iX wheel thread

[The Dark Side of Will]

but yes RWD hubs have a narrower track. that's why ix brake rotors are different.

Ahh... ok. iX's have a wider rear track so that they can use the same wheels all around, I guess.

[nomansland92]

I believe the ix subframe is the same but the trailing arms are different

[nando]

who said anything about 5 lug? :p

but yes RWD hubs have a narrower track. that's why ix brake rotors are different.

[The Dark Side of Will]

I don't get how swapping trailing arms relates to running lower offset wheels... Are 5 lug hubs shallower than the iX 4 lug units?

[nando]

I dunno, but you'd need hubs/brakes etc. anyway, so may as well swap on the entire trailing arm.

[The Dark Side of Will]

I thought the RWD's and AWD's used the same trailing arms?

I know he *can* use the wider rear wheels with the same size tires (well... as far as stance goes...) but it still doesn't make any sense.

[nando]

he could do it if the tire widths were the same on front and rear wheels.

fronts you want ET30-33, rears will be a lot tougher, there aren't a lot of high offset 9" wheels available. maybe switch to RWD trailing arms/hubs/brakes so you can run lower offset wheels out back?

[The Dark Side of Will]

Im curious, if I used something like a 225/45 on my front 8", what tire size should I be using in the rear 9", to maintain the mandatory rolling diameter without stretching out the rear? Im not absolutely set on this sizing yet, dont get me wrong, this is for my "showey" wheel application. Ive already got my winter setup, track wheels, and even a set of travel wheels already sitting and waiting.. but I need to figure out this show season set. .. I want to know how to calculate the sizing when I finally reach an optimal size for the fronts to fit and match the rears as ill be installing based on my eye more or less. . Ill be doing bodywork to compensate any future rubbing so my only clearance concerns are with the factory shock/struts and spring perch in hopes a 5mm spacer at most will resolve any of that....

I know you're doing a magazine build... but do you have to use the staggered tire setup? Wider rear wheels don't make any sense on an AWD car. If anything, you should use M3 fenders and run wider wider wheels & tires in the front.

[mcgillaguddy]

I have Ground control coil overs, fronts are 375lbs and rears are 550lbs. I would suggest to go heavier in the fronts though, maybe 450lbs or something. I've put around 10k miles on them and haven't ripped any cv boots yet! It's a stiff ride but I'm young and dumb so I enjoy it haha.

Very nice. Not many ix's using gc's - I love the way it sits.

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[imwhyteyo]

Im curious, if I used something like a 225/45 on my front 8", what tire size should I be using in the rear 9", to maintain the mandatory rolling diameter without stretching out the rear? Im not absolutely set on this sizing yet, dont get me wrong, this is for my "showey" wheel application. Ive already got my winter setup, track wheels, and even a set of travel wheels already sitting and waiting.. but I need to figure out this show season set. .. I want to know how to calculate the sizing when I finally reach an optimal size for the fronts to fit and match the rears as ill be installing based on my eye more or less. . Ill be doing bodywork to compensate any future rubbing so my only clearance concerns are with the factory shock/struts and spring perch in hopes a 5mm spacer at most will resolve any of that....

[nomansland92]

This is perfect. What's the suspension set up?

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I have Ground control coil overs, fronts are 375lbs and rears are 550lbs. I would suggest to go heavier in the fronts though, maybe 450lbs or something. I've put around 10k miles on them and haven't ripped any cv boots yet! It's a stiff ride but I'm young and dumb so I enjoy it haha.

[mcgillaguddy]

Here's my ix, 16x7.5 et 35 with out flares my fronts a flush but the back needs to come out about 10-15mm to match the front. Everything clears and never rubs.

I'm trying to get a set of style 5's to fit there 17x8 et20. The back fits perfect but the fronts hit the calipers and sticks out past the fender a little bit so there's not really even room for spacers. With some customization i believe it can work though.

This is perfect. What's the suspension set up?

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[nando]

Et20 isnt going to work. I mean it can with goofy rubber band tires, but the ix is really the wrong car for that.

For an 8, et30 or et33 would work pretty well.

[325ix89]

How about a 15x8 eta 20? Would there be a good tire size that would fit with out looking odd? Or does the diameter not matter since the et is the same and it's even wider?


Thanks for the help

[nomansland92]

a 17x8 ET20 is never going to fit without way undersized tires and copious amounts of rubbing. even a 7.5" wheel, ET20 doesn't really work. what you have there with 16x7.5 and ET35 is pretty much perfect!

They can fit but I'll need to extend my frares at least a 1/2". Not to hard to do but I just don't feal the painting half the car again right now haha.