15x8 rims on a NA

NA 89er · Postby **NA 89er** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:16 pm

Has anyone fitted 15x8 (25 offset) Axis wheels on an NA? I'm not sure if they will fit under the guards. I've asked around and some wheel shops have said NO, some have said YES, some have said - I may need to get the guards rolled. It would be great to know if someone has fitted them before, and if there were any clearance issues.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:44 pm

Guard rolling recommend.

Pham has them on his car - http://omgpham.com/tag/axis-og-san http://omgpham.com/downshift-meet-march-2012-others

vrmmmpshhh · Postby **vrmmmpshhh** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:21 pm

i have 15x8 +15 and rolled the guards slightly.

track_addict · Postby **track_addict** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:36 am

Ive got 15x8 +25 Rota RB's on my car and AFAIK there is no rolling (bought the car with the wheels). I dont have any issues what so ever with scrubbing. My car isn't very low yet. It was on Bilstein struts with king springs so there was around 1-1.5" of tyre to guard gap.

rascal · Postby **rascal** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:12 am

NA 89er wrote:Has anyone fitted 15x8 (25 offset) Axis wheels on an NA? I'm not sure if they will fit under the guards. I've asked around and some wheel shops have said NO, some have said YES, some have said - I may need to get the guards rolled. It would be great to know if someone has fitted them before, and if there were any clearance issues.

what tyres are you putting on the rims?
what height is your suspension?
how much camber are you running?

The answers to these questions will affect the answer to your question of whether they fit...

If you are putting 225s on them with stock camber and lowered 3 inches, then no chance,
but if running fooly sick 165s stretched onto the 8s with 4 deg camber and near stock height then it probably wont have any clearance issues

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:25 am

Plenty of people have run 15x8 +25 on an NA before but there are a lot more variables involved than just the wheels. Tyres and ride height being the two major ones, alignment and definition of ‘fit’ probably next in line.

Edit: Rascal beat me to it.

NA 89er · Postby **NA 89er** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:07 pm

Thanks guys ALL good advice. Much appreciated. Pham....thanks for the photos. Exactly what I wanted to see

Your car definitely looks the goods with the wheels/tyres. How have they influenced the handling?

stb · Postby **stb** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 pm

As others have said.

I've got 15x7 +28 wheels, and with 195/50 RE001s clearance is fine, but with 205/50 Semi slicks I need guards rolled.

droo · Postby **droo** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:53 pm

i have 15x8 +25 on mine with 205/50 tyres. Mild rolling of rear guards and fronts (easily done with a heat gun and rubber mallet) and no clearance issues, I'm not running stupid camber either (car sitting 11.5cm lowest clearance with fuel/no occupants kerbside)
Sits comfortably flush to the edge of the car just like Vrmmmpshhh's