C3's with 18" wheels only thread
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What size adapters did you have to use? And what was the original backspacing on those rims from their manufacturer?
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2 x 255/45/18 Nittio Invo's 2 x 245/45/18 Nittio Invo's red-walled fitted to American Racing VN327 Rally wheels 18" x 8" all round.
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Fantastic setup! any reason to use 245 instead of 255 in the front?
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I am running a 1/4" slip on spacer in the back which puts me at 4.85" backspacing out back. No rubs anywhere, but my suspension is not stock.
Up front I am running a 1 1/8" swaybar, VB&P upper and lower control arms, and VB&P adjustable rate monospring. Out back, I have Van Steel offset arms, a 5/8" swaybar, and VB&Ps 330#/in monospring.
In my case, on my car, the front wheel fitment is a cinch - I think there is a wide variety of BS that will work. The rear, if trying to fit a sway bar, is fairly tight. I could have gotten by with the stock trailing arms if I cut off and relocated the parking brake cable mount, but the arms were already powdercoated, and I like the Van Steel arm much better anyways, so I went ahead and went offset.
All in all, I am shocked at how well this car handles. Way better than I expected.
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See my above reply. I am running 5.1", and they fit just fine. 5" would probably fit, but depending on your ride height, you MAY have an issue with your fender. I can try to bolt on some 1/4" spacers to my fronts to see if I have any issues at 4.85". My car is very low, so if I am good at 4.85, I imagine you would be fine at 5.
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Wheel fitting
possibly. The factory wheel is a 15 x 8 with 4” back spacing. The optional tire size of 255 60 15 has a bubbly sidewall that protrudes roughly an inch past the wheel. If your backspacing is 5 inches be careful with your tire selection so that your sidewall protrusion is minimal.
