Ludachris said:

The ideal offset for a 17x9" wheel for a 1g has been determined to be 27mm.

I think when I was looking into RPF-1 wheels, they had a 35mm offset available in the 17x9, which is likely what I would have gotten and run spacers.

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iceman21 said:

Sorry to bring this up AGAIN, but does running the spacer effectively bring the offset to +27mm?

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Phil1320 said:

As per being involved in a similar conversation a while back......+27 is the proper offset for a 9" wheel on the 1G. Some fellas got together in the past and figured this all out. A 9" wheel with a +45 offset will be pretty bad, you can't take all that wheel and try to shove it under the fender, your steering will suffer badly. By using that offset your are creating an excessive "scrub radius" where the wheel/tire are moving forward and back too much rather than "pivoting" when you are giving steering inputs. You will wear tires at a more rapid rate, wheel bearings at a more rapid rate, and most of all cost yourself some car control. Aesthetics need to take a back seat if you're going to set it up right. And, as another said above, with a 9" wheel you should run minimum 245 series tires, otherwise back off to an 8.5" wheel if you must run 235 series. I bolted my 17 X 8.5" +30 offset Gram Lights from my EVO onto the talon jsut to see how they fit, you can put a finger between the edge of the rim and the rear trailing arm with no spacing, they stick out a bit in back, obviously moreso in front. I did not have the chance to check steering. All in all you have to use what you have to use, but, if you have a choice, why not get it as perfect as can be? My .02

Good luck!

ps-if you have any interest in seeing the relationship of the 8.5" wheel on a 1g I have pics I can toss up here

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