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18x10 +14 offset for rear good or no good?

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Old 01-02-09, 07:25 AM
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Default 18x10 +14 offset for rear good or no good?

hey cl members, my friend is giving me a good deal on volk gtu...I was wondering 18x10 + 14 offset for the rear will stick out far. what are the common size rims for gs...i'm pretty new to this so let me know. thanks
Old 01-02-09, 07:45 AM
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depends how low/how much camber/how much guard work you want to do/how much stretch.

people here are running like +10, i am running +24, others run around 20. i have stock bodywork and am on 19s, car's quite low and running -2deg camber up back with 245/35 tyres and guards arent shaved just rolled about half as much as stock. they sit a little bit in for me, they could come out at least say 5mm.

if you are happy to run more camber than me, say -3ish, and stretch like i have and shave your rear guards down, i dont see an issue. fitment will be good. i went a bit more conservative since i daily the car and didnt want to shave my guards for legal reasons.

as a very general thing, around ~20-25 offsets with some stretch, bit of camber and you're good. go more aggressive to taste..
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first off........18 inch is too small! , most people go for 19's. or even 20's. Get 19's
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yeah it depends on how low your car is and what kind of stance you want. if the car is at stock height, yes the rims will poke out
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that's a somewhat aggressive offset, so if you're much below an inch and a half lowered, you will probably have some modding to do to the fenders. And, if you're looking to tuck them, you'll have to be real low, which will require a ton more fender mods.

hell, check out shanec's sig. hahaha
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Originally Posted by slammed_gs
first off........18 inch is too small! , most people go for 19's. or even 20's. Get 19's
Depends on how wide/low you are with the 18's. Typical sized 18's, will look too small. There are some GS's that run 18's, that are REALLY wide/low offset, and fooled me before I read the article and it said they were 18's...

These wheels, maybe able to pull it off, if the OP is willing to go low enough..
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like everyone has already said, it can be done, but to pull it off and it look good, expect to do some fender work. I would imagine that you will need to shave the fenders and might need to do a slight pull to make it work.. expect to max out your camber settings which will put you a lil over -3 degrees on stock components, and be running a 245/35 tire... certainly can be done.
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anyone have picture(s) of a GS with aggressive 18" wheels??
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hey thanks everyone for the reply and advice...I'm running on tein ha and planning to go low, but with massive fender work...i'm able to pull it off.

however, 18's does seem kinda small...if anyone have pictures of 18's on their gs, i would think about it.
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anyone??!!
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