For those not on ScionLife:
With the lack of any kind of particularly aggressive fitments among the xd owners here, i've decided to try my own luck at achieving a nice, aggresive fitment.
This thread is more or less for my amusement and to keep up with the status as it progresses, milestones, measurements things of that nature.
I'll start the thread with a little bit of basic information:
My car:
2009 Scion xD, Silver
Current Suspension: K-Sport Coilovers
Current Rims: O.Z. Racing Ultralagerras
Current Rim Size: 16x7 +35 Offset
Current Tires: 205/55/16
Now for a teaser:
New Rims:
Corvette Sawblades
New Rim Size: 17x9.5 +56
(After adapters: Front: +40ish Rear: ????????)
New Tires: ??????????
Camber needed:
Front: ????????
Rear: ???????
Fenders rolled / pulled: ?????????
Part 1: Determining my desired offset
The particular wheels in question were picked due to the high width and high offset. The high offset is used as a buffer zone since I was unable to get any information on fitting 9.5" wide wheels at a fairly aggressive offset on the xD. Tomorrow i start taking wheels off, taking measurements, snapping pictures, and once ive gotten my comfortable measurements, and a couple extra bucks on the side, I order my spacers/adapters.
UPDATE: 10-6
Sorry i havnt been active for a couple days, works been insane, with so many big projects and giving the sig other whatevers left.
Yesterday I managed to get out in the pretty fall louisiana weather and do some testing on the front. To my surprise there is tons of room with coilovers installed, and clearance to the offset i want looks to be manageable. not an insane amount of poke, just enough for what i want.
Used a 1/2" piece of plywood to create a temporary spacer since i dont have the parts to mount anything properly yet.
pic's of the front ftw, dirty car ftl:
Also since i was able to put them on and get an idea and feel more comfortable about the rim selection now.
These are the rims im going to be fitting:
Set of rear sawblade wheels from an old vette c4.
Camber, and tire size are still going to be dependant on how friendly the fenders are rolling wize. but judging by what i see, 225's are no longer in the question and size range will be 205-215/45.
Will have more next time im able to get into the driveway with spare time.
Update 10-19-10
This weekend I saw a FS thread on the Vdub forums for a set of corvette adapters at 20mm all the way around, for a really good price. After going back and forth with the guy for a little while I found out the adapters were 1 of the 2 brands i was looking for, and a quick paypal later, they were being shipped to my door.
I was skeptical of the clearance 20mm would give me in the back, since in my previous measurements i was eyeing closer to 30mm spacers on the rear, but 20mm is what i wanted for the front. I figured worse case scenario i either a) grab a pair of Randode's spacer shims or b) order another pair of adapters and then id have a pair of spares.
well lets just say i was pleasantly surprised with both front and back fitments when i test mounted today.
the front is about as far as i expected from the suspension, and when i tested turning at full lock in each direction, cleared 100% everything else cleared, and did well.
Then was the rears. I mounted them up and looked closely. It seems that there is maybe a finger gap of clearance between the wheel and the suspension. I am still thinking that maybe another 10mm or so may be in order for the rears. I need opinions or experiences of how close you can get to the suspension out back guys.
rim / fender fitment
Will let the pics speak for themselves:
Front:
Rear:
