ok, flame me for this question now, but i'm confused by offset and have read tons of stuff on the internet about it.

i have a '95 SE with sawblades and want to upgrade to the 2001 5-spoke rims with 215/55R16 like these:



what else will i need?? i know the lug pattern is the same, and i've calculated the outside diameter and they are very close. what about spacers? that's where i am confused. furthermore, i've priced spacers on the internet and they're expensive as cr@p! they'd add like $150-200 to the total cost.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Why would you need spacers?

They should fit just fine.

 

Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.

Sweet looking Infiniti. Nice to see Knoxville folks supporting the ORG and each other.

 

you dont need spacers unless you want your wheels to be pushed out a bit more

 

I guess you can see why I'm confused then. I thought unless the wheels were the same width and had the same offset you had to get spacers so it wouldn't change the suspension geometry.

 

Spacers are generally used for looks (push the wheels out wider) or for clearance (make sure tires don't rub on inner fenders, wheel spokes don't hit brake calipers, etc.).

For your car, and the wheels you chose, you won't have to worry about any of that. (Unless you just want the spacers for looks...that's your prerogative)

 

AWESOME. Thanks again.