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Spacer isn't considered part of the wheel. But adding a spacer is the equivalent of having a wheel with an offset lower to the amount the spacer is in thickness.
widest wheel & tire's for 98 NSX tracking
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Understand that I'm not trying to be difficult but I'm just not getting how moving the hub bore of the wheel in the positive direction produces a negative offset.
Edited: Okay, I get that now. I'm viewing it as the spacer being associated with the hub opposed to being associated with the wheel. If I see it as being "part of the wheel" that makes sense.
Thanks for the lesson!
Edited: Okay, I get that now. I'm viewing it as the spacer being associated with the hub opposed to being associated with the wheel. If I see it as being "part of the wheel" that makes sense.
Thanks for the lesson!
At the right wheel, the distance between the hub (orange line) and its external edge is bigger -> it will be more at the outside.
So did it click?
So the wheel on the left is a +55 (and their is a large gap between the wheel hub bore and the wheel centerline). The wheel on the right is a +35 offset (the wheel hub bore is closer to the wheel centerline.
Does it make sense that if you add a 20mm wheel spacer to the wheel to the left, then the wheel hub bore (and wheel spacer) would have an equal distance away from the wheel centerline as the wheel to the right (+35) ?
As stated previously, yep, I understand what you're saying. Thanks.
:wink:
Okay now going back on topic.
Ponyboy so i'm gonna say that you are running a:
17x8.5 +32.5 front and
18x10.5 + 40 rear
I'm looking at getting 5Zigen ProRacer GN+s for my '92 NSX. When talking to them on the phone they reccomend:
17x7.5 +43 f - and should use a 215/40-18
18x9.5 +43 r - and should use a 275/40-18 or 285/35-18
-they said that the 8.5 with a +38 would have clearance issues. But going off of what their website reccomends for my MR2 turbo, it was perfectly flush with the fenders, and had no rubbing issues.
The 5Zigen website reccomends:
17x8.5 +38 f
18x9.5 +38 r
"NSX 3.0" Reccomended:
17x7.5 +35 f (to clear a BBK)
18x9.5 +38 r
Any opinions/reccomendations on whether I should go with a 7.5 or a 8.5 front and what offset? Unfortuantely for the wheels I wan't they dont make a 8.0" wide wheel.
Ponyboy: Your fronts look good in the photo and the +38 should have the wheel stick inward a little more than what you have, but that means the inside of my +38 8.5" wheel will be closer to rubbing the suspension, inner wheel well (when at full lock). When you are at full lock, does it rub bad (like significantly limiting the NSX's already poor turning radius), or is it just a little?
-open for comments/suggestions
Ponyboy so i'm gonna say that you are running a:
17x8.5 +32.5 front and
18x10.5 + 40 rear
I'm looking at getting 5Zigen ProRacer GN+s for my '92 NSX. When talking to them on the phone they reccomend:
17x7.5 +43 f - and should use a 215/40-18
18x9.5 +43 r - and should use a 275/40-18 or 285/35-18
-they said that the 8.5 with a +38 would have clearance issues. But going off of what their website reccomends for my MR2 turbo, it was perfectly flush with the fenders, and had no rubbing issues.
The 5Zigen website reccomends:
17x8.5 +38 f
18x9.5 +38 r
"NSX 3.0" Reccomended:
17x7.5 +35 f (to clear a BBK)
18x9.5 +38 r
Any opinions/reccomendations on whether I should go with a 7.5 or a 8.5 front and what offset? Unfortuantely for the wheels I wan't they dont make a 8.0" wide wheel.
Ponyboy: Your fronts look good in the photo and the +38 should have the wheel stick inward a little more than what you have, but that means the inside of my +38 8.5" wheel will be closer to rubbing the suspension, inner wheel well (when at full lock). When you are at full lock, does it rub bad (like significantly limiting the NSX's already poor turning radius), or is it just a little?
-open for comments/suggestions
That's a tad subjective b/c most would consider any rubbing as bad or too much. However, it doesn't limit turning radius unless you cringe at hearing it and straighten the wheel.:wink:
Does anyone have an opinion/reccomendation on what offset and front wheel width to run? -listed on my previous post (7.5 or 8.5) ?
I understand that a 17x8 with 235 in the front will work if the offset is 40.
"NSX 3.0" is right.
