Got new wheels

[DoctorStiches]

These are 'off brand' wheels by esr. Was a gift that costs money from my younger brother whos moving off to texas. Even gave me new tires too all for 600 bucks. I love the style and wanted to save for Work C3p wheels that these are based off of but those are around 4k a set.

19x9.5 +22 square with 245/35 tires (i would have chose 255/40 but beggers aren't choosers


Good price great look kinda needs lowered

 

[RedCal]

What size are they?18's?

 

[DoctorStiches]

What size are they?18's?

19x9.5 +22 i edited post too

 

[RedCal]

Looks smaller for some reason. .. but can't beat that price!

 

[DoctorStiches]

Its ever so slighlty smaller than factory specs

 

[celwin]

IMO offsets are too low. Both front and rear wheels stick out way past the fender.

 

[Kamauxx]

Lowering it would help bring them in closer to flush but probably won't be able to get them all the way there. Personally, I'd just remove them and put the stock wheels back on before spending money on lowering it to try fix the offset/tire stretch.

 

[MerlintheMad]

For some reason the gap looks bigger than with OE 19s. But I wouldn't bother adjusting the height to suit wheels that were inexpensive to begin with. The look is fine, in my humble opinion. Besides, if you did lower, your tires would likely contact the fenders, because of the poke.

 

[DoctorStiches]

To all above me. Thank you for the kind words and opinoins.
The poke i kind of like. Its not mexi flush like a toyota pickup with flipped steelies and yes the car has settled a little in just 1 day.
About 3 fingers gap in front and 2 fingers in rear.

May lower but the wife is opposed so thats a no for now

 

[DoctorStiches]

My perfect wheels for stock ride height woule be 21x9.5 +30 rear and 21x 9 +30 fronts. Would fill the fender and sit flush . Now if i lowered it maybe +25 all aroune with 19x 9.5 (just slightly different offsets.

For 21's tires would be 245/ 40 front and 265/35 rears

For 19's 255/40 all around.


Im a wheel man i like doing offset math

 

[AristotsirA]

My perfect wheels for stock ride height woule be 21x9.5 +30 rear and 21x 9 +30 fronts. Would fill the fender and sit flush . Now if i lowered it maybe +25 all aroune with 19x 9.5 (just slightly different offsets.

For 21's tires would be 245/ 40 front and 265/35 rears

For 19's 255/40 all around.


Im a wheel man i like doing offset math

I'm confused. Your ideal wheel/tire combinations are a drastically different overall diameter, roughly 28.3-28.7" for the 21" wheel package and 27" for the 19s. My understanding is the stock overall diameter is 26" for both 18" and 19" options.

I stepped up slightly from the 225/45-18" stock Bridgestones to a 235/45-18" for my winter tires and would similarly like a 27" or slightly larger overall 19" summer combination to fill the wheel arches more without lowering the car, but not sure a >28" would clear everything at the front and rear with the suspension fully compressed.

Does anyone know how much additional suspension travel exists with the stock setup?

 

[DoctorStiches]

I'm confused. Your ideal wheel/tire combinations are a drastically different overall diameter, roughly 28.3-28.7" for the 21" wheel package and 27" for the 19s. My understanding is the stock overall diameter is 26" for both 18" and 19" options.

I stepped up slightly from the 225/45-18" stock Bridgestones to a 235/45-18" for my winter tires and would similarly like a 27" or slightly larger overall 19" summer combination to fill the wheel arches more without lowering the car, but not sure a >28" would clear everything at the front and rear with the suspension fully compressed.

Does anyone know how much additional suspension travel exists with the stock setup?

My ideal setup would be not to touch the suspension on 21's (taller to fill the gap between the tire and fender) and slightly smaller if lowered as i prefer a car with that flush or stance look. (This is why the current gap on the car will take some getting used to :/ )

 

[DoctorStiches]

Heres a visual

There was on stock tire sizes a gap of nearly 2.5 inches in the front wheel well if i remember right... so removing all that space with bigger wheel and tire would be an option. Also having a slightly wider foot will fill out to the look i prefer.

But now having done the visual myself i may need to rething overall dimensions

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

Wow your car looks fantastic!

Post more pictures if you can? Especially from the side and rear? We have the same color so I'm starting to get some ideas!

 

[DoctorStiches]

Wow your car looks fantastic!

Post more pictures if you can? Especially from the side and rear? We have the same color so I'm starting to get some ideas!

Hehe thank you sir ill put some when it clears up outside. Dont get +22 offset lol

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

Hehe thank you sir ill put some when it clears up outside. Dont get +22 offset lol

sounds good captain!!

 

[DoctorStiches]

some pics as per request @WRXtoStingerGT

 

[monusa]

May lower but the wife is opposed so thats a no for now

"happy wife, happy life"....

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

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some pics as per request @WRXtoStingerGT

incredible! love it!

 

[G-26309]

Do you still have your original tires?