Evo X Wheels on Gen 2
 

Just bought a set of 18x8.5 Evo X wheels... I'm tired of spinning 2nd and 3rd... I want more traction!!!!

I've been searching for hours and there is no consistency... the Evo X wheels are 18x8.5 with a 38MM offset. I'm putting Nitto NT05 245/40/18 rubber on them. Some people say there is no rubbing on a Gen 2, some people say you just have to grind the metal part on the back, and some people say you have to roll the back fenders.

Have any of you installed Evo X wheels on a Gen 2? What did YOU have to do to make them fit? I'm trying to get a straight answer from someone who is ACTUALLY RUNNING THIS SETUP.

Thanks for the advise in advance!

I actually would like to know (after you get this done of course) how much of a difference going 245/40s makes on traction on 2nd and 3rd gears.

This is BeeZaa's car and this is what he says about the wheels:

"Tires on there currently are 235/45/18, it rubs in the rear over hard bumps. I haven't got a chance to roll the fenders yet."

Original post: http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...ml#post1254740

http://i.imgur.com/MYdzh.jpg

I'm running 245/40 and as far as I know it doesn't rub but fingering the fender well I can tell it has touched.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20...Picture062.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20...Picture061.jpg

It all depends on your suspension. Stock? Probably won't rub

Ya stock suspension, not lowered at all.

Thanks for the responses guys, feel a lot better about the purchase now.

@Roddiy If 2 extra inches of rubber and tires that are basically slicks dont fix my traction issues I don't know what will lol. I bet I grip like a mother fucker after I get this finished.

I just put some NT05s on... they are awesome for the price

I wish these wheels were better looking. I actually know a guy that has a set for sale I just don't know if I'd want to spend the money on them when I could get a better looking wheel for a similar price.

I just really like the width and offset of these wheels. And that they are a quality wheel...

@Darksun280

Will these wheels make the pu faster?

Looks horrible. Buy an Evo

Race someone with a better setup and eat some Genpu dust :)

I actually laughed

@Darksun280

Glad I could provide entertainment for you Darkie =P I don't know Kritz and I'm sure he's a great driver but, but he was only making 320 WHP. You had him before it even started. However, have plenty of GenPu's on here making enough power to eat you alive so don't let it go to your head!

As a side note, I really do like the EVO's, but at the price point the Mazdas are just too much bang for the buck. Stock for stock you can save ~14K and have the same amount of power and a nicer interior.

In a few years after I get my house paid off I plan on buying a GT-R, and just for you Darkie, I'll make the drive up to NY and show you what a TRUE turbo AWD car should be able to accomplish :)

No such thing as a fast Genpu.

and

I eat Gt-R's

Stock EVO X - 13.2 - 1/4 mile
Stock GT-R - 11.5 - 1/4 mile

Stock EVO X 0-60: 4.9
Stock GT-R 0-60: 2.9

You do the math =P

Good thing I'm not stock. I almost got worried there for a second.

sooooo what color are your wheels
championship gold ?

I do like me some gold wheels

I would love to find me some Evo X wheels at a good price. What have you guys been paying for them used?

Out of curiosity, specs / dyno / 1/4 mile times?

First born child. Hell of a deal if you ask me....

Fast/ Fast / Fast

Based off the races I saw posted I'd guess he's putting down somewhere in the neightborhood of 260 - 380 WHP... nowhere close to a stock GT-R

have a couple of pic in this thread

just got these babies | SpeedForums.org

they dont rub unless i hit a big speed bump or have 2 people in the back seat.

this is with the 245's on them im gonna get 235's for this summer.

Nice, good thread with some more pics.

These look really good!

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/v...DSC03808-1.jpg

Just went down and ordered some Nitto NT05's 245/40/18 from Discount Tire - The guy did a little measuring and thinks with the 38mm offset of the Evo X wheels they shouldnt rub. They should be flush with the fenders, maybe stick out past the fenders just a little bit. We'll see how it goes. I'll make sure to post up details to others who are thinking of running this setup.

Here's the tires I got:
http://static.summitracing.com/globa.../NTO-40513.jpg

Here's the rims: (I got Mazda emblems for the center instead of the Mitsu)
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/cro...-14_460x0w.jpg

Will post pics of car once they are installed. Should be about a week for everything to get here. All in all if everything works out I should be putting down 2" of more rubber, better gripping tires, and lose about 5 Lbs of rotational mass per tire. Hope this cures my spinning in 2nd and 3rd!

probably wont help much in 2nd

where did you get the mazda centercaps btw
the centercaps from the stockers are too small for the evo wheels

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMAG0017.jpg

No idea about the center caps. I got the rims from another forum member and he has the Mazda caps on them already.

who'd you buy them from ?

I NEED those

Now that my ban was lifted (tried to sell my old rims without taking them off car first) I can answer your question.

The Gen 2 center caps fit the EVO X tires perfectly. Diddnt have to buy anything special.

The rims I bought had one area of pretty bad curb rash, and dings and chips all over the other wheels and I got tired of looking at them. I got a hair up my ass and went to Autozone and decided to completely redo the rims since my rubber doesnt come in until Tuesday.

