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Originally Posted by AusS2000
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all good in the hood...Quote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
Will 16x9 fit on the rear?
You seem to be missing the basic concept of fitment. Within certain limits it's not the width that is important. It's the offset.
I run an 18x9 on the rear. With a 65 offset it fits fine. If the offset was lower (the wheels stick out more) it would rub.
So before anyone can tell you whether or not a 16x9 will fit you will have to tell us the offset. Or, if the offset is 65 you'll be fine. If it's 20, no way.
I have to give it to ya mate. You've got amazing patience! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
Edit: Decided to give ya a hand. If they don't understand after this, I wouldn't bother.
Name of Wheel Parts
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch01.gif
Wheel Size
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch02.gif
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch03.gif
The offset indicates the distance from the center of the rim to the attaching disk part (unit:m/m). As seen in the attached drawing, the offset is indicated by "+" when the fitting surface extends beyond the central line of the rim and "-" when it is falls within. Caution is required to prevent the tire from coming into contact with the fender of the vehicle or the brake caliper if the offsets are very different.
PCD
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch04.gif
The number of bolts used to install a wheel varies from 4 to 6 depending on the vehicle model (except for some vehicle type), thus the wheel to be installed should also possess the same number of hub bolt holes. P.C.D. stands for pitch circle diameter, and indicates the diameter of the circle in mm connecting the center of each hub bolt. Since the P.C.D. also varies according to the vehicle model, make sure a suitable one is selected.
Clearance
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch05.gif
Fender clearance indicates the marginal space between the tire and the fender or body of the vehicle. Inner clearance indicates the distance between the tire and wheel and the body part which is positioned closest to the tire and wheel. Dimensions for both right and left clearance should be measured on a level surface, and the smaller value is then considered as the inner clearance.
Tyre Size
http://www.enkei.co.jp/en/images/ele...w_sketch06.gif
1-Tire width (mm or inch)
2-Aspect ratio
3-Radial construction
4-Rim diameter
5-Load index
6-Speed symbol
7-Tire outer diameter (inch)
8-Ply rating
*sourced from CRSX, http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread...ghlight=offset
Ricers are people too. ;)
BTW, Wow, nice diagrams.
Aus, some pure gold in the topic, loving it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
this is becoming very educational.
Nice post 'temp'
i have to disagree with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
Wider tyres = mroe rubber on the ground = more grip.
the same tyre in 205's and the same tyre in 255's on the same car, well the 255s will have better traction.
Tyres are pneumatic. They rely on air pressure to maintain shape. In simplest terms, the higher the air pressure (psi or Kg/cm2) the less is touching the road. The lower, the more (think of a flat tyre as an extreme). So if you have a 225 at 36psi and a 265 at 36psi the area of the tyre touching the ground (the SI in PSI) will be the same. But with a wider tyre the shape will be short and wide. With a narrow tyre it will be long and narrow.
what your saying is not wrong but going of each tyres factory recommendations of psi.
a 265/35 profile wide tyre will have more ground contact than a 205/60 tyre if both are pumped to the standard settings.
and ontop of all this, theres another variable that if ur relying on letting ur tyre pressure down to have mroe contact with the road and ur rims are too thin so that the tyres bulge outside the rim then if u spin the tyres at high velocity they will warp inwards and become 'skinny' while they spin because of the G's (the same thing happens when u watch the 4 second funny cars look at what happens to their extremely wide tyres at the back when they do burnouts)
either way no matter what at the end of the day if u have the same tyre go buy the 265 (or the fatter one) for more grip!
this is why s2ks come out with 225s on the back and 205s on the front. staggered tyre size for grip compensation!
Oh well, you know best.
ur a mature one aint chya ;p