Best 24" tire, rim, offset size?
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It's too late now after we finished speaking yesterday I wrestled with myself about what to do for about two hours, then I finalized the order. But there are a couple of guys running a tire with a 35 sidewall on here with no rubbing issues and I don't plan to drop it at all so hopefully I will be fine. In NY we need as much sidewall as possible, the road conditions show no mercy to rubber band tires here lol. As far as the rims clearing the caliper, they didn't have the 24" version in stock to test fit but the 22" version of the same exact rim are guaranteed to fit the FX 50 so I cant see the 24" not clearing. If they don't I guess I'll be back at square one :.frown:. Please don't forget about the other two things we discussed, like I said I'm looking to do them asap. Thanks.
And any time you or any other NY FX enthusiast want to get together and have a meet or just chill, maybe tailgate somewhere, let me know, we can try to put something together now that the weather is shaping up.
Definitely free Friday morning thanks.
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Yeah I'm hoping all goes well with the fitment. Hopefully it doesn't throw my speedo and odometer too far off.
Ok so the rims finally show up at the shop along with the Nitto tires that were backordered and took forever to arrive. They get ready to mount them and just my luck they don't clear the front caliper. I know at least one person that's going to say "I told you so." Lol. Anyway my options now lie with hubcentric spacers (about 8mm thick) to help give the front rims clearance on the calipers. Soooooooo........
Diablo Wheels, which is the company I bought the rims from, is willing to have custom spacers made and eat the cost since they made an error about the fitment. Their spacers would come hubcentric to the hub and also to the inner diameter of the rim and would include extended lugs instead of extended studs. I was also looking into a company called Adaptec which said the can make the 8mm hubcentric spacers for me and theirs would have extended studs instead of extended lug nuts. The rim shop would eat the cost of two pair if I decided to go this route. My question is which route should I go? I want the safest option so I am trying to figure out if the extended lugs would provide the same amount of support as the extended studs. Since both methods will have the rim resting on the hubcentric spacers, does it matter?
Diablo Wheels, which is the company I bought the rims from, is willing to have custom spacers made and eat the cost since they made an error about the fitment. Their spacers would come hubcentric to the hub and also to the inner diameter of the rim and would include extended lugs instead of extended studs. I was also looking into a company called Adaptec which said the can make the 8mm hubcentric spacers for me and theirs would have extended studs instead of extended lug nuts. The rim shop would eat the cost of two pair if I decided to go this route. My question is which route should I go? I want the safest option so I am trying to figure out if the extended lugs would provide the same amount of support as the extended studs. Since both methods will have the rim resting on the hubcentric spacers, does it matter?
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I got the Diablo Angel wheels black/black. They fit the FX35 fine but they need about 8mm more clearance for the FX50 calipers. Ive never used spacers so I wanted to get opinions on either going with extended lugs to the stock studs or going with extended studs through the spacers.
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didn't the shop ensure 100% clearance? I still say sell those wheels then and get your money back. having spacers on with aftermarket wheels will just cause too much vibration while driving, especially if you're keeping them on all year round.
If I didn't have my heart set on 24" rims, I would lol
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You think I will still get vibration even though the spacers will be hubcentic to the oem hub as well as to the aftermarket rim?
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You think I will still get vibration even though the spacers will be hubcentic to the oem hub as well as to the aftermarket rim?
well personally if you are going to keep these wheels, have them order a set that will be 24x10.5" and the right offset.
but like i said, my rims are ready to just put onto your FX..... at least with the 22's you can drive on the grand central parkway near the airport.... it' will be a nightmare going 20mph w/ the 24's on
but like i said, my rims are ready to just put onto your FX..... at least with the 22's you can drive on the grand central parkway near the airport.... it' will be a nightmare going 20mph w/ the 24's on
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Nice man, those look good. Def post more pics
looking good bro, welcome to the 24" club...
Thanks I will, but probably not until I get the inserts done next week. The pic doesn't do the rims justice in all black.
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Thanks Mike. I'm glad I went with the 285/35/24 like you suggested, I don't even feel a difference in the ride as far as bumps, uneven pavement, and sunken manhole covers are concerned. I drive hard and the only noticeable difference is a slight loss of acceleration, but it's so slight that you only feel it from a dead stop to a quick acceleration, a casual driver wouldn't even notice a difference.
Any suggestions on the tire pressure I should be running now? I'm assuming the recommended pressure of 33psi cold isn't enough. I'm running 35psi cold until I find out what a good pressure to run.
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This link is AWESOME - Thanks for posting!!! Everyone should play with this link until they understand it... very very good to learn and use this, especially for offset. Now I understand why you yanks use spacers etc.... because you can't get the wheels with the right offset. For reference, Vertini wheels do whatever offset you like, and so do Giovannia (as far as I know). Because the rules here in Australia are strict, we can do whatever we want - provided we stay within 23mm rolling diameter changes. This is for good reason though, so your speedo stays accurate, and so your brakes stay accurate. You are increasing the rolling weight significantly which will affect your brakes no?
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Those rims look the goods for sure!
Thanks!!
I'm pretty sure it does affect brakes. I bought the 24's so quickly I didn't keep the stock wheels on long enough to compare brake wear between the two. I just put the 24's back on last week prepping for spring and I do notice how much more lag the car has from a dead stop to a quick acceleration. I didn't notice at first but now I guess I pay more attention when I go stock because a lot of people ask me. It's funny though because the extra weight somewhat smooths out some of the choppiness I get from from the tranny. Hoppefully they update the 50's tcm and ecm before the decide they are moving on to a new body style. If I had to do it over again I'd probably go 22's just because I drive so hard but I love my 24's and the 2nd gen looks so mean with wheels that big.
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