ninefourteener Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 What is the offset? mm? inches? Looking at suitable wheels, also looking at the 6-lug conversion... just dont want to scrape on the insides of the fenders or the suspension. Is there a rule of thumb on a magic offset number to not go past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 soobs have ones of the highest positive offsets, so pretty much anything non-soob you fit on, will have less of an offset.... but the Gen1's do have more limitations because of the trailing arm and rear torsion bar set-up.... especially if going with the later years soob 4x140 wheels... this page has some backspacing measurements.... http://www.indysworld.com/80s/general/wheels/wheels.html are you lifting, or just looking for better wheel sizes for street tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninefourteener Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Actually, I'm going to go lower with it... not significantly, but just enough to set the fenders down lower on the tires. I'm going with the gloss black steelie nascar-style wheels..... just need to find the right size and backspacing. I'm also going to do the 6x5.5 lug conversion for more available wheels. Looking at going with a 15 or 16 x 8.... maybe x7... not 100% sure. The "theme" I'm going with for the car is low... flat black paint, and gloss black trim (wheels, grill, etc) Don't mind if they stick out a bit.... that's the look I'm going for.... but I don't want to run into clearance problems on the inside of the wheel. I don't mind rolling the fenders, or even trimming them... but I certainly don't want to have to relocate suspension or build wheel tubs, you know? With that, that site didn't have the backspacing measurements that would be acceptable.... any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Actually, I'm going to go lower with it... not significantly, but just enough to set the fenders down lower on the tires. I'm going with the gloss black steelie nascar-style wheels..... just need to find the right size and backspacing. I'm also going to do the 6x5.5 lug conversion for more available wheels. Looking at going with a 15 or 16 x 8.... maybe x7... not 100% sure. The "theme" I'm going with for the car is low... flat black paint, and gloss black trim (wheels, grill, etc) Don't mind if they stick out a bit.... that's the look I'm going for.... but I don't want to run into clearance problems on the inside of the wheel. I don't mind rolling the fenders, or even trimming them... but I certainly don't want to have to relocate suspension or build wheel tubs, you know? With that, that site didn't have the backspacing measurements that would be acceptable.... any ideas? well, the ea82 rims (5.25" bs) will not work on a gen1 brat, but the gen2 wagon wheels will work (4.75" bs) , so you need to stick with 5" or less backspacing..... which should be no problem going to the wheels you are thinking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninefourteener Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Sooo.... say a 15x8.... with a 4-inch offset... or even a 4.25-inch offset........ that'll work??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninefourteener Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Bump... Will those work????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 yes, anything with a 4 or 4.25" backspacing would work. on an 15x8" rim you'd want 0 offset up to +25mm offset. but they are gonna stick out a ways... I had 15x7 on, with 3.75" backspacing, and they stuck out about 2" past the fender.... that was on a gen2 brat..... I would think something like a 15x6 would be better with +25 offset (4" backspacing). would be good for tires up to 225 width... might search around for folks running pug 15's on a gen1.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninefourteener Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 ^^^^ Thank you..... that's exactly what I was looking for. I like the "sticking out" look... that's kinda what I'm going for. I've noticed a lack of available low-profile tires for 15' whells, so I think I'm going to go with a 16x8, with a 4.25 offset..... and a 235/40 tire. You think there will be any problems with the tire hitting the front corner of the fenders during turns?... If so, might need to go with a 16x7 with a 215 tire. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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