New Forgestars, wrong offsets?

webstdave

Hey all, I just got a set of new Forgstar F14s in this weekend (19x9 Semi-Concave & 19x10 Super Deep Concave). They looked awesome until I test fit them on my car. I understand that the test fit was with the suspension extended but I am still skeptical that the offsets are not too aggressive. Unfortunately I do not know what the offsets of the wheels are. (I checked with Forgestar and they simply base the offsets off the vehicle and desired fit but don't tell you the exact offsets). I will be running 245/40-19 tires in the front and 275/35-19 tires in the rear. See pics of test fit and back pads attached (file names decscribe pics). Any thoughts? Is it possible that the wheels will really move back in toward the fender that much with the tires on and the suspension compressed, I do not want to run a ton of camber on these. Hope I am just being paranoid and it will be fine, thanks in advance for any help. Hopefully someone can relieve my stress while I wait until Monday to hear back from my vendor.

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Trips

You may want to post what are the offset, simply saying wrong offsets doesn't do much.

Im weak here But a lot of folks like myself run front 19x9.5 22+ rear 19x10.5 12+ for the most part.

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webstdave

I completely understand what you are saying, however if you look back at my post, I explained exactly why I did not list my exact offsets.

Thank you for your example though.

raymondo510

Did you order directly from Forgestar?

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asdfsammich

They probably play it safe and do close to OEM offsets if you don't order your own custom numbers.

You can make it look how you want with spacers. Check out the wheel/offset threads.



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webstdave

No I did not order directly from Forgestar, they do not generally sell directly, I ordered through a different vendor and contacted them but they are not open on Sundays but should hear back tomorrow (I do not wish to say the vendors specific name at this time because if there isn't and issue I don't want to give the impression that the vendor messed up until I know for sure).

Maybe I wasn't clear in my initial message, what I am looking for from the forum is anyone who is knowledgeable in offsets or more specifically, fitment of Forgestar wheels to give their opinion on whether or not the test fitment looks correct or not. I have never ordered custom wheels before so it may just look like an issue to me but really isn't.

I hope this clears things up.

webstdave

asdfsammich, I am sure you are correct in that assumption that they try and stick to OEM, I was just curious if the pictures of the test fitment look like it should be safe because it definitely does not like look like my OEM wheel fitment.

asdfsammich

Maybe it's the angle or shadows, but looks like they poke out a lot (actually not OEM-like and not flush, it's in the poke range).


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raymondo510

Well since the wheels are poking out that would be more aggresivee than the oem wheels, but like gou said the suspension is extended so its hard to tell, maybe try raising up the tire with a jack? you mentioned lowering the car, do you plan on coilover or springs? By lowering the car and adjusting the camber you should be able to get them closer to flush. Was there any sizing on the boxes they came in that might show the offsets?

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raymondo510

Hahaha dude I just realized your pic, how's that tactical bacon?

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chrischhorn

looks like it will poke some. Maybe a few milimeters. If you are concerned, you can always have the back of the wheel shaved down so it moves it more into a safer range. It'd be easier to help you out once you find out the exact offset. Anything under +20 on front will be semi aggressive and will poke if you aren't running a little extra camber. I'm assuming they did +15 though as a lot of guys do run camber after lowered.

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webstdave

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, however do you guys actually read my posts or just the title? I never said I was going to lower my car and specifically said I don't want to run more cambered in my very first post. Almost every reply in this thread contained something that didn't actually answer my questioned or said something completely the opposite of what I already said. This forum is generally pretty good but I seriously don't understand why it is so difficult to pay attention to what is actually said and or asked.

ckiesz

Not positive without knowing the offset, but I understand what you're saying. When the suspension is fully drooped (as it is on jack stands), it looses some of the negative camber that it has while it's at ride height, making the wheel look more aggressive than it is.
If it helps, my wheels stick out almost 2" when in the air. Once it's sitting on the ground, they tuck and sit flush.
You could always measure how much your oem wheel sticks out (or in), compared to the fender, while the car's in the air. Then take the same measurement with it on the ground, settled. Take the difference, or how much the top of the oem wheel retracted, and apply it to the new wheel's in-air position. This will give you a good idea of how much the new wheels will pull in with weight on them.

cgust

Check the rims and boxes again. How are the offsets not listed? I just got new wheels (not this brand) but it is clearly on the box and the engraved on the inside of the wheels. I would think this is common practice for wheel makers...

webstdave

ckiesz, first off, thank you very much for staying on topic and generally being helpful! The method you outlined is a great suggestions and I will definitely give it a shot!