I grinded down all the chips with a dremmel, grinded the big curb rash out as well, and used 180 grit sand paper to smooth all the other imperfections out. I then used JB weld to fill in the areas of curb rash where there was actual metal missing from the rim. After all this, I used 320 grit sand paper and completely went over every inch of the rims.

I've never done this kind of work before, but I must say it was much easier that I expected. Just took alot of time, patience, and elbow grease. The wheels look flawless now, but they are unfinished. And here's the part I'm scared of lol because I've never painted rims before, and have heard both good and bad stories about painting them. From what I gather it's all about the prep. After I got all the imperfections out I spent a good 3 hours hitting every nook and crannie with 320 grit paper.

From Autozone I bought 2 cans of primer / sealer, 2 cans of enamel wheel paint, and 2 cans of enamel gloss clear coat.

I know I need to give them a good washing, then use lacquer on the rims before I start the process, and have a clean enviornment ( Gonna do it in the garage with the door closed and a mask on).

Anyone here that has rattle canned their rims before have any tips they would like to share? I know go light on the first coat, then heavier on the 2nd & 3rd coats... spray 8-10" away from the rim in an even back and forth motion... all the tips you can find on this site ect... and extra pro tips you might offer though? I love the color paint I bought for these, and I really want it to turn out looking bad ass when I get them installed on Tuesday.

BTW... I weighted the EVO X rim... they are 22.8 lbs.. the Nitto NT05's are about 2.5 Lbs lighter than the stock potenzas... so I'll be losing about 5-6 Lbs of rotational mass per wheel - so besides the fact that they are gonna look awesome, acceleration should be improved too!

I'll make sure to post up pics for everyone when it's all done, thanks in advance for any advice you guys offer.

comparing an evo to gtr, LOL

evo center caps are not same size as genpu caps
evo center caps are bigger

Maybe yours are... but mine fit.. as you can see by the picture above...

I wonder if genwon caps are any different?

Got em refinished and painted.... They look freaking amazing. At the tire shop now getting the rubber put on. I'll post up pics and let yall know if I had any fitment issues in a few hours. Fingers crossed!

Fitment is perfect. With the front tires turned all the way I still have 1/4" before they touch the side wall. As long as I don't hit a speed bump hard while my tires are turned all the way I'll be just fine lol.

Please note I'm on stock suspension, if you are lowered this setup WILL NOT work for you.

EVO X 18/40/8.5 Rims
Nitto 245/40/18 NT05 Tires

I've completely eliminated ALL wheel spin in every gear except first. I used to spin 1-3rd. Now 2nd & 3 have zero spin, just pure zoom zoom acceleration loving!

As for the ride quality, I was expecting a stiffer ride. It's actually very smooth, I was surprised but road noise is at a minimum it's a very smooth ride. I absolutely love them.

Here are the pics:

i would wanna try these wheels but im gonna lower my car on swift springs and koni yellows and i doubt theyll work for me....maybe if i do 235s instead of 245s

Let me know if you wanna do a test fitment with my wheels after you lower it.

thatll be awesome

Ok, I officially change my opinion of getting this setup installed on your car. I've been pulled over for speeding TWICE since these tires have been installed.

There is just so much fucking grip I cant get over the rush of being able to pound it in 2nd and third again. Body gets forced back into the seat, the turbo starts singing it's love tune....

Luckily I was let off with a warning both times because the cops recognized who I was.

This car is just too much fucking fun to drive now. Gonna have to pay extra close attention to how fast I'm going though. When your WOT that speedo just shoots up so fucking fast lol. Since I didn't get tickets I imposed my own punishment. No WOTs for me for a week. That should stick in my brain.

Sorry for the rant, u can go back to reading the bimmer porn thread now lol.

I noticed that you have your stockers with center caps for sale in the fs section.

Meaning that you did not fit your stock mazda center caps on your evo x wheels. I already knew this, not sure why you would lie about it.

It'd be very nice of you share where you got those center caps.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20...h_fac69c50.jpg

Maybe rx8 center caps? Mine looked very similar in size.

What was the name of the color that you used for the wheels? Was it just gunmetal rattle can?
I think the wheels look sick, my buddy has an evo x I have to look at those wheels all the time lol.

Are you dense? Read post 26 again. Here, I'll even quote it for you:

Just because yours don't fit don't mean his diddnt. No reason to be a douche and call me a liar. My stock caps fit, and so did the caps he sent me with the rims.

Ya, just used gunmetal rattle can :) Turned out great, after a week no chips or anything. Make sure you get the enamel, and enamel clear coat as well to make the coating tougher.

Gen 2 center caps don't fit evo x wheels regardless if it was yours/his/hers/Jesus'

Why don't you read your own post lieing faggot.

Originally Posted by xb2ms3 View Post
evo center caps are not same size as genpu caps
evo center caps are bigger
To be fair I did ask you nicely at first.

How much power did you say you're making on the k04?

Ur an idiot, and have been added to the ignore list. His caps fit, my caps fit, and your a douche.

Oh, it's also spelled "lying", unless of course you meant want to lay down with me, which would make you the faggot.

lol I just caught your ass in a lie and all you can point out is that I spelled something