unsure if this goes in general mechanical. but anyway..

 

I'm just wondering what wheels fit on stock front guards ? I'm looking at getting 15x8 0 offset ... just wondering if they will fit fine and clear calipers etc... I'm getting 15x9 -10 on the rear but gna flare/get bolt on flares for the rear ...

 

thanks :)

15x8 zero is a touch too wide for stock gaurds I think. Especially on the rear, you will need a bit of flare coverage to make it work. You may need 5 mm spacers on the front too.

yeh I'm either pumping or getting bolt ons for the rear, but the rims i want to get only come in 15x8 zero and 15x9 -10... so i take it ill have to pump the fronts too ?

I have 15x8 +10 on the front and rear. Pretty much perfect though the front are chambered in, mainly because of the slight increase in track from the xt130 struts. The guards are stock with a rolled lip all round.

 

 

 

Edit: photo fail, on my phone. Tyres are 195/50 also

Edited January 26, 201412 yr by B.L.Z.BUB

Yes but the rears are a much harder if you don't want bolt ons, but with bot ons you can remove some material and reweld the wheel well steel to the body with a few tacks before you fit them to get clearance and keep it fairly strong. Depends how low you are, from memory it was pretty low.

yeh i think my ride height is around 75-80mm... i will be running - camber on the front.

and i am leaning towards bolt ons on the rear, but unsure whats what on the front in terms of clearance :/ :(

Yes thats about where you want to be. My car had 15x8 -8 fronts and -6 rears in this pic with 205 rubber, but it took a lot of flaring, plus 20mm a side maybe.

 

 

 

 

nice, did you flare the fronts too ?

Terry did yes. A fair bit too.

mmmk theres a bloke selling weld on guards for 150 they are 70mm to fit 15x10 -5 .. but I'm a noob when it comes to welding, as far as i can tell its alot of work cutting the current ones out (inner and outer) then re welding... is it a bitch for bolt ons aswell ?

The easy answer is get some wheels that fit. Otherwise theres work to be done, and the quality of the result will dramatically impact the quality of the car.

haha i have wheels that fit, but not enough dish :( haha iv got money to spend, the thing is its overdue for a respray etc .. so i wanted to get this done before. i don't mind paying a lil extra to make her look better, I'm not gna spend cheap money and get a cheap job, one thing iv learnt is you get what you pay for. :) thanks for the input lads :)

Yes its more about finding the right person with the right knowhow. I don't think Terry does it anymore.

yeh iv emailed fat fitment i heard they do it. see what they say, my lil bro had some bloke from the coast come do his e30 beemer and did a mad job so ill see if he does it still,