Has anyone tried fitting aftermarket or OEM '03+ Evo wheels to a '08 Lancer GTS? I've only seen 17x7.5 wheels offered in the 17" sizing instead of 17x8 like Evo's have.

 

i was debating picking up some evo wheels...maybe the BBS. def need to check out the fitment first.

 

What's the offset of the stock 08 Lancer wheels and how much fender clearance is there stock?

 

It has 46mm of offset. Clearance from the top of the tire to the fender's edge is approx. 2.5in.

 

If you have a 5x114.3 PCD, that might get you close to 05+ STI aftermarket rims. There offsets are in the same area. If you are 5x100 then that would be 04 STI/WRX fitments.

 

It is 5X114.3 With a 46mm offset.
Rims are 18X7.
Tires areP215/45R18 Dunlop.

 

I'm gonna paste this from the fitment guide on NASIOC. This might help get you all experimenting. :P

Wheels that fit the 05' STi (sizes and offsets):

17” wheels:

Enkei RS5 = 17x7_ET40__(19.8 lbs)... (rdqlus)
Advan RG-II = 17x8.5_ET50... (black on imprezawrxsti.com)
ASA ST4 = 17x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
ASA JH3 = 17x7.5_ET45__(23.8 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
ASA ST4 = 17x8_ET45__(26.5 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
BBS RK = 17x8__(19.7 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Mille Miglia Action = 17x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
Mille Miglia HT3 = 17x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
O.Z. Superleggera = 17x8__(17.6 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Rota Boost = 17x8.5_ET48... (Subydude)
Rota Torque = 17x8_ET48__(18.1 lbs)... (SubyDude)
Rota Grid = 17x8_ET48... (SubyDude)
Rota Slipstream = 17x8_ET48... (SubyDude)
Rota Slipstream = 17x8.5_ET48... (SubyDude)
SSR Competition = 17x8.5_ET48__(14.9 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
SSR GT7 = 17x8__(17.2 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
WedsSport SA-90 = 17x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
Volk CE28N 17x8.5_ET50... (cusco4life)
Volk TE37 17x8.5_ET50... (STiMonSTAR on imprezawrxsti.com)
Gram Lights T57-RC = 17x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
WedsSport SA-70 = 17x7.5_ET43__(16.5 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
WedsSport SA-90 = 17x8_ET48__(20.8 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)

18” wheels:

Crimson K6 = 18x8.0_ET49... (Z1 Performance)
Volk TE37 = 18x8.5_ET50... (ScoobyPilot on imprezawrxsti.com)
Volk CE28N = 18x8.5_ET40 & ET50... (Milan on imprezawrxsti.com / Fizz Autosports)
BBS RE = 18x8_ET40__(20.3 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
O.Z. Superleggera = 18x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
O.Z. Ultraleggera = 18x8_ET48__(18.4 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Advan RG-II = 18x8.5_ET50__(19.0 lbs)... (Fizz Autosports)
ASA JH3 = 18x8__(25.1 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
ASA CL20 = 18x8_ET45__(29.5 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Moda R10 = 18x8_ET45__(34.4 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
SSR GT2 = 18x8.5_ET48__(17.2 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
SSR GT7 = 18x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
SSR GT7-H = 18x8_ET51__(19.4 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
SSR GT10 = 18x8.5_ET51__(24.3 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Work Emotion CR KAI = 18x7.5_ET42... (Z1 Performance)
Work Emotion CR KAI = 18x8.5_ET43... (Fizz Autosports)
Work Emotion Forged = 18x7.5_ET42... (Z1 Performance)
5Zigen FN01RC = 18x8.5_ET48... (WRXTwiztid)
Gram Lights 57F = 18x8.5_ET45__(18.5 lbs)... (Luke@Tirerack)
Gram Lights T57-RC = 18x8.5... (Luke@Tirerack)
Kosei K3 = 18x8.5... (Luke@Tirerack)
Rial Porto = 18x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
RO_JA R2-5 = 18x8... (Luke@Tirerack)
RO_JA R2-7 = 18x8.5... (Luke@Tirerack)
WedsSport SA-70 = 18x8... (Luke@Tirerack)

 

I just threw on my Ralliart R-01's from my Evo's shoe collection. I immediately took them off. My R-01's are 18 x 8.5 +30. They came out of the front fender by about 20mm. Looked like an off-road vehicle. Not my cup of tea.

 

^ man thats not promising since i'm thinking about going a lower offset than that. Kmx was your car lowered at the time? if not...once you lower it you'll introduce some negative camber...it could look better. you didn't happen to snap any pics did you?

 

No, sorry. I was just so heartbroken when I saw the wheel/tire protruding out I just took it right off. And to top it all off I just noticed a bit of curb rash on one of my rear rims on the GTS.

But that makes me very happy. =)

Gives me the excuse to pick up these:



Going to get them in Hyper Black 18 x 7.5 +42.

 

OOOOOOOO Those are sick. I want a set of rims so bad I can taste it But there are to many mods coming out like pulley and ECU that get me the speed I need. Its a toss up I could get a cheaper set of rims or these two mods.

 

yeah someone I know tried the evo wheels and they stuck out pretty far. Im gonna take a guess and say that we will probably have to stick with offsets in the 40's with stock widths.

I'm gonna put some spacers on my wheels to see just how low of an offset we could sport