will a 35 rub on that setup? i really dont wanna get a 45, it'd just stick in too much. i would much prefer the 35, but i cant have any rubbing. btw, enkei evo5 if that affects anything (i doubt it does). opinions asap plz!!

 

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you shouldn't, depends on the tires you run on, i have 18x7.5 +40 with 225/40/18 and i don't rub, im on hotchkis as well, i'm changing it out to 18x8 front 18x9 rear soon, i'll let you know if i rub, but with just 18x7.5 you should be fine

 

k...anyone running a 7.5" +35 or something extremely close, on hotchkis? im lookin for someone who's running it to let me know what they think, but chances are ill end up getting it then. i normally dont have passengers in the car either, so no extra weight.

 

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PM zero... hes running hotchkis with 18s... he could tell ya

 

im pm'ed him....bump for some more opinions

 

bump!!

 

i just got some 18x7.5 with +35 offset. I didnt put them on, but ill let you know. Im dropped on stechs

 

alright, how about stech drop with 18x7.5 w/ 33mm offset in the front and 28mm offset in the rear?

 

well, i just put them on a drove them for a couple miles without rubbing issues. will update after more driving.

 

lemme know if they rub in tight cornering situations...like parking lots etc.

 

It seems like it rubs hitting a little dip going fast and what not in the front. It is really tight. I might have to roll the fenders or something. The rear seems fine. I got the Enkei EVO 5 too. If I were to do it again, I wouldve got the +45 wheels. These wheels look a lot better than my old 18s which had a +48 offset, but those would NEVER rub.

 

I just bought some 18x7.5 with offset +45, I will be running 215/40/18 tires, with my Goldline springs (2inch drop F/R). I was told i wont rub.

 

ah, i doubt youll rub

 

ok so heres my .02 cents... I have 18x7.5 +35 Offset TSW Thruxtons finally settled on some Hotchkis Springs (these really look more like a fat s-tech drop)... well heres how the story goes:

1st Week: Looked Great, No rubbing nor Scraping. I didn't even have to do an S-shaped turn into speed bumps.

2nd Week: Got my Alignment done. Only rubbing when I went over 70+ on little highway bumps.

3rd Week: Finally settled. I can barely fit my index finger into the gap. Looks sick as hell but the driver's side wheel keeps on severly scraping when I turn right & Ever little bump I go over when I drive on CA highways (70+) I get a minor scrape.

Conclusion: Looks great, but if I had to do it all over again. Hotchkis would DEFINATELY not be my choice. Next week I am changing it to H-techs... wutta waste of time and $$$

 

^ play around with the wheel wells... I had the same problem when i put on my spacers, and i shoved and bent the wheel well higher and eliminated my rubbing issues.

 

how can i bend the wheel wells? do i need to jack up the car?

 

roll your fenders, yeah you probably wont have any room to work with if you dont jack up the car. and dude to be honest with you, h tech's aren't gonna be very different, if at all. their drops are almost identical. i would go with something like eibach's prokit, trd, or h&r's sport kit. there's a lot of options...check here... https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=89766 . also, if that's a driver's side wheel thats rubbin, h-tech's will drop it .2 inches more than hotchkis does, so prolly not a good choice. before you go out and buy a new set of springs based on the lowering rate, check the dampening rate and reputation. hotchkis has a rep for being sporty, solid, and planted. to the exact contrary, h-tech's have a rep for being extremely spongy and bouncy. read up before you go make an impulse buy. but id roll that fender up if i were you. hotchkis is the way to go.

 

i'm not talking abou trolling the fender (thought htat would be a good idea too).

the fenderliner is only plastic, just push hard and it'll bend.