The_Ginger_Stig Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) I just got the unfortunate news that one of my front wheels is bent ;/ Currently I have the SHP wheels on front and rear ( 8j and 9j ) and I've been looking around for a new set and seems like they're all wayyy out of my price range, which is a shame because our wheels are some of the coolest factory wheels ever made imo. The main question I'm asking is: I'm looking at a set of 4 16x8's and wanted to know if I would run into any problems running a slightly less wide wheel on the rear considering the car was originally staggered with 16x8 in the front and 16x9 in the back. The new set linked above does have a +20mm offset and I know the rears have a -10mm offset, so would I run into any problems there if anyone has experience with different offsets? Finally, does that wheel fit the image of the car? I love the look of mesh wheels, especially the SSR Formula mesh, but I don't want to disservice the look or break necks in the wrong way. Ideally I've been trying to find a set of 1 piece wheels because I really don't like the look of the nuts of the lip but there doesn't seem to be many options that don't fetch used car money anymore, so if anyone has any wheel recommendations feel free to let me know. Edited November 7, 2022 by The_Ginger_Stig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) I have these on my car, 16x8.5 front, 16x9.5 rear, with SHP tire sizes. The fronts fit well without a spacer, the rears fit okay too but they need a small spacer not to look too narrow compared to the front (I went 15mm, could've gone more). https://ns-wheels.com/wheels/ns-drift-mdv2/ Edited November 7, 2022 by obsolete spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Ginger_Stig Posted November 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Those look really good on our cars, wish they weren't on back order 😕 Seems like anything around our size is either crazy expensive or steelies haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Who told you that your SHP front wheel is bent, a tire shop? Any chance you could get a wheel repair place to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Ginger_Stig Posted November 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Yeah just my local firestone, I have a pretty decent vibration in my wheel that makes it shake and it's a cyclical vibration that goes away at some speeds so I have a decent assortment of reasons to believe them. I just got a local wheel shop from them and I'm going to try that route because it seems a lot cheaper than buying a new set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssblast20 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Should cost you about 150 to have that fixed...should not be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Ginger_Stig Posted November 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Funnily enough that's the exact price I was quoted, hope all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Nice! Steve knows what he's talking about 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.quest Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 definely shop around , prices vary greatly on rim repair as does the polishing and,finishing some will polish them for free, and some won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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