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#21 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

I'm surprised you can even turn well with that setup. My 18x9.5 et32 Prodrives with 265s came in major contact with the fender well plastics when the car was barely lowered up front.

You're going probably want to get adjustable lateral links in the rear, but in all honestly, I'd ditch the wheels and get something that fits right. I run my Prodrives on the street with 255s now and got a set of PF01s in +45 offset and run 275s with no issue at all.
 
Discussion starter · #22 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

th1rd3y3 said:
I'm surprised you can even turn well with that setup. My 18x9.5 et32 Prodrives with 265s came in major contact with the fender well plastics when the car was barely lowered up front.

You're going probably want to get adjustable lateral links in the rear, but in all honestly, I'd ditch the wheels and get something that fits right. I run my Prodrives on the street with 255s now and got a set of PF01s in +45 offset and run 275s with no issue at all.
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Well the more and more I think about this I think I might do all the fender and camber adjustments and use the NT03 with my stock 245 for the street and use my 18 BBS with the 265 R888 for the track.
 
#23 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

That's definitely a best hassle-free solution down the road. Not to mention you can then run the camber settings you WANT, not whatever you need just to make the wheels fit right, which may or may not be beneficial to handling.
 
#24 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

I am going to be lowering my car on Epics in the near future and plan on getting eibach springs. If I want to get NT03+m's should I go +40 all the way around with spacers OR +40 with +27 up front. I really am trying to stay as far from fender mods as I can but I am reasonable and realize I may have to make some adjustments. I will be running 245/40/18 and may go wider down the road.
 
#25 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

Then don't bother with the NT03s plain and simple because you're at minimum going to be rolling fenders and you're still going to be stuck running stretched tires. I was planning on getting the same wheels, but since they don't clear the Brembos in a good fitting offset, it makes them very unappealing if you want them for anything other than looks.
 
#26 · (Edited)
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

This what +27 looks like at the moment w/ 255 hope this helps.......th1rd3y3 is right the 888 do run more square then other tires.....ive used the stock 245 tires for 2 year and they were fine, ive tracked and drag with them without a problem......all really depends on what you want out of them.....
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#28 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

Let me try to clarify this thread a little.

IF the OP was to have +27 up front, +40 in the rear and a mild rear fender roll, he would be cool. (my plans... )

Is this correct????
 
#29 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

No he would not be. You'd be contacting the front fender liners for sure. My 265s on a +32 were a major pain in the *** with this.
 
#30 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

To make things clear, what exactly needs to be done to the fenders/camber/bushes, etc.. if I install 18x9.5 +40 on an '08 STI ?
What tyres would I have to use if I remain on stock suspension ?

I'm asking 'cause I'm interested in the NT03's aswell and the thread wasn't clear on +40.

Thanks.
 
#31 · (Edited)
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

th1rd3y3 said:
I'm surprised you can even turn well with that setup. My 18x9.5 et32 Prodrives with 265s came in major contact with the fender well plastics when the car was barely lowered up front.

You're going probably want to get adjustable lateral links in the rear, but in all honestly, I'd ditch the wheels and get something that fits right. I run my Prodrives on the street with 255s now and got a set of PF01s in +45 offset and run 275s with no issue at all.
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Running 18x9.5 +34's with 275's. Rolled with slight pull in rear; slight roll in front. Also running negative camber front/rear - if you need the specs, let me know and I'll email them to you.

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Oh, wait, not my NINJA DOG. . .the STi, lol:

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#32 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

And you're not rubbing on the front fender plastics? I'd be very curious to see your specs since no amount of fender rolling would fix the issues I had when just running 265s.
 
Discussion starter · #33 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

Finally got my fenders rolled and some pull. So know Im running my Enkies NTO3 18x9.5 +27 with Nitto NT05 245/48/18. So I have no rubbing at all and Im lowered with my Tein coils.

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#34 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

I really think the nto3m are a great looking wheel. Will 18x9.5 with offset + 48 clear my fenders and the front calipers with no problem?
 
Discussion starter · #36 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

dutch77 said:
I really think the nto3m are a great looking wheel. Will 18x9.5 with offset + 48 clear my fenders and the front calipers with no problem?
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No, only +44 with a spacer in the front and +27 with some fender work.
 
#38 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

So, in other words, you set out to have a "track setup" with some proper track tires (R888 in 265) and ended up tugging on the body and doing crazy camber (likely more than double anything that anyone who knew how to drive would ever put on a car) just to make wheels that don't fit fit, all with non-track oriented, skinny tires... just to show that you can make a wheel fit, as long as you have no other objective with your car. Is this a correct statement?
 
Discussion starter · #40 ·
Re: PLEASE NEED HELP!!! Got my Enkei NT03 18x9.5 +27

Blakt Out said:
So, in other words, you set out to have a "track setup" with some proper track tires (R888 in 265) and ended up tugging on the body and doing crazy camber (likely more than double anything that anyone who knew how to drive would ever put on a car) just to make wheels that don't fit fit, all with non-track oriented, skinny tires... just to show that you can make a wheel fit, as long as you have no other objective with your car. Is this a correct statement?
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Sorry man you are all wrong!!! First of all I don't have any camber done yet. I still run my r888 with this set up on the track. The only reason I did some pull was to be able to run my R888. For my 245 I only needed to roll my fenders just a bit. So I did this because this offset looks the best for a dally car and track car and you don't need to use the 10mm spacer like the 40 offset. Hope this anweres your question.
 
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