FWD wheel format, Any suggestions ? Options

[Project95St202]

Hello every1 in 6gc I have couple questions & I think this would have to do with Braking / Suspension / Handling

I never worked on a FWD cars which is sad, On my RWD cars it was always ok to stagger the wheels. Front being 19X8's & rear being 19x11's, well looking at a 6G Celica with a 18x7.5 or 18x8 wheels all around make the rear fender look kind of weird. The fact that there is a big space between the rear fender & the wheel, so I was wonder if I could fit a 18x8.5 or a 18.9 in the rear would it make any diffrence in driving? or would it hurt anything in the car?
If you have tried this I would love to know what would happen & if anyone know what would happen I would really like to know as well.

Thanks 6Gcer's

This post has been edited by Project95St202: Sep 30, 2005 - 6:15 PM

[Kwanza26]

You can do it. It can hurt handling performance... but since you even consider 18in wheels... I don't think that will matter. It shouldn't matter as a driver car either... but just so you know... FWD track cars typically run much smaller rears than fronts (ie: 16x8 fronts 15x6.5 rears) to increase tuck-in during cornering. The reason for staggering is to increase traction to the drive wheels to upset the car's normal handling characteristics.

[Project95St202]

You can do it.  It can hurt handling performance... but since you even consider 18in wheels... I don't think that will matter.  It shouldn't matter as a driver car either... but just so you know... FWD track cars typically run much smaller rears than fronts (ie: 16x8 fronts 15x6.5 rears) to increase tuck-in during cornering.  The reason for staggering is to increase traction to the drive wheels to upset the car's normal handling characteristics.
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Well sooner or later I know that I will be going for performance but as of right now I'm going for a clean look as in stock body with a Toyota add on & nothing crazy. I tried on 1 of my friends Subaru WRX aftermarket rim which was 18x8 & kind of felt that the 6G Celica's rear fenders were too far out from the wheel leave a big space of gap. So I was wondering if the rear wheels are wider then the front would there be any problems. I know that on a AWD cars your not allowed to stagger the wheels from front to rear "I learned the hard way from my BMW 330xi" So if I was planning on putting 18x8 in the fronts & 18x9 in the rear you don't think I'll have any problems ?

This post has been edited by Project95St202: Oct 1, 2005 - 12:57 AM

[tjtcr4]

I run 18x8.5 with 34mm backspace on all 4.
Use this web page to help figure out what you want. http://350zx.com/tire-wheel.html


This post has been edited by tjtcr4: Oct 1, 2005 - 8:30 AM

[Project95St202]

I run 18x8.5 with 34mm backspace on all 4.
Use this web page to help figure out what you want. http://350zx.com/tire-wheel.html

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Oh your rear fender & the wheel gap looks great ! That is just the look I was looking for so I'm gussing 8.5 in the rear would do. By any chance was the car dropped or do rub fenders when you cross over bumps / pot holes ?

[Kwanza26]

Oh    your rear fender & the wheel gap looks great ! That is just the look I was looking for so I'm gussing 8.5 in the rear would do. By any chance was the car dropped or do rub fenders when you cross over bumps / pot holes ?
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To bring this back... the fender/wheel gap is not dependent on the width of the wheel... but the offset of the wheels. Celicas can wear as low as mid-high 20's offset without hitting the fender... but they typically will look very flush with low 30's mm offset (stock alloys is something like 36-40mm offset). The reason typical wheels are very tucked looking is because typical wheels are made in a very universal offset (40-48mm). Subbie wheels are of even higher offset... something like 52mm or something so they'll be mega tucked.