were u serious with this?

 

I think you'll be happy with the stance these wheels give you. To me, an aggressive stance has to do how the car is lowered, wheel, and how much meat you have on those wheels. I have my rear fenders rolled for these wheels and tires and now that thats taken care of, I will probably go with a 265 next time around if I still have these wheels when it comes time for new tires.

 

No I wasn't being serious. I was more making fun of the "drift style" look on a AWD car. I guess its kinda like the VW guys slapping fat lipped wheels on the back of a FWD car. Just doesn't make sense to me.


To answer your question before you edited your post though. I'm one of those people that if I'm gonna do something I do it right the first time. When I was buying these wheels I looked at all the tire options and the 255/35 ES100's are the same exact size as the stock Advans. I did what I did simply because I wanted to run a wider rim and tire and not have to worry about throwing off my speedo at all.

BTW.....

245/40 18 AVS ES 100's section width is 9.8" and tread width is 9.4" and are 25.6" tall. Recommended to 8.5" wheels.

255/35 18 AVS ES100's section width is 10.1" and the tread width is 9.8" and are 25.1" tall. Recommended for 9" wheels.

 

well i can respect that, but at the same time we have to admit cars r a fashion statements in a way. its always been. and yes it is also about doin ur own thing and being original. The way ur car looks saids alot about the person drivin it. Some of us like the strech (me) and i understand that with the current performance tires, theres really no need for any strechin since the sidewalls r plenty good and predictable, so im not gonna say thats what the strech is for. but thats also y we keep stock wheels for, so we can put the race tires on those and have a nice set of wheels that r blinging and straight JAyDeM TYtE!!!!!1!11

wouldnt that .5" of tire height be mostly eliminated by the stretch?

 

i also just kinda dont understand what people have against a tire thats a bit streched and runnin a low offset where u have to do alittle more work to the 1/4s to fit them....its just all a part of the game. if ur not runnin into problems ur not moddin ur car.

 

You even said that its not stretched that much so I dont' know if stretching would elimanate that .5" or not to be honest. Thats why I went with something I knew for sure that would work without having to guess.

 

If I need to do all that work just to get something to fit I would just take it a bit further and buy a widebody kit. Problems is the last thing I want while modding my car. I don't like having headaches to go along with modding a car. That isnt' fun to me. I like doing a mod right the first time and smoothly move onto my next mod whatever it may be.

My main reason for posting in this thread was to save the guy trouble that he may not have wanted to go through. If someone wants to run certain offsets and certain size tires then that is all up to them. I was just sheding some light on the subject thats all....

 

i respect everything u've said, to do things in a way u know will work and cause no problems is a good way to go. but i also think that sometimes u just have to go that extra mile to stand out from the rest of the crowd. or maybe i just like to make things diffacult??

 

I definitely agree with crazi in finding something different. I like the look of the RG2 and a +29 offset will ensure easy installation and fitment. However, if I am going to fork out the cash on a new set of rims I want to make sure I find something that will hopefully set me apart a bit from the crowd .

With that said, a more extreme "drift" setup if you would like to call it is growing on me. https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=196179

Driftunit does a good job of finding a common te37 wheel and making you take a double take.

I am currently researching in a few wheel options to see how clearance will be with fenders (obviously rolling is mandatory) but I want to make sure that whatever I purchase will clear the brakes and be able to fit at least a 245 width size tire.

If all goes well then I will find the set of wheels that makes me as much as when I am driving.

 

I just take the best way possible for me that won't end up being a headache and costing me more money. I don't autocross or track my car so a 18 X 9 is plenty of wheel/tire just to go to the grocery. I think you like to do things the hard way.

When I'm trying to be different, I see what the local Evo's are doing. If I were to try to be different than everyone on here I'd be spending crap loads of morey. As far as I know, I'm really the only Evo with aftermarket wheels around my part of town.

 

Don't get me wrong, driftunits car looks good and I know those wheels were temporary, but look really close to the lips of those wheels. If I'm gonna drop $500-$650 of each wheel I'm gonna make damn sure that it will be protected by a tire. One nice pot hole and that rim could very well be useless.

Good luck with what you want to do man. I look forward in seeing some pics when its all said and done.

 

just an update, i ordered 18x9 +29mm offset advan rgII today. i just didnt want all the drama that would have been involved in fitting a +22mm offset.

 

Rule of thumb here: Look at the specs of the tire, find the max rim width recommended and go down by .5 inch. In the case of RT-615's, 245/40-18 the max rim width is 9.5...going down by .5 is 9. Sooooo, a 9 inch wide wheel is ideal for maximum contact patch unless the RT-615's deviate from the norm an awful lot (i.e. they run really skinny...)

 

I know you've ordered already.... but here's pic of 18 x 9.5 +22mm on the Evasive Evo at Sema.



Rear fenders rolled. 10mm spacers in front (I think) cuz he's running wide fenders.

 

18 by 10 on 255/35/18 KDW. I had to roll only the rear fenders.
GF210 for springs so the height is perfect for everyday driving.