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the point here is andys car has a 30mm bolt on arch and they ar still too wide, your car has a 50mm flare and they fitted. i am going to stick my neck out and say that 50mm extra is not regular bodywork. Lol
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Simone! … were going in circles
You have just said what I have been saying along, the wheels didn’t fit the arches. It was clear the wheels had a lot of offset. I suspect that my SSR’s wouldn’t fit on your car even with some stupid amounts of stretch our car but does that make them worthless? At the end of the day you buy wheels that are suitable for your car and concentrate on offset, width and diameter. As mentioned above tire stretch simply means you can cram slightly more wheel under the arch.
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cos i had 185 55 tyres on them. this made the side wall alot more angled and missed the arch. putting 7j reversed wheels on therre wouldn't have fit, because it was the tyre that made the 9j work.
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lol I know how tire stretching works.
But if those 9j’s were -25 offset then it doesn’t matter how much stretch you put on a set of tires they still wouldn’t fit. You buy wheels to fit the car, tire stretch is just a way of getting a bit more wheel under and arch. At the end of the day if the wheels are well over sized then you can stretch till the cows come home they still won’t fit.
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the side wall of a 7j flipped with a 185 55 would have sat like andys and just not worked. again i would have needed mega work to get a 7j -25 on the front of a corolla with the tyre choice available.
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lol dude, how can you compare a +6 offset to a -25 offset? Of course they are going to stick out further – wouldn’t matter how much stretch you put on they would probably still foul. Hey some wheels just don’t fit!
Think everyone is missing the point here, flipping some wheels is a cheap way of getting more offset for minimal money. More offset makes the wheels stick out more so ultimately you need to know if you have the necessary arch clearance. It’s also very easy to do if you’re not a complete tard. But you need to make sure you have the arch clearance before you start. End of.
At the end of the day James asked how it was done and what the pro’s and cons are …. He now knows how easy it is to do. He knows the pro is massive amounts of dish on the cheap, he also knows that he will potentially have arch clearance issues due to the offset. Just like you would choose a wheel for your car based on size, width, offset you need to consider these things when flipping a set of wheels. Oh you also gain track, which can be advantageous.
Obviously it’s never going to be a simple as “turn the wheels over – now they are amazing/fit perfectly/clear the arches”, I think people need to appreciate that. Just as much as I cant go and fit some 15x13j -50 wheels to my car and expect them to be perfect fit.
TBH if Andy wanted rid of the Impuls I would have them back off him as they fitted the N2 fine and would be great for skidding so I don’t have to skid about on the fucking pap stock 86 wheels.
I am done on the matter … to much like hard work!
p.s Oli, yep the forum is fucked lad …