Vtec12yder

I went to a local rim shop today and a guy told me that I could put 18x7.5 all around and just put wider tires in the back. Just wanted to know if this is true and will it hurt the cars performance not having staggered wheels. Please inform me if I;m making a big mistake. Thanks

rossmon1

i think you are making a mistake, and reccomend that you spend some time looking and searching thru the tires and wheels section where u will find threads on this subj if u search 4 it. Don't rush out and buy something w/o some careful research!

simons2k

You can run the same width all the way around, meaning it will fit, but it will ADVERSLY affect handling during spirited driving. More than likely an oversteering problem.

This car was engineered with the wheels to be staggered. Non-staggered setups will upset the balance.

Don't do it

toosteeley

I completely agree with the above posts.

The other proplem with running same-sized rims front and back, is that in most cases, same-sized rims are made for front wheel drive vehicles and will have no where near the proper offsets. Keep looking.

hygiene boy

I have the same size wheels front and back. Two oem back wheels front and back. It actually handles better. The back end does not fishtail like it used to. I do have slight oversteer on uneven roads. I also have a front stb and lower x-brace so that may also be a tiny factor. I had the inside center of all 4 wheels machined out to fit front and rear for rotating purposes and I am very happy with my setup , perfect offset!

toosteeley

Wait, you machined out the rims

simons2k

Yeah,

Big Ben

Is this something you have never heard of?

This is an easy way to buy much cheaper wheels with slightly impropper offsets. Then have the inside of the hub taken down up to 10mm depending on the thickness of the inside hub. It doesn't hurt the strength characteristics of the wheel as long as there is plenty of thickness left after the machining.

Oh yeah, welcome to yesterday.

hygiene boy

The inside of the wheels opposite of the center caps was machined out because the front hub/rotor has a lip so that front and back wheels of different widths cannot be rotated.

Vtec12yder

Appreciate the info guys I think I ll cough up the extra money and get some Racing harts or Volk racing rims cause I know they offer Staggered sizes.