Ok what exactly is offset?
Im looking into buying some rims, and which offset whould I look for, that would work without spacers and what not.

example..

would these fit?

5x114.3
18X7.5j
et+42


thanks

 

they should i would think i believe our stock offset is 45 so its not a big jump to go to 42

 

Those would fit fine even with 225/45/18 tires.

Is the Lancer GTS suspension the exact same as the Ralliart?
Is the only difference the shock and springs??

If that is true, then this info is correct from what I gathered from lancertuners and other lancer forums.

+50 the wheel sits in more.
+46 is stock.
+42 pushes the wheel out more.
+35 pushes the wheel out even more.

So if you lower the car too much you run the risk of rubbing on the fender because the wheel sits pass the fender.

If you got like a +48, the wheel sits in more compared to stock. So when you lower it, it'll be tucked looking.

I'm wondering if 18x8 +35 would fit.
I really don't want to goto a 225/40 tire. It'll throw the speedo off...

Evo's have it easy with that extra 2 inch wide fenders....They can fit any wheel and offset.

 

Well, I found this link.

http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/rt_specs.jsp

It says mines fits with no problem.

 

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No he's right. Tirerack is talking about the hub position not the position of the wheel face as Bom's was talking about.

 

Sorry, you're right of course.

 

stock Ralliart offset of 46mm

http://clubralliart.com/showthread.php?t=30

google up "offset calculator" and you'll find tons of website where you enter your stock offset, tires size, etc, then your desired new rims/tire size and it'll calculate your new offset

 

Just to help for a clearer understanding. Since your going .5" wider you got a lower offset from stock which pushes the wheel out more. The offset compensates for the extra width.

 

You would want a higher offset than stock if you went wider and wanted the wheel to sit just like stock.

 

Yes but you can run the risk of the tire or wheel rubbing against the struts or the wheel spokes rubbing against the brake calipers plus using wider wheels/tires with higher than stock offset can end up 'tucked' looking which isn't normally desireable.

 

True but if you kept the same offset as stock, or lower, you'd run the risk of destroying the fender.

 

Yep but that depends on if you are on stock or lowering springs. There are alot of variables in play which is why I always like to hear from people that have tried the various combinations for information on what works and what doesn't. Problem with newer cars is that there isn't alot of information available and you have to trust outfits like Tirerack that don't always test fit and go by dimensional specs only which doesn't always work. Case in point they list that a +48 mm offset fits Neon SRT-4's which is false. The rear will fit but the front will not because the wheel spokes will come into contact with the brake calipers. How do I know? Many of us learned the hard way lol.

 

Again true, it's just a matter of playing with the car to see what fits. Ralliart guys can look to the GTS for that which should make it easier.

 

seen a kitted lancer GTS that had fenders rolled..had 245/40/18 tires on 18x9 wheels +32 offset really aggressive need to see if i can find it