wow... a lot of you sure to f%#ing b%$ch a lot. Who cares about friggin stance this and that. jesus.. He has a simple question! who cares if you're in a bad mood or you have a dumb opinion before giving a answer that was asked. Dewey said all that crap (like anyone cares) then he actually answers the question... gawd..

 

ahhh... the never ending debate on stancing Evos.

Anyways the answer to your question is actually really really simple.
Wide rims with low offset, and meaty tires. And a nice drop with some camber. That's it. real simple.

Try not go go smaller than 18x9.5, but we understand if you on a budget.

 

Some of us don't have anything better to do...

 

Wont tires sticking further out trash the paint job? On my stock X MR, the tires through a ton of debris against the car. Won't this new setup be even worse? Just a thought.

 

For those that answered my questions thanks, apparent the word stances definition is different when it comes to evos, and for "Dewey" seems like you're making a huge assumption of my intentions with my car based off of a question I asked. For what it's worth, I'm already in $2,000+ bolt ons and a tune, that being said I also like the clean look of a lowered EVO X with some aggressive tires. Which regardless my view on how I want to use my EVO is none of your concern, and yes I purchased the car because of the awesome handling and driving experience of the EVO (because I've owned 2) but honestly I'm not to keen on taking my brand new final edition and burning it down some gravel roads as fun as that is. If I wanted to go that route, I would've bought a beat 03 and built it for such. Money is not flying out of my ***. I have a family to support, and just like many others I desire a nice clean look and not just strictly engine
Mods.

 

Nobody is suggesting handling is for off road use only. The EVO excels on tarmac and every other condition.

Honestly you seem very uptight overall. Perhaps lower your coffee intake then post on the internet?

Nobody suggested money was flying out of your *** either. We suggested a quality part to accomplish what you wanted. Just because it doesn't cost $4 dollars and you can 'get it now' doesn't negate the advice you were given. It's called 'saving up for what you want, then getting it'.

But by all means go cheap for instant satisfaction and enjoy your car. Honestly nobody gives a hot **** if you paint it pink and hot glue a unicorn horn on the front. It's your damn car. That being said, you POSTED ON THE INTERNET so if you don't want OPINIONS then DON'T POST ANYTHING and just stew and scheme and rage quietly in a corner while you rock back and forth muttering 'my precious' as you stare at your car and decide what size horn to attach to it.

Done with you, you've got mental problems at this point that you can't let **** go and move on with your life.

 

Your titled mentioned "desired stance" and in the post you were prioritizing looks. Is it crazy for me to assume you cared primarily about looks? The Evo was designed by Mitsubishi prioritizing function over form. I hate to think of the Evo as just something someone takes to a car meet so everyone can see the cool rims you got. Just go get a Mazdaspeed 3 already, tint the windows down to 15, and drop it on some lowering springs. That would be more your speed, I think you will feel better in the end.

And oh dear you just said "clean look".

What's next, "aggresive fitment"... oh wait.

Also there are like a million posts all over the internet related to lowering, fenders, and rim selection. There is a thread with pages and pages displaying probably every combination of rim and ride height. It's probably one of the most searched for topics second to tuning/dyno charts. You are probably even in the majority here with regards to "looks". But this is the internet and I reserve the right to annoy you with my opinion when you ask a question on a forum.

 

Okay napalm enema, don't know when you decided to chime in with stuff that dosent even make sense, at least Dewey has a decent argument that somewhat makes sense. Nowhere did I suggest a $4 purchase or running cheap parts on my cat simply suggesting that taking my 40,000 car out on a gravel roads or anything other then shuttle runs of my mountain bike at this point in its lifetime is not financially smart, as for you Dewey I guess somewhere my intentions where Misinterpreted because as I said before I'm not solely going for looks In fact this is first thing out of all my current modifications that even involve looks, and don't even say Mazdaspeed because that just has every high school dropouts wet dream written all over it . Personally I like the more street oriented look, I'm sorry the terms I used were more "ricey" but That's just what I'm into, the reason I asked for the feedback is so I could get the proper sizes and springs or required to do so without sacrificing my handling

 

Why is this thread still going lol

 

Lol @ mazdaspeed. But seriously have you looked at the Ultimate Aggressive Wheel Thread Evo X Style yet? It has pages and pages of this stuff.

I would still recommend Ohlins for the lowering portion. It's a bigger investment but if you are thinking long term it is probably worth it. Your ride will be much stiffer though, if that is important to you.

 

^ this. Go to the show and shine section and look for aggressive wheel thread.

Their are some crazy mother truckers in here haha

 

Holy hell, I get that OP came off a little stupid with his inquiry, but its far from a stretch to say that you can get the look he happens to be describing while being fully functional, 100% with no compromises. Though I will agree that it shouldn't by a priority, but rather a by-product..

It isn't a priority for me either, I'm all about function. However looks aren't gonna take a toll just because I'm obsessed with function, whether I like it or not.

18x9.5+22 with a 265 or even a 275 if willing to accommodate will be fully functional and look great. 18x9.5+15 can also be accommodated with a little more work (I don't believe the people that say they are a breeze to fit), and will get you closer to 'the look' if that's the kinda **** someone's into

Every time I see someone with a 10.5, they're usually running a tire that would work on a 9.5, if not better suited for the actual 9.5, so my mind just doesn't compute why they do that. Is it for the street cred of having one more inch of width..? Because if so, you've still got narrower tires so what gives

/rant

 

Because they want to... simple as that

 

Yeah I'm well aware of that part, lmao.

I wasn't criticizing, or even truly asking if you read what I wrote. I simply meant I can't understand the ideology behind it personally, based on my goals for modifying a car. I totally understand that people do what they want simply because they want it, and I'm always telling that same concept to sideline haters

There's a reason I wrote /rant, because it was just a little rant... not an existential crisis regarding wheel fitment

 

Here is are two threads you should read..

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...art-evo-x.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...installed.html


What I recommend... If you are just going for a nice functional drop without breaking the bank, I say go with either Swifts or GTWorx springs... the reason is simple.. they offer the best bang for the buck and spring rates that compliment the stock shocks well if not better than any other spring out there.. and you already have Bilsteins so even better.

I have this set up on my MR and running RE30 18x9.5 +22 and 265/35s with no rubbing issues what so ever. You can even run a 275 at that offset and size. This will give you a nice meaty look. If you go to a 10.5 inch rim you will likely have to roll fenders with a 275 and I do not recommend it unless you want to run a 285/30 but you are crossing into a territory where it requires work which costs more money only to get another 10 mm of tire. Some people like this because it gives you more poke a slightly more aggressive look. I am against running a bunch of camber as it only eats your tires and looks kinda dumb as you are trying to fit wider lower offset wheels sizes without really getting any other performance benefit than the set up above. Again this is taking into account that you don't want to spend any more money than you need to.

I can take a couple of pics of my set up or just search for some Xs running this spec. To me its a perfect balance between function and form, efficiency, tire longevity and cost.