Rota 15x8 et35

[Wille30]

I want to get the wheels below. Does anyone know if 15x8 ET 35 will fit my 88 IX Touring??

http://www.racinglab.com/rota-rb-15x8-4100-35.html

[downforce22]

they will be pretty close but they should fit. You might rub at full lock when turning the fronts. I wouldn't go much wider that 235s though. That would be 5.9" of back spacing, the same back space as the wheels in my sig and they fit on a stock ix

[Wille30]

do you think I should make it under the fenders alright? are there any pictures of IX's with 8 inch wide wheels??

[411]

do you think I should make it under the fenders alright? are there any pictures of IX's with 8 inch wide wheels??

They are going to poke out alot in the front....Where & when did you acquire an IX touring??

[Wille30]

I bought it off a guy living downtown Toronto, i've always been a wagon man and I really wanted an E30, so it all fell into place.

I guess I would be better off doing 7x15 30mm offset I guess. I just thought the wider wheels would look nicer on a wagon.

[Wille30]

I'm also thinking about:

http://www.racinglab.com/rota-track-r-0012.html

http://www.racinglab.com/rota-grid-15x7-001.html

But they may look terrible. Damn, its so hard and its going to be time for summer wheels in a few weeks!

[jute91]

those rims will fit easily :D i had 15x7 et13 with 205/55 tyres and they scracthed little to fender.... im thinking 17x10 et35 next8-)

[411]

Probably one one the nicest set-ups would be your AEZ Radon
The fronts are [hard to find] available in a ..35 offset.
If you use your fronts:

[411]

If you use your Hartge:

[411]

!! remember it is only the front wheel-wells that have limited room up front,
I have some 17" ..17x7.5 et38 and you can slip about 2-3 playing cards between the brake calipers & the wheel, even these are slightly poked out.

One of the best performance upgrades for an ix is to get really light wheels
......rare........Work RSB 15 X 6.5 et41....weight 12lbs





;)nice lip for a 6.5............

[411]

Here is a pic of my IX when it had euroweaves [et26] on it.
The poke actually looks very [nice] agressive
Just remember that altering the front geometry will increase inner tire use,
and also put extra stress on the on the hard to replace front 4 wheel drive
components. Also 195/60r15 is your friend as it will help tuck in the wheels,
they will however leave the lip more vulnerable to "curb-rash"

That being said....your IX touring would look awesome with either your
Hartge [light weight!] or AEZ Radon [staggered goodness!!]

[jute91]

well allthought i get most of my inspiration of japanese cars.. because they have lot of lip on their wheels. also my style would be semi-race, like bbs, but im searching for different brand now..

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/featurethis-celica-drift/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/01/jdm-vintage-goodness-speedgarage-thailand/

http://www.felgen-garage.de/ <- here you can also see some inspiration.. just keep searching something different.. thats my way..

[nando]

some bad information in this thread... I've run a lot of different wheels and offsets on my car, as well as lots of tires. an 8" wheel is about the widest you can fit on an ix and still not have a lame stretched tire size or totally hacked up fenders. with the right offset a 225/50R15 will fit without issues (although it's a good idea to trim and roll the rear fender lips). you can go up to a 235 under stock fenders but honestly I wouldn't reccomend it on a street car, and the offset has to be pretty much perfect.

I want to get the wheels below. Does anyone know if 15x8 ET 35 will fit my 88 IX Touring??

http://www.racinglab.com/rota-rb-15x8-4100-35.html

the offset is not bad at all for an 8" wheel. it gives you some room to play with spacers if needed. a 225/50R15 should work, a 205/55 will definitely work. I calculated that the ideal offset for an 8" rim was ET33. so you could get a 3mm spacer (which are cheap) and be right there.

They are going to poke out alot in the front....Where & when did you acquire an IX touring??

no, they really won't. the stock wheels sit so far inside the fenders it's not funny.

Probably one one the nicest set-ups would be your AEZ Radon
The fronts are [hard to find] available in a ..35 offset.
If you use your fronts:

ET26 is way, way too low for a 7.5" wheel. it barely works for a 7" wheel. that will relegate you to a 195 or a 205 if you're lucky.

!! remember it is only the front wheel-wells that have limited room up front,
I have some 17" ..17x7.5 et38 and you can slip about 2-3 playing cards between the brake calipers & the wheel, even these are slightly poked out.

One of the best performance upgrades for an ix is to get really light wheels
......rare........Work RSB 15 X 6.5 et41....weight 12lbs





;)nice lip for a 6.5............

offset has nothing at all to do with brake clearance! common misconception. the wheel design has some effect, but any wheel made for 4x100 should clear the stock brakes regardless of offset. the only thing offset affects is strut tube and fender lip clearance.

Here is a pic of my IX when it had euroweaves [et26] on it.
The poke actually looks very [nice] agressive
Just remember that altering the front geometry will increase inner tire use,
and also put extra stress on the on the hard to replace front 4 wheel drive
components. Also 195/60r15 is your friend as it will help tuck in the wheels,
they will however leave the lip more vulnerable to "curb-rash"

That being said....your IX touring would look awesome with either your
Hartge [light weight!] or AEZ Radon [staggered goodness!!]

euro weaves are ET24 not ET26. they work OK on a stock car, but are less than optimal on a lowered one. having to downgrade from a 205 to a 195 width tire really sucks just so you can run a lower offset. I'd rather have an ET30 wheel and run 225s than have to run 195s on an ET13 wheel.

the primary issue on an ix is strut clearance on the front, and fender clearance on the rear. brake clearance is a non issue, and if the offset isn't stupid low they aren't going to poke that much. if you really want to push the limits of wheel and tire fitment, get some camber plates.

these are 235/50R15s on 7.5 ET36


there is barely 2mm between the strut and tire. That is why the offset must be approximately ET33. I believe going down to a 225/50 would make it fit easily.

[411]

I don't see all this "bad info" your talking about
Yes I made a mistake by saying the euroweaves were et26 instead of et24.

If you like the look of Nando's ride, your Hartge will have the same stance [+3mm] , with 15m extra innerwheel clearance.


7.5 is in my opinion, the biggest wheel that will fit in front, and yes it should be in the et35 range

205/55r15 is the stock tire size for an IX
Stock IX weaves [et41] do not look sunken in the front
but do appear sunken in in the rear

Nando, why to you continually have a hate-on for 195/60r15 ???

[nando]

because, why would you want to run a tire with less grip than stock? I run 195/60s as my snow tires, they really look kind of lame.

there's a considerable amount of room to go wider up front as well. a 225/50 with an 8" wheel should fit just as easily as my 235/50s with a 7.5" wheel did. I'd love to get some 17x8's but none are really available in the right offset.