will a +32 offset work well on my ep for road racing?

mugen_monkey · Jan 31, 2009

will a +32 offset work well on my ep for road racing?

planning on gett'n a set of cr kai rims 17x7

mugen_monkey · Jan 31, 2009

mugen_monkey · Jan 31, 2009

mustclime · Feb 5, 2009

Depending on your other mods, thats not the best offset imo.....you will rub for sure in the rear with anything more than 195 tire...you want 225's or wider imo.....look for a 40-42mm offset wheel if you are going with a 7 inch rim.:up:

No_Name · Feb 6, 2009

I am running +35 17x8 with 235/40/17.
No rubbing front or rear. ALSO not lowered yet.
Camber and fender rolling are an option if you rub.

Christian

27rocks · Feb 18, 2009

Im running on 17x9's +35's.. i had to roll the fenders and run a little camber but they fit. Im also running on 245 tires. What size are the wheels? How wide?

mugen_monkey · Feb 18, 2009

27rocks said:
Im running on 17x9's +35's.. i had to roll the fenders and run a little camber but they fit. Im also running on 245 tires. What size are the wheels? How wide?

im planning to put on work CR KAI rims 17x7 or 17x8 with +32 or +42 offset. i my driving style is canyon carving/ time acttak.

27rocks · Feb 18, 2009

mugen_monkey said:
im planning to put on work CR KAI rims 17x7 or 17x8 with +32 or +42 offset. i my driving style is canyon carving/ time acttak.

If you get the 17x8 get it in the +35 if you can. You can run the 17x7 with a +32 just fine too. I suggest getting the 17x8 simply for the fact you can run up to 235's on there no problem.

mugen_monkey · Feb 19, 2009

27rocks said:
If you get the 17x8 get it in the +35 if you can. You can run the 17x7 with a +32 just fine too. I suggest getting the 17x8 simply for the fact you can run up to 235's on there no problem.

for the 17x8 do i have to roll the front n rear, will i need a wheel spacer n rear camber kit??

27rocks · Feb 20, 2009

mugen_monkey said:
for the 17x8 do i have to roll the front n rear, will i need a wheel spacer n rear camber kit??

You wont need to roll anything.. it would be a good thing to get a rear camber kit but i don't think you really need it. My friend has a set of 17x8 +35 andhe rolled his rear fender just a tad, but to me its not even rolled lol he just kinda rolled over the edge a tiny bit. He is also running 225/45 tires.

mugen_monkey · Feb 21, 2009

27rocks said:
You wont need to roll anything.. it would be a good thing to get a rear camber kit but i don't think you really need it. My friend has a set of 17x8 +35 andhe rolled his rear fender just a tad, but to me its not even rolled lol he just kinda rolled over the edge a tiny bit. He is also running 225/45 tires.

how low is his car???

27rocks · Feb 21, 2009

He's at a finger gap which is pretty low with 17's.

mugen_monkey · Feb 22, 2009

27rocks said:
He's at a finger gap which is pretty low with 17's.

DAMN!:wow:

mustclime · Feb 22, 2009

Lowering the ep3 and asking it to handle with out moving all the suspension mounting points is kinda dumb. look at this pic...

the minute the lca angles up from the middle of the car, conering loads act to compress the suspension....say hello to your bumpstops.:down:

mugen_monkey · Feb 22, 2009

mustclime said:
Lowering the ep3 and asking it to handle with out moving all the suspension mounting points is kinda dumb. look at this pic...

the minute the lca angles up from the middle of the car, conering loads act to compress the suspension....say hello to your bumpstops.:down:

would it be the same if i have the dc5 tein flex on my ep? And how do i prevent this??

mustclime · Feb 23, 2009

mugen_monkey said:
would it be the same if i have the dc5 tein flex on my ep? And how do i prevent this??

Have you ever seen this vid?....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPpii8rafrU&feature=related

I hate to say it, but I think the ep3/dc5 was designed as a great big F-U to the tuner companies out there by honda....the above vid is basicly the head of spoon admitting they could not lower/ improve the 05-06 type-r's suspension....to lower the platform, you need roll center correctors and you have to address angles on the tierod ends...and that is just the front suspension. Realtime ended up changing all the lca's mounting points in the front and just redesigning the rear suspension all together to meet the drop limit of the racing series. Do yourself a huge favor, leave the drop to the ricers and the racer want-a-bees.......You will of course run into the drivers of the old Honda's that will talk a bunch of crap about McPherson strut suspensions.....ask them if this is why m3's,911's,evo's and sti's suck on the track so much..........they all have McPherson strut suspensions and they all have to worry about lca angles.

mugen_monkey · Feb 23, 2009

mustclime said:
Have you ever seen this vid?....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPpii8rafrU&feature=related

I hate to say it, but I think the ep3/dc5 was designed as a great big F-U to the tuner companies out there by honda....the above vid is basicly the head of spoon admitting they could not lower/ improve the 05-06 type-r's suspension....to lower the platform, you need roll center correctors and you have to address angles on the tierod ends...and that is just the front suspension. Realtime ended up changing all the lca's mounting points in the front and just redesigning the rear suspension all together to meet the drop limit of the racing series. Do yourself a huge favor, leave the drop to the ricers and the racer want-a-bees.......You will of course run into the drivers of the old Honda's that will talk a bunch of crap about McPherson strut suspensions.....ask them if this is why m3's,911's,evo's and sti's suck on the track so much..........they all have McPherson strut suspensions and they all have to worry about lca angles.

well thanx :up: what do you have for your suspension on your ep? ur set up?

will a +32 offset work well on my ep for road racing?

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