Guest Level8 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Greetings guys! We are in need of some serious help but first let us give you a little background so you know where we are coming from. We are Level 8 Motorsports which is a wheel manufacturing company here in North America. Our bread and butter is the Truck and SUV market but we have plenty of experience in the passenger car/tuner market. We currently do private label manufacturing for Discount Tire and make some decent tuner wheels (See MB Battle and MB Weapon for reference). Our newest project will follow the typical fitment guides we have used for years. As SEMA is approaching we are looking to do a product launch on our newest wheel. We have a connection in Vegas with an '06 Supra (non turbo). We know we have plenty of room to play with in rear setup but we are getting conflicting reports of fitment issues for setup up front. We would like to run an 18x9 with a +38mm offset but are being told that it won't work up front. Typically we know our fitments on the common cars out there but this beautiful beast you guys dry is new to us. Can someone please shed some light on what we can run up front on this car and if the setup we'd like to run will work. Best wishes and thank you in advance for any help! -The Level 8 Motorsports Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Here's a link to a US forums thread on wheel sizes. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?558091-Wheel-Tire-Size-Offset-Thread-Search-here!& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Well I have a 19x9.5 et38 up front and it fits perfectly under the arch. Actually I needed 5mm spacers either side to make it sit perfectly flush with the arch, I don't see 18x9 et38 being much of a problem personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 http://www.willtheyfit.com/ is a useful tool Compared to stock 18 x 9 with 38 offset the inner edge of the wheel will be 0.7mm closer to the suspension and the outer edge with be 24.7mm near to the wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I run 18x8.5 et 31 on my fronts (see below) and there's PLENTY of room, scrubs ever so slightly on full lock but I think I could easily take it out further. This is pretty much exactly the same outer edge position as an 18x9 et 38. The one thing that you may wish to take into consideration is if the car has the larger 4 pot front brake calipers and whether the spokes of the wheel will foul it. I'm not sure you'll be able to do this without physically trying the wheel on a supra with bigger brakes. If it has the smaller 2 pot front calipers there should be no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I've got 18'' 8.5j + 25 fronts and only just peak outside the arch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Shouldn't be difficult to measure from the hub face to the caliper to see whats required to clear the 4 pot brakes. There are templates you can make to see if a particular wheel will clear a particular caliper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I've got 18'' 8.5j + 25 fronts and only just peak outside the arch Compared to this size the 18 x 9 with 38 offset, the outer face sits 6.6mm further away from the wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Without tyre sizes, the information so far is not worth much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I guess if their going to fit way too wide a tyre with too big a profile then yes, hopefully they can easily use a wheel & tyre comparison site to see what should be fitted compared to stock 245 35 18 tyre would be a good choice and actually drops the overall diameter by 2.7 mm compared to the OE set up so no rubbing issues when on full lock, if others with a wider fitment have no issues then all the info given is very useful to the OP Edited September 9, 2016 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Without tyre sizes, the information so far is not worth much. It's worth enough to at least try and help a fella out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 It's worth enough to at least try and help a fella out. Without inclusion of tyre size, it's worth at least as much to the fella as a weather forecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Without inclusion of tyre size, it's worth at least as much to the fella as a weather forecast. Rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Rubbish Edited September 9, 2016 by David P (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Without inclusion of tyre size, it's worth at least as much to the fella as a weather forecast. The mans quite clearly asking if anyone knows if a 18x9 et38 will fit, so for the sake of helping him, we assume he isn't a twat and will use a sensible tyre size. If you ain't got anything helpful to say, don't waste the word count [emoji23] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 The mans quite clearly asking if anyone knows if a 18x9 et38 will fit, so for the sake of helping him, we assume he isn't a twat and will use a sensible tyre size. If you ain't got anything helpful to say, don't waste the word count [emoji23] You're looking down the wrong end of the telescope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Level8 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thankfully the tire is up for negotiation. We are supplying the tire and wheel setup in exchange for use of the car. We have close ties with Falken and can pretty much use whatever tire we choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Level8 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Guys we aren't worried about tire size because we are in control. We are more worried about caliper clearance and driveability. Trust me we know tire size has everything to do with the "combo package" that relates to fitment up front. I suppose instead of dogging on us for lack of information in the thread you could just say hey that wheel will work if you run a mild tire like a 225/40/R18 or something to that affect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Level8 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I guess if their going to fit way too wide a tyre with too big a profile then yes, hopefully they can easily use a wheel & tyre comparison site to see what should be fitted compared to stock 245 35 18 tyre would be a good choice and actually drops the overall diameter by 2.7 mm compared to the OE set up so no rubbing issues when on full lock, if others with a wider fitment have no issues then all the info given is very useful to the OP -- Thank you Dunk. Our thoughts exactly. I apologize for not giving the proposed tire specs but we were initially more worried about caliper clearance and turning radius. We realize the tire directly affects the setup and wouldn't be running anything super aggressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Level8 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Without inclusion of tyre size, it's worth at least as much to the fella as a weather forecast. Is it though David? When looking from a technical aspect backspacing, caliper clearance, and turning radius all come into play. The original post may have not had all the info you needed but the baseline of "yes" or "no" for the physical wheel itself was all I was looking for. You guys are familiar with this beast...we are not. Like I said, We know our fitments on the common tuners (Mazda, Subaru, Honda, etc etc) and even some of the American muscle (Camaro, Mustang). So please excuse the lack of information regarding tire as I wrongly assumed you would think we would run a reasonable tire on the vehicle. Hope the weather is good for you today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Is it though David? When looking from a technical aspect backspacing, caliper clearance, and turning radius all come into play. The original post may have not had all the info you needed but the baseline of "yes" or "no" for the physical wheel itself was all I was looking for. You guys are familiar with this beast...we are not. Like I said, We know our fitments on the common tuners (Mazda, Subaru, Honda, etc etc) and even some of the American muscle (Camaro, Mustang). So please excuse the lack of information regarding tire as I wrongly assumed you would think we would run a reasonable tire on the vehicle. Hope the weather is good for you today. Nice response [emoji1360] and comeback to the sarcastic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Level8 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Here's a link to a US forums thread on wheel sizes. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?558091-Wheel-Tire-Size-Offset-Thread-Search-here!& Thank you Big Mark. We found plenty of examples in there that indicate we shouldn't have any problems. Much appreciated! Best wishes to you and crew here. -Level 8 Motorsports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Hope weather is good for you today. That made me chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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