Wheel/size/offset and tire/size/profile...can be confusing.

[Yojimbo]

no, you said 20mm spacer making 26.5 offset. a 10mm spacer would make your 8.5 wide wheel 36.5 in front which would be about right visually with no poke, I think it'd be flush. the 8" front wheel in back is going to work just fine squared. and that 36.5 offset in front with the 8.5 rear wheel will make a squared setup with that wheel work. however, that said, unless you can find a used set of oem wheels you are going to pay through the nose they are way overpriced new.

Only thing I would mention about using a 10mm spacer is that you will need to use longer studs. Unfortunately a 10mm spacer can't just go over your hub and work, your oem studs with make contact with the back of the wheels. So you either shave them down, which I personally didn't want to do, or you go through the hassle of removing them and adding longer studs.

I also did additional testing with a 15mm spacer all around, I will get pictures for you later today. While it sits better than the 20mm ones, I did notice when I got up to speed 75km+ my steering wheel would have a slight wobble to it. I am sure I installed everything right, I even double checked the next day and this happened. I have decided that I will eventually sell my OEM wheels entirely and just buy a new set for the winter and one for summer.

 

[Snicklefritz]

I see now that I was responding to the other poster. sorry about that you two. Ima going to just sit back and 'listen' now.

 

[Dildoor]

I see now that I was responding to the other poster. sorry about that you two. Ima going to just sit back and 'listen' now.

Thanks for the response anyhow! Read thru this whole thread and my brain is like

 

[Dildoor]

Only thing I would mention about using a 10mm spacer is that you will need to use longer studs. Unfortunately a 10mm spacer can't just go over your hub and work, your oem studs with make contact with the back of the wheels. So you either shave them down, which I personally didn't want to do, or you go through the hassle of removing them and adding longer studs.

I also did additional testing with a 15mm spacer all around, I will get pictures for you later today. While it sits better than the 20mm ones, I did notice when I got up to speed 75km+ my steering wheel would have a slight wobble to it. I am sure I installed everything right, I even double checked the next day and this happened. I have decided that I will eventually sell my OEM wheels entirely and just buy a new set for the winter and one for summer.

I'm going to go away from spacers and try to get wheels with the desired offset because of this. Seen a lot of rumblings about wobble and sway with certain setups.

Appreciate your testing.

 

[Yojimbo]

I'm going to go away from spacers and try to get wheels with the desired offset because of this. Seen a lot of rumblings about wobble and sway with certain setups.

Appreciate your testing.

No problem, here are the photos of how the car sits with the 15mm spacers. I took them quick as I was in a rush, but you can see it basically is flush with the fenders, maybe sticking past a tiny bit. I think with 255 tires it would look a little more pokey

 

[socalvn]

Never liked spacers and I don't think you can use hubcentric rings with them.
Just ordered my Stance Wheels today custom cut + bored to specs no spacers or rings needed 20+9 32 20+10.5 45
And yes I read read this entire thread. All 48 pages of it

 

[SRV]

Never liked spacers and I don't think you can use hubcentric rings with them.
Just ordered my Stance Wheels today custom cut + bored to specs no spacers or rings needed 20+9 32 20+10.5 45
And yes I read read this entire thread. All 48 pages of it

Those numbers look good.

Do you have a link to your new wheels?

What tires and sizes are you going with?

 

[socalvn]

Those numbers look good.

Do you have a link to your new wheels?

What tires and sizes are you going with?

20+9 et32 245-35/20
20+10.5 et45 275-30/20

 

[It’s.Just.A.Kia on IG]

Added mine.
19x8.5 +32 // 255/35/19
19x10 +47 // 295/30/19

They are 0.05" apart in circumference

Do you think a squared 20x10 +48 offset with 285/35/20’s would fit?

 

[Snicklefritz]

^^^no.

Do you think a squared 20x10 +48 offset with 285/35/20’s would fit?

 

[Buklau]

20+9 et32 245-35/20
20+10.5 et45 275-30/20

Curious is to why you went with 275 instead of 285? That’s closer rolling diameter to 245/35 and the rears wear out a lot more quicker than fronts.

 

[socalvn]

Curious is to why you went with 275 instead of 285? That’s closer rolling diameter to 245/35 and the rears wear out a lot more quicker than fronts.

I actually switched to 285. Still waiting on my rims to arrive I'm lowered so I'm a little nervous but I think it'll work.
And you're correct, rolling diameter is equal with a 285

 

[3SPKY5U]

I am running:

19x8.5 +35 front
19x9.5 +45 rear

Thinking of doing:

245/35/19 front
275/30/19 rear

Any other suggestions? Spring is upon us. I need new tires.

 

[SRV]

I am running:

19x8.5 +35 front
19x9.5 +45 rear

Thinking of doing:

245/35/19 front
275/30/19 rear

Any other suggestions? Spring is upon us. I need new tires.

You can safely run instead:

255/35/19
295/30/19

And if you're AWD, they are a perfect match diameter-wise front/rear.

I would be running those sizes, but they're not available for all-seasons in 19-inch.

 

[3SPKY5U]

You can safely run instead:

255/35/19
295/30/19

And if you're AWD, they are a perfect match diameter-wise front/rear.

I would be running those sizes, but they're not available for all-seasons in 19".

I am indeed AWD.

Curious how that will look on stock suspension.

 

[Snicklefritz]

I am indeed AWD.

Curious how that will look on stock suspension.

very meaty.

 

[SRV]

I am indeed AWD.

Curious how that will look on stock suspension.

They would look better than this below, check their sizes in my sig. They are a perfect match front/rear too, but the next smaller matching-size for AWD:

 

[3SPKY5U]

They would look better than this, check the sizes in my sig. They are a perfect match front/rear too but the next smaller size:

View attachment 79499

Same colour car even.

Any other pictures (side/rear)?

 

[SRV]

Same colour car even.

Any other pictures (side/rear)?

The main takeaway is whether you like a stretched-tire look versus a more squared look.

To clarify, when I say stretched, I mean that the tread is too narrow for the width of the rim, and as a result, the sidewalls must bend inwards from the rim to meet the narrower tread.

Squared is when the sidewall goes straight-up from the rim to meet the tread.

I prefer a squared look, but unfortunately I think my current sizes are too stretched:

 

[SRV]

Originally I had 255/35 and 305/30 on the rims, but that was before I discovered that one MUST match the front/rear diameters. I thought they looked great - nice and squared:



However, to use a 305/30 for AWD, one needs a 265/35 which is too wide to fit on the front.