The Project Pad

gtn116 wrote:That's no midnight blue! That's Indigo Mica Metallic! My car's twin! I have gray interior though, not tan.

I haven't done the calculations to translate into different wheel widths, etc. but you should easily be able to fit 9 up front with the right offset. I had 8.5s at about et26 I believe and they had lots of room to go outward. 9.5s should fit, but it'd be a matter of offset. I can tell you that BBS style 5's from a BMW poked a bit. They were 8" wide, but ET20 *plus* a 20mm adapter, so et0. I think at ET10 (final) they would have fit great. That should give you an idea of what you can fit up front (you just have to do some math).

In the back, I fit the 10" wide wheels with 255's on them. They were right on the ragged edge on the outside, but on the inside they could have gone in at least another .5" This all depends on the size of tire you're using of course. I can only give you a general idea of the size of wheel you can fit. I think it is best to start with a wheel with fairly high offset, then space out as needed if you are trying to make something extreme fit. It is much easier to do that than to "remove offset" from the wheel obviously. With +45 wheels, you should be able to play around with spacers to get where you need to go. I'd say you can fit 275s out back. In the front, you might be limited to 265s. Coilovers will be necessary to maximize tire clearance. Luckily these cars don't need the fenders rolled! That is one big plus.