Fg Offsets And Tyre Questions

[Bellato]

  On 05/06/2013 at 10:13 AM, mummba said:

19x9.5 will fit and in +25 would be nice, will sit 5mm outside the guard,

I have 19x10+25 all round on ssl front sssl rears no guard work no scrubbing

What tyres are you running to have no guard work?

  On 05/06/2013 at 11:39 AM, fr33r said:

Yes, it will be very close. Test fitted the front on the rear which has the same outer poke and had 30mm on the inside at hub height. So will have 4mm clearance but I think the tyre may rub. Will tackle that when the time comes and will need guard work too.

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If they fit then all good lol. Yea you were going 285 weren't you? I'd say you could run into some trouble there

  On 05/06/2013 at 11:50 AM, bjwortley said:

Thanks bellato- bit more technical than I thought

Best bet may be to stick with the 19s and go wider though, 9.5 front 10.5 rear hmmm I struggle to pick a pair of shoes let alone a set of wheels!

If your goal is grip then 9.5 and 10.5 isn't the best combo cause you need a bit of stretch to make it work and you'd be surprised how much side wall comes into it when you're chasing grip. I have 265/30 stretched on my 20x10's and they're dunlop sports maxx GT's which are about $500 each and it still spins in first as a stock car, yet Bullet has stock size pilot super sports on his car and doesn't chirp them at all. Stretch is great for looks, but not great for grip

  On 05/06/2013 at 12:14 PM, Bulletime said:

Sexy F6 there, very nice!

So before I pay for my order, tirerack looks the best actually...

but yeah got quoted on this

Enkei PF01

18x8.5+30 with 255/40 Michelin PSS

18x9.5+35 with 274/35

checked the circumferences and they're all pretty close and from the sounds of everything else they shouldn't have any clearance issues.

Sounds good mate, I'll have your snowflakes if you don't want them lol

[bjwortley]

Ok, so you think I could achieve better grip with the standard 8 inch wide but just decent tyres on it?

[FIXR7]

From guard lip to centre of the wheel my ute measures 322mm rear and 327mm front.

[Bellato]

  On 06/06/2013 at 4:18 AM, bjwortley said:

Ok, so you think I could achieve better grip with the standard 8 inch wide but just decent tyres on it?

Don't get me wrong wider will be better but only if you match the width of tyre with the width of the wheels. Ie a 275/35 on a 9.5 wheel will grip a lot better than a 275/35 on a 10.5 wheel

I think you said your goal was 350 and if you want to upgrade rims then still get staggered but yea try avoid stretched on tyres if you want grip

[Bulletime]

  On 06/06/2013 at 3:00 AM, Bellato said:

......still spins in first as a stock car, yet Bullet has stock size pilot super sports on his car and doesn't chirp them at all. Stretch is great for looks, but not great for grip

Sounds good mate, I'll have your snowflakes if you don't want them lol

Still chirps at the top of second gear but you're about to hit the limiter (or have) around then so really should shift earlier..

lol you don't want my stock rims you need fancy ones.. I'm thinking of putting some low profile tyres on and putting them on my wifes lx focus haha.

[Bellato]

  On 06/06/2013 at 10:17 AM, Bulletime said:

Still chirps at the top of second gear but you're about to hit the limiter (or have) around then so really should shift earlier..

lol you don't want my stock rims you need fancy ones.. I'm thinking of putting some low profile tyres on and putting them on my wifes lx focus haha.

Yea but remember down Anzac parade that day, you pulled almost a car length in 100m lol

Good luck with that lol.. On that note do you want a xr5 wheel no tyre, I have one in my backyard and doesn't fit my car lol

[bjwortley]

Thanks alot Bellato you know your stuff

Great to hear feedback from helpful members!

[Bulletime]

  On 06/06/2013 at 11:28 AM, Bellato said:

Yea but remember down Anzac parade that day, you pulled almost a car length in 100m lol

Good luck with that lol.. On that note do you want a xr5 wheel no tyre, I have one in my backyard and doesn't fit my car lol

lol true I did smash you pretty hard without trying haha. Be worse when I have 275s on the rear :D

Nah can't see a need for the xr5 wheel, what are u doing with one anyway?

[Bellato]

Yea will be interesting when you have a good rear tyre and stock vs 300 with chit tyres. Roll on I'll have you lol

I found it in the bin, had a tyre that was slashed on it so flogged it thinking it would be a good spare till I found out it was for a focus and won't fit. Tried to sell it but no one wanted it so happy just to get rid of it now

[bjwortley]

Had a heads up today from my tuner I went to see saying Nitto-Invo tyres are pretty decent at hooking up?

Really need some traction so I can smash my mate in his e3 maloo he is letting everyone know he beat me the other day as the ol' f6 ute just didnt want ANY traction off the line, help a brother out!