Hey guys, im a bit new to the community though ive been in a rex for a few years. I absolutley love the axis decade wheels and ive heard that with the maxis lip they dont fit too well, does anyone know if I bought all four wheels without the maxis lip, would they fit? I believe they are 18x8 with a +35 offset. Good... bad... do i have any options? Thanks for the input in advance.
Isn't that the offset that Alex was running on the 5-zigens? Still very low imo, but he may have some input.
Stock is around +52. Going lower than +45-47 is wheel bearing death. The 05+ STI with the new larger wheel bearings will survive longer but they will fail sooner than they should with that low of an offset. The WRX wheel bearings will not live long with a +35.
I always thought the stock WRX was +48 offset. I could be wrong. I think the reason Alex was able to go that low on his offset is because he had spacers. Shoot for a +48 offset on the 8" wide wheel. That is what I am running on my 16x8 is a +48 offset. Depending on what year WRX, with an 8", you will be limited to tires, especially if you decide to run a 245. Meaning, not all tires are the same width even though they say they are a 245. I think the space under the older WRX's rear fender well is less than the newer 04+'s. If you choose to go with a 245, and you have an older model WRX, you may have to do what I did and take a little material off of the inside of the rear fender. Its not noticable, but you definitely have to have a good angle grinder and a steady hand.
You are running a 7.5" and a 215, thats not near the gray area of rubbing which is the 8" with the 245. So the offset doesn't matter on your setup, you have some room to spare. The 245 8" does not have any room to play, so the offset does matter.
True, but why get the wide wheel to run anything less than a 235. Also, it still matters because the rim width will still be at least 8" not including the lip.
Josh. what suspension are you on with those 19s? I would think you would have some rubbing just from the height of them
...and OE alignment. When you stick to the -1.3 negative camber in the rear, handling sucks! Lots of understeer. In order to get rid of this, you reduce the amount of negative camber which makes the wheels stand up straighter pushing the top of the wheel closer to the fender well. Back to topic, if you plan to run a 245 tire, you should run a +48 offset wheel, especially if you decide you want to make your car handle better by improving the alignment.
You are right on camber.But offset bringes the wheel in or out should not mess with you camer becuse your height would still be the same as stock.
Moving the wheel out will hit the inside fender wall, moving the wheel in will hit the strut; the offset matters. I am not saying that offset changes camber. I am just saying that if you run a 245 tire you have to run a +48 offset, especially if you plan to make your car handle better and reduce the negative camber in the rear.