So I’ve finally got to the point where I’ve got my 16x8 with a -25 offset JDM wheels to fit.
What ended up happening is I went down to the WG Calliper (16”) from the WH Calliper (17”). I found out the actual piston size is exactly the same in the WG vs the WH. The only difference and reason for the WH being a bigger calliper is for increased heat displacement throughout the calliper to give it better performance in cooling. To combat this what I ended up doing is running with some stainless steel brake lines and then opting to get some high carbon casted rotors - accompanied by new OEM pads. My thinking here is I will barely notice the decrease in braking performance. Then with my wheel setup being pretty aggressive I wanted to avoid running any spacer at all to avoid cooking bearings and any other additional wear items. That being said my wheel specs still had me rubbing on the front face of the calliper. I’ve found a 5mm slip spacer that I’m running thus resulting with me sitting at -30mm of offset but am now clearing the brakes. Finally!
Next up is working to find some extended studs and then I’ll have this thing on the road. I’ll update with photos once it’s all done. ARP seems to be the best option but ++ expensive so I’m looking into finding an OEM option. So far what I’ve found is either IS300 or Matrix studs seem to have the length I need. Wondering if anyone else has an ideas so I don’t need to drop a few hundreds on studs?
What ended up happening is I went down to the WG Calliper (16”) from the WH Calliper (17”). I found out the actual piston size is exactly the same in the WG vs the WH. The only difference and reason for the WH being a bigger calliper is for increased heat displacement throughout the calliper to give it better performance in cooling. To combat this what I ended up doing is running with some stainless steel brake lines and then opting to get some high carbon casted rotors - accompanied by new OEM pads. My thinking here is I will barely notice the decrease in braking performance. Then with my wheel setup being pretty aggressive I wanted to avoid running any spacer at all to avoid cooking bearings and any other additional wear items. That being said my wheel specs still had me rubbing on the front face of the calliper. I’ve found a 5mm slip spacer that I’m running thus resulting with me sitting at -30mm of offset but am now clearing the brakes. Finally!
Next up is working to find some extended studs and then I’ll have this thing on the road. I’ll update with photos once it’s all done. ARP seems to be the best option but ++ expensive so I’m looking into finding an OEM option. So far what I’ve found is either IS300 or Matrix studs seem to have the length I need. Wondering if anyone else has an ideas so I don’t need to drop a few hundreds on studs?
