Will +42 offset wheel work on my car?

[Flash]

So this guy is offering me some 18" G-Games by Rays wheels. But I just checked and the offset on the wheels in 42! He's offering them to me for a great price and I really like them, but the offset won't work on my 2g from what I'm told??? I'm pretty sure they will rub. Could I use a spacer?
Any ideas to making these work? And if they are made to work would they look bad on the car?
Thanks!

 

[Flash]

Also, the wheel is 7.5" wide. And I would be running a 225/40/18 tire.
I need to know quickly! Help.

 

[Phya]

Right now i'm running a 17", 7" wide, with a +40 offset. I have 215/50 tires and i'm not rubbing at all. However I'm not lowered, so that might change things for you if you are.

 

[Flash]

I'm lowered on Tein coilovers. I have it at about an 1" drop.

 

[HokieDSM]

On a 7.5" wheel - they should fit. I'm running 7.5" 17" rims with 225/45/17 tires on my car with a +48mm offset, with 5mm spacers, effectively making the offset +43mm - and they fit okay, although I get a little bit of rubbing on the front - which a proper alignment should fix. So I don't see why they wouldn't fit for you. If you do have rubbing problems, spacers would work fine - a 5mm spacer would give you a nearly ideal +38mm offset, and it shouldn't stick out or anything unless you go with some ridiculously huge spacer.

 

[Flash]

Thanks!
Anyone else... I hate to just buy things without researching them. Usually if I don't do my homework on what I'm about to buy it usually doesn't fit.

 

[97eagletalonesi]

would he let you test fit them, if so that be the best thing

 

[Flash]

He lives like an hour away, so test fitting is kinda out of the question.
But if push comes to shove I can just get wheel spacers... right?
Thanks!

BTW, he said that they fit his '99 Mitsubishi Diamante with no problems. Also I went to Konig's website because I knew they'd have offsets listed for my car. It said a +40 is prefect for my car, and that's what I have. It also said the '01 Celica (car that they are on now) has a recommended offset of +40, just like my car... and he has +42 on it right now. So I'm kind of thinking they should fit my car.

 

[nutshot]

Are the wheels dual drilled for the Celica's 5X100 AND for your 5X114.3?

 

[Flash]

Yep. That's how Ray's made them.

 

[wret]

225's will be an easy fit with those wheels. You will have approximately enough clearance between the wheel and the knuckle for a weasel to squirm through there.

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

I have the wheels off my dsm....+43 18x8

 

[nutshot]

225's will be an easy fit with those wheels. You will have approximately enough clearance between the wheel and the knuckle for a weasel to squirm through there.

This is serious material for "Redneck Analogy of the Year" stuff.

:laugh:

 

[Flash]

Thanks everyone! I just got an email from the guy after I wrote the word 'thanks' and so I'll be getting them before this weekend hopefully. I'll post pictures for all of you to see! Also, my stickers are coming off!!!