Best 24" tire, rim, offset size?

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neva4self

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Fellas I know there has been one or two other threads that briefly touched this topic but I don't see one with a definitive answer to all my questions. I'm looking into to 24" rims for my FX50 and I wanted to get some opinions from some of you that may have had experience with rims that big on a 2nd Gen. What is the best tire size, rim width size, and offset to get that will create the least amount of issues? I'm not really too knowledgeable about how a rim that big would affect the ride/suspension of the 2nd Gen but I would like to run a 295/35/24 since I live in New York and the roads aren't the greatest out here. What are the things I definitely need to do to make this tire size work? In a nutshell here's the questions I have:

1. Best rim width?
2. Offset?
3. Spacers needed yes/no?
4. Hub rings?
5. Best way to balance these?
6. Best tire brand name to go with? (I know a good tire will probably make the balance an easier job.)
7. Will I have rubbing issues when the car is under load?

Also any suggestions you guys have would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Oh and I know some are going to say "Go with 22" and a drop" but I'm not looking to drop the FX. I'm in the probably 10%, if that many of us, that like the ride height of my FX. The winter before last when we had that big snow storm out here and sanitation wasn't at the top of their game with road clean up, I put some suv's, trucks and buses to shame with my FX carving through the snow like it had skis lol. A lot of people were getting stuck because their chassis or undercarriage parts like exhaust pipping were getting hung up on the snow.
 
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I am running 285/35/24 pirelli tires with no problem of rubbing or anything, i am also in NY, i think this is the perfect tire for the 2nd gen but then again i am not a tire expert.
 
mikes10fx said:
I am running 285/35/24 pirelli tires with no problem of rubbing or anything, i am also in NY, i think this is the perfect tire for the 2nd gen but then again i am not a tire expert.
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I thought about 285 instead of 295. I really don't want to have any rubbing issues whatsoever. What else did you have done after putting on the 24"s? Hub rings? Hunter force balancing? Spacers?
 
mikes10fx said:
I am running 285/35/24 pirelli tires with no problem of rubbing or anything, i am also in NY, i think this is the perfect tire for the 2nd gen but then again i am not a tire expert.
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Also note the offset of your wheels. That will be a big factor of the fitment.
 
i just slapped the wheels, on no hub rings/ no hunter force just regular balancing

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aiya said:
Also note the offset of your wheels. That will be a big factor of the fitment.[/QUOTE

not sure of offset just got them knowing they fit the fx.. and i have no issuse with the 285/35/24 tires
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First off, 24" look great on the second gen. First tens look great with 22".

A lot of these factors depends on the wheel you want. Are you going with a lipped wheel or lipless? That determines the amount of backspacing and what size spacers you may need. Always get hubcentric spacers. Most of them out there are hubcentric now. As for tires, try and stay around the same circumference as stock. And hunter roadforce 9700 wheel balancer is the best balancer on the market.

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aiya said:
Also note the offset of your wheels. That will be a big factor of the fitment.
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Part of my issue is I don't know much about offset.

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toy4x said:
First off, 24" look great on the second gen. First tens look great with 22".

A lot of these factors depends on the wheel you want. Are you going with a lipped wheel or lipless? That determines the amount of backspacing and what size spacers you may need. Always get hubcentric spacers. Most of them out there are hubcentric now. As for tires, try and stay around the same circumference as stock. And hunter roadforce 9700 wheel balancer is the best balancer on the market.

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Defintly going with a lip. I know that style is slowly phasing out but I love the look. I'm on my way to the rim shop now so hopefully they can give me a little insight also. Nothing is better than talking to you guys about it though since we are the ones actually driving these cars around everyday. Thanks for the input everyone. Anyone else who has input that would help please chime in.
 
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Ok so since Mike is in NY and has no problems with the 285/35/24 that's most likely the tire size I am going with. I had no luck though at the rim shop I went to today, so the search continues. Anyone in the NY five bourough area know of any reputable rim shops?
 
Still don't quite grasp the concept of what I'm looking for in the offset. If the tire size is 285/35/24 and the rim is 24x9.5 what should I be looking for in offset?

zebra555 said:
This might help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(wheel)
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This explained to me how to calculate the offset of a rim but how does that translate into what I should be ordering?

baias6230 said:
Try this http://rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
If you know the size of the tires and wheels offset it is really easy to make an idea how they will fit.
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This site actually has a 24" rim suggestion for the 09 FX50 with the tire size I want but the rims specs are: 24x10.0 PCD 5x114.3 (5x4.5) ET35, 6.9"BS
So the offset is 35 here does that sound right, keep in mind my rim would be 24x9.5 not 24x10?
 
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Use the link provided below.. Put in your current set up and put in the future setup as comparison. For the second gens you want the wheels to push out about 20 mm more in he front and 25 mm more in the rear to be really flush. As an example, my setupbis is 265/40/22 tires on a 22x9 et30 and it perfectly flush up front and could use about 7mm spacer in the rear to be really flush.. Hope that helps.



baias6230 said:
Try this http://rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
If you know the size of the tires and wheels offset it is really easy to make an idea how they will fit.
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Simply put the higher the offset on the positive side the further in your wheel will come in towards the vehicle and the lower the number of the offset towards the negative numbers the further out your wheel will be pushed from the vehicle. maybe this image will help.
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PMG 705 said:
Use the link provided below.. Put in your current set up and put in the future setup as comparison. For the second gens you want the wheels to push out about 20 mm more in he front and 25 mm more in the rear to be really flush. As an example, my setupbis is 265/40/22 tires on a 22x9 et30 and it perfectly flush up front and could use about 7mm spacer in the rear to be really flush.. Hope that helps.
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Yeah baias posted the same link above, how do I find out the measurement that goes in the fourth box, for example: 25/35/24 X ____ ET 35 how would I find the blank space measurement for this chart?

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UglyOrangeThing said:
Simply put the higher the offset on the positive side the further in your wheel will come in towards the vehicle and the lower the number of the offset towards the negative numbers the further out your wheel will be pushed from the vehicle. maybe this image will help.
wheeloffsetdiagram.jpg
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Yes thanks Joe. I feel like that kid in school who was the last one to understand the answer and was like "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh now I get it!!" lmao
 
Ok so this is becoming a biggger project than I hoped for lol. The rims I originally wanted when I started this thread are not available for the bolt pattern of the FX. So the rims I'm looking at now are 24x10 with an offset of +35. Should I go with a 285/35/24 tire or a 295/35/24 tire?

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I also noticed that a lot of web sites offer Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors (TPMS). Will this system even work with aftermarket wheels and if so can I just remove and use the sensors that are in the stock wheels?
 
The TPMS is located inside of the tire. You have dismount and mount the tires to get to it. If you plan use one set of sensors for the two sets of wheels and tires, its probably a good idea just to get another set for your new wheels will be more cost effective. But remember each time you swap wheels you need to get the senor in the that set of wheel to be programmed so it can be recognize by the car.
 
la_fx35 said:
The TPMS is located inside of the tire. You have dismount and mount the tires to get to it. If you plan use one set of sensors for the two sets of wheels and tires, its probably a good idea just to get another set for your new wheels will be more cost effective. But remember each time you swap wheels you need to get the senor in the that set of wheel to be programmed so it can be recognize by the car.
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Guess I didn't think about it that way. Wow now I have another issue to worry about, the more I look into the rims the more I'm leaning towards just painting the stock rims black. Nah who am I kidding I'm getting the big rims lol. Will the car start telling me that my tire pressure is low immediately after taking off the stock rims? Can I just turn the system off for the time being? Seems like another headache. Now I have to figure out what brand name tire pressure monitoring sensors to buy and where to have them installed. Dealership?

And I still haven't figured out what offset to go with. The rims I am looking at now are called Diablo Angel they are pretty sick looking rims. They are 24x10 and they have the option of an offset of +35 or +40 so now I'm back to square 1 any suggestions on which is the best offset to get? As soon as I figure out which 1 is the best offset the rims are bought.
 
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