What wheels to go with Tuckin99 N2 Flares??
#141
Well I've spent the past 2 hours working on this rim fitment deal and here is the scoop. On the rear, you can fit as much meat as you want....literally. A 16x10 with 245/45's would fit no problem. **** you could probably fit a damn 16x12 if you wanted to. Now all the issue come with the front which is where I spent most of my time trying to figure out the offset that would interfere with turning the least (3 & 9 oclock positions). This said, my original plans of a 16x9.5 0et with a 245/45 are DEFINITLY out. After hacking up some coat hangers to mimic the tire diameter and width/offset I found that on the 16x9.5 I'd need to run a 245/35/R16 and have an offset of +32mm which would put the outside lip of the rim 3.5" out off the mounting surface of the rotor. Even with this, there would be some trimming I'd need to do to the flares in the 7-8 and 4-5 oclock positions to make room, but its doable. Believe it or not, even with the positive offset, the wheel would still be almost flush with the outermost edge of the flares.....front and rear (checked the rear since I don't want to run a staggard setup)......now did anything I mention jump out to anyone....probably not, but the +32mm offset is pretty darn close to another popular wheel. Thats right the 6UL has a +36. Granted the 15x9 would be .5" narrower than the spinwerkes and would add another 4mm of offset, but by my calculations would put the outside edge of the rim 3.08" out off the mounting surface of the rotor.......so the moral of the story is that 15x9 6UL's with a .5" spacer will be close to flush with the Tuckin99's and the 245/40/R15 or 225/45/R15 have basically the same rolling diameter as the 245/35/R16 so the interference will be basically the same as I noted above.
Sorry about the long winded reponse, I just wanted to put my findings out there for others. In my eyes, I'm thinking I may go with the 6UL's now just for the mere fact that they are 3lbs lighter than the 16x9.5 spinwerks, look better, are probably stronger, and are $70 cheaper - each.....and all I'll have to do is run .5" spacer, if I'm worried about having the wheels fill out the flares more.
O yea, if anyone is curious the hub diameter is 54.1mm....I verified it while I was doing all this
Sorry about the long winded reponse, I just wanted to put my findings out there for others. In my eyes, I'm thinking I may go with the 6UL's now just for the mere fact that they are 3lbs lighter than the 16x9.5 spinwerks, look better, are probably stronger, and are $70 cheaper - each.....and all I'll have to do is run .5" spacer, if I'm worried about having the wheels fill out the flares more.
O yea, if anyone is curious the hub diameter is 54.1mm....I verified it while I was doing all this
#142
all you need to do to have more room for turning is move the support bar the keeps the sides of the bumper out forward about an 1" 1/2 and cut more!
with flares!
flares taken off the front! you can see exactly how much was cut out!
just decided to throw this one in there too! "his engine bay"
ill go take some pics and play with them a lil to show what im talking bout
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Did some experimenting tonight with my Kosei K1's (15x7 +38et 205/50/R15) to see what different 6UL setups would look like. Obviously if I had the right rim there would be 2 more inches of rubber, but at least I was able to see where the outside of the wheel would be...The 2x4 is basically the same height as the tire (23", same diameter as a 205/50/R15 and 225/45/R15)and is pushed up against the tire to make it easier to see where the tire is.
15x9 +36et 6UL as is, no spacer
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15x9 +36et 6UL 25mm spacer
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15x9 +36et 6UL 30mm spacer[/B]
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15x9 +36et 6UL as is, no spacer
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15x9 +36et 6UL 25mm spacer
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15x9 +36et 6UL 30mm spacer[/B]
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From my calculations the 16x8 0et would be basically the same as the 15x9 +36 6UL with the 25mm spacer which I think looks okay....if you wanted to fill them out more you could run like 1/2" spacer or so...
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If I end up going the 6UL with spacer route these are the spacers I'm going to order. Cheaper than a lot I've seen and appear to be top notch!
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Just came across another nice picture of the spinwerkes....This is a 15x10 if your curious
decisions decisions....................
http://ronleiferman.smugmug.com/gall...95291945_VGYwk
Painted black....
15x10 275/35/R15...
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http://ronleiferman.smugmug.com/gall...95291945_VGYwk
Painted black....
15x10 275/35/R15...
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#150
thats a tough one! the 6UL is worthy! the spinwerks would be even better if they wernt so shiny!
event though the kodiaks are on the pricey side im still stuck on them! but for now my wheels i have now will suffice for long enough with spacers when i get the flares, till i can afford them!
event though the kodiaks are on the pricey side im still stuck on them! but for now my wheels i have now will suffice for long enough with spacers when i get the flares, till i can afford them!
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thats a tough one! the 6UL is worthy! the spinwerks would be even better if they wernt so shiny!
event though the kodiaks are on the pricey side im still stuck on them! but for now my wheels i have now will suffice for long enough with spacers when i get the flares, till i can afford them!
event though the kodiaks are on the pricey side im still stuck on them! but for now my wheels i have now will suffice for long enough with spacers when i get the flares, till i can afford them!
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are you gonna be running 16x8's so you can keep your tire options open?
with the modifications that follows with these flares, im thinking go big or go home for me, i dont know how stupid this will be or how streetable 9's or 10's will be (tire options are kinda limited as well) i may go the spinwerks route and go for a simi-gloss black finish!
with the modifications that follows with these flares, im thinking go big or go home for me, i dont know how stupid this will be or how streetable 9's or 10's will be (tire options are kinda limited as well) i may go the spinwerks route and go for a simi-gloss black finish!
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are you gonna be running 16x8's so you can keep your tire options open?
with the modifications that follows with these flares, im thinking go big or go home for me, i dont know how stupid this will be or how streetable 9's or 10's will be (tire options are kinda limited as well) i may go the spinwerks route and go for a simi-gloss black finish!
with the modifications that follows with these flares, im thinking go big or go home for me, i dont know how stupid this will be or how streetable 9's or 10's will be (tire options are kinda limited as well) i may go the spinwerks route and go for a simi-gloss black finish!
I didn't know about them either until the other day. They look like a quality piece especially being hubcentric and wheelcentric. Its a spacer and a centering ring at the same time. This is why I'm really contimplating getting 6ULS.....I had previously thought that I would only be able to get crappy spacers, but since I can get nice ones that only weigh about 1# each the 6ULs are an still an option...
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Spinwerks in action:
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What wheels are these??
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I was going to say the 15x10 Diamond Pro series came in at 17lbs... but then I realized I had quoted the weight of the Wide5 format.
I've seen people make wide5 to 4x100 adapters... but nothing I'd trust for real on track use... so I retracted it on the misquote and then the really not wise to use adapter reason also.
I've seen people make wide5 to 4x100 adapters... but nothing I'd trust for real on track use... so I retracted it on the misquote and then the really not wise to use adapter reason also.