SpecialK80

What's going on guys, new to the forum. Just wandering if 20x10.5 wheels would fit the front? If I have do to minor modifications that's fine, just don't want to do crazy work to make them fit. Don't want to ruin the ride

VindiCated

20s will ruin the ride no matter what. 10.5 may not work with stock shocks for clearance sake if the offset is too high, you can get coilovers to give your rim width more room to play. Without camber you will rub!

SpecialK80

That's what I figured....someone is selling a set of vossen's and they're 20x10 all around, I'm going to look at the post again for the offset

SpecialK80

+25 on the offset

VindiCated

Maybe try looking for 19s? Tires would be cheaper and the ride will be somewhat more bearable with 40 series sidewalls.

SpecialK80

Ya I'm gonna look into that.....thank you

rg3es

So a 19x8.5 will fit perfect on the front wait say any where from 25-35 offset?? And rear 19x10 with 25 offsett?

VindiCated

19 x 8.5 with 35 offset will sit flush in the front. With 10s in the rear, yes +25 or lower offset for sure, any higher you will rub the stock struts.

xanderES

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I see so many things wrong with these assumptions in the thread I feel the need to give a run down of whats really expected as you seem like you're new to the wheel game.

Lets try to clarify something before I start; you will ruin the ride. The difference is if you can stand driving with the end product.
If you've driven/rode in a car with low profile sidewall 19's or 20's you will understand. Looks and comfort are mutually exclusive in this sense. If you want to throw on some tires that are larger overall in circumference you're going to throw your speedo off by more than what people deem as ok (3%) and you will also start scraping the splash sheild and other parts in the fender.
This is also why people dont usually run staggered on these cars. Apart from you cannot rotate the tires. Though you can flip them if they're not directional.

http://www.willtheyfit.com/ Heres a calculator for circumference.

If you're planning on lowering the car it gets even more complex. If you run with just a few finger width gaps you will scrape your oil pan.There is also a plastic fender to front bumper retainer that will need to be trimmed and your bumper tab needs to be relocated.

The fender lip in the front needs to be rolled and you can cut the one in the back. Liners will also have to be trimmed. Though this is usually recommended with most/all setups anyways.

If you want to not lower the car you can run pretty much anything and just look like a monster truck with the poke. You'll scrape/bacon your fender when you hit a big dip though.

Anything greater than a 9" ~36 offset in the front and you're going to have massive poke. You want to have ~20 for the rear to make up for the difference in rear fender space. You'll have to run camber bolts to get it to tuck nicely.

None of this is that difficult if you've done it before or read up on it. If this wasn't enough to answer your questions or you didn't understand my terms I suggest you read up more on the subject.

KingsCrown

so 20s on our ES will kill the smoothness of the ride.?