Enkei NT03+M 17x7.5 +40....Wasn't planning on getting rims today, but Dave at speed factor gave me a price I couldn't refuse!

Can't wait to get some new rubber and get these things on the evo 4! Weighed them today, 16.4lbs per wheel!

 

Very nice, out of Curiousity how much did he give these to you for? They will look so clean on the iv! Also what are You going to do withthe advans? Haha

 

Hooked me up for 1100 tax in!

And the SC1's are for winter, they've got the winter tires on them now. I'll leave them like that so I can just swap them on after summer.

 

holy offset batman

 

How come I never get any deals that good at speedfactor, no wonder you like them

 

Nice those will make the IV look even better!!

 

I told you Vlad, customer loyalty goes a long way.

Thanks fourreG

And whats wrong with the offsets?

 

CUSTOMER LOYALTY?!! lol I been going there for over a year, bought at least 7k worth of parts from them and all I get is a keychain!! WTF man hahaha

 

y 7.5 width?

dont respond with "why not" thats stupid. just wondering y you didnt go wider? is 7.5 the stock width on the IV?

 

Kk Mr cool. lol

 

Fair Question,

I had to do some searching before buying rims, but I came away with this:

The evo 4,5,6 all share the same chassis, however, unlike the 5 and 6, the 4 does not have stock flared fenders, meaning less room for aggressive fitment. I saw people having issues with rubbing even on a 17x8 rim on the inside with a 45 series tire depending on how low you go.

I don't want to have to roll or pull fenders if I don't have to, as I've done it on other cars before and it's a pain more than anything. Especially with trying to make the fender liners sit right after the fender has been rolled.

Stock IV rims are 16x7 + 45 I believe, so My thinking was I'll go with something 7.5" wide, run a 215/40/r17 tire, the +40 offset will sit the rim just a tad further out than stock and I'll be able to drop it a decent amount without having to worry about rubbing issues as I've got HSD coilovers on the way. The IV is quite small/ narrow compared to the VIII and IX, so I figured the 7.5's combined with awd should be more than enough grip on a car this size, and any grip I'm losing out on by not having an 8"+ tire I'm making up for by reducing unsprung weight.

Haven't ordered tires yet, which is good because I'm starting to think if I throw 5mm spacers on all the way around I should be able to get away with 225 tires.

 

Sounds like ya did your research Lucky you knew about the rubbing issue before hand and not after fitment lol

 

Those look good, nice.