Enzie

Hey everyone,

I used to be super active on here but then school caught up to me so i haven't been here in awhile.

Basically, it's time for my car to get some new tires, and I may be able to get some new wheels while I'm at it if my timing is right!

After days of research and searching, I think I've found the ones that I want to go with, right now I'm looking at the Enkei PF01's (http://enkei.com/pf01.html#) and I plan on doing the following setup:

Front - 18x8.5 5x114.3
- Offsets: 15, 35, 45

Rear - 18x9.5 5x114.3
- Offsets: 30, 35, 48



The only problem is, i have no clue about offset, I was able to find what offset would work perfectly with 19" wheels, but after my research I decided 18" fits my needs better.

Any input on the choice of wheels and size that I made and any help on picking the right offset to make the wheels flush is much appreciated! :D

Also, happy new years to everyone

EDIT: I wanted to add emphasis on the fact that I need help choosing the right offset, because the whole offset concept confuses me

EDIT 2: For the people who have experience with different wheel sizes, do you prefer 18" wheels to 19" wheels? Is the difference in ride quality major?

MightyP

iTrader: (1)

Great choice of wheels. Those are what I'm looking at (if my wife will let me...). Except I want 18x9.5" all the way around. The best offset of what Enkei offers here is the +35. To give you an idea, the 18x9.5s with a +35 will be almost exactly 1" closer to the edge of the car than stock, which should be pretty darn flush. The 8.5s will be 1/2" closer to the edge.

The +15 will probably give you some poke (and some rub) in the front and will make the front stick out farther than the rears.

One last question. Are you sure you can get the PF01s in black in all those sizes? When I've looked, black was pretty limited.

Enzie

Yeah! I was looking at these and the Works Emotion Ultimate, but those are way too expensive for me! Also, thanks a lot for dumbing the offset concept down for me. And I'm not too sure about which offsets the black is available for. I know that the black is special order, but I assumed it was essentially available for all sizes... I'll have to call them tomorrow and ask them to be sure because I can't find anything on the site.

MightyP

iTrader: (1)

What I'm planning on doing is getting the silver ones with the +35 offset and just having them powder coated black.

Enzie

Well I just called Enkei to find which sizes and offsets are available in black. I only asked about 18x8.5-9.5 though. 8.5 is not available in black at all

Black is available for these:
- 18x9 +45
- 18x9.5 +15
- 18x9.5 +35
- 18x9.5 +45

paul_dezod

We can hook it up on that wheel and any Enkei for that matter.

paul_dezod

Offsets are simple. Lower offsets mean they are closer to the fenders. Example, +22 is closer to the fender than +40. Conversely, a higher offset numbers are closer to the suspension.

A 45 is a guaranteed fit that will look much like stock in an 8" wide wheel.

paul_dezod

PF01 460-885-6530SP Racing 30 5x114.3 18 8.5 Silver Paint
PF01 460-885-6535SP Racing 35 5x114.3 18 8.5 Silver Paint
PF01 460-885-6548SP Racing 48 5x114.3 18 8.5 Silver Paint
PF01 460-890-6535SP Racing 35 5x114.3 18 9 Silver Paint
PF01 460-890-6545BK Racing 45 5x114.3 18 9 Black Paint
PF01 460-890-6545SP Racing 45 5x114.3 18 9 Silver Paint
PF01 460-895-6515BK Racing 15 5x114.3 18 9.5 Black Paint
PF01 460-895-6515SP Racing 15 5x114.3 18 9.5 Silver Paint
PF01 460-895-6535BK Racing 35 5x114.3 18 9.5 Black Paint
PF01 460-895-6535SP Racing 35 5x114.3 18 9.5 Silver Paint
PF01 460-895-6545BK Racing 45 5x114.3 18 9.5 Black Paint
PF01 460-895-6545SP Racing 45 5x114.3 18 9.5 Silver Paint

These are all of the sizes and offsets available for the 18x8.5-18x9.5 in 5x114.

Edit: remember, you can always go with a higher offset and add a wheel spacer to get you where you want to be. If you go with a lower offset, you can't go backwards.