.

If youre sticking stock suspension, I vote for 19s to help fill that gap a little bit more, I agree with you that 18s do look a tad small.

 

[Beavis]

Do you have a side picture ? I'm trying to convince myself to get 18's. For some reason they look small to me at stock height. I have no intensions of lowering my car.

Not the best side photos but hope they help.

 

[pawnstar]

Not the best side photos but hope they help.

Thanks, it looks good.

 

[ians]

My TE is 18X8.5 ET45 on 265/35/18 RE71R and lowered on spoon spring. I don't go for ET38 because I don't want rubbing at all. My friends with ET42 still rubbing after lowered with spoon. So I will play safe and go with ET45 and I am extremely happy with the result.

 

[J C H]

ians, those bronze TE37s look slick on blue. Nice setup!

 

[ians]

ians, those bronze TE37s look slick on blue. Nice setup!

Thanks. Love it so much too

 

[merakiautoworks]

18x9.5+45 our best selling fitment for the fk8 ctr, titan7 specifically.

-Josh

 

[JJK18]

I figured I would just ask on this thread first since my question is a bit similar to OP instead of starting a whole new thread.

I know I want an 18x9.5 +35 set up, but not many brands offer +35 offset for our car that look good or don't cost 3K+. So my question is, if I were to get a wheel I like in a 45 offset and also use a 10mm spacer, would that achieve the same result? Would the studs need to be replaced with longer ones? Any other consequences of doing something like that?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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