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jasonae86
2nd September 2012, 08:48 PM
Hey people about to purchase some rota grids for my ae86. I love the look of flush fitment but the car must suit its purpose. it has stock guards with the inners slightly rolled. im goin to be doing grip track and want offset that will just stay slightly in or flush with guards front and back. would a 15x8 0 offset be ok or is this slightly extreme. Will this clear lock to lock with no rubbing? Also Im running lowered king springs all round. Any feedback or pictures and recommended fitment sizes welcome. cheers jason.

Jimmee1990
2nd September 2012, 09:58 PM
15x8 +-0 will fit fine with rolled standard guards, however you will most likely need to figure out another way to mount the bumper where it meets the guard depending on what castor you run. What tyre size are you planning on using? Also king springs wont be much good if your tracking the car, far too soft.

Frak
2nd September 2012, 10:05 PM
I run a 15x7 with 0 offset, fills standard guards nice, I have cusco lower control arms which are longer, they don't rub anywhere so all good.

johl
2nd September 2012, 11:18 PM
as james said, it will greatly depend on the size and type of tyre you want to run

Rice86
3rd September 2012, 12:18 PM
15x8+0 195/50 will be about as much as you can get from stock guards, it will scrub onto things if your car is too low, the lower the more it will scrub from full lock to full lock

15x7.5 - 5 would be perfect

shift_rook
3rd September 2012, 12:36 PM
For actual time attack purposes i would say you'd want zero stretch, 15x7's with a 195/50 would be good.

drift kid
3rd September 2012, 01:32 PM
yeah as previously mentioned, 15x8 -+0 w/ 195/50 will fit perfectly flush w/ rolled guards

timbo
3rd September 2012, 04:05 PM
I have 13x7 -0 with 205/60 which fit perfectly.

oz_eight6
4th September 2012, 06:01 PM
i am pretty interested in this as well, want to run stock guards for a while so want wheels that fill the guards nicely,

also previously i was running the stock 13" wheels for a while and the steering was quite light, went to 14's and the steering was alot heavier is this related to the diamater of the rim or possibly the tyre width?

Jimmee1990
4th September 2012, 10:22 PM
The increased steering weight would be related to tyre width and possibly more weight from the larger wheels.

jasonae86
5th September 2012, 11:05 AM
Thanks for the responses im currently looking at converting front suspension to adjustable afco coils and get some ajps rear springs prob 5kg front and 3.5kg rear. ill be running about 1inch of tyre to guard clearance. i love the look of fitment and tyre stretch but i agree ill be sliding all over the place. maybe ill test fit some 15x7 with 195x50x15 and 205x50x15. Ill be running federal rsrs all round till i can afford some decent tyres.

jasonae86
5th September 2012, 11:06 AM
Oh and i run the high castor model cusco camber tops but i havent had wheel alignment measurements as yet.

jasonae86
9th October 2012, 02:28 PM
So i have ordered rota grid v in a 15x7 0 offset. I tried the 15x8 0 offset with a 205 50 15 federal rsr and it nearly touched inner guard lock to lock and front of rim sat 10mm outside stock guard and flush +1mm or so at rear. hence i have decided on the 15x7 due to less tyre stretch with the 205 for grip and better fitment to stock guard. i wll be rolling the inner guard lip slightly anyway aswell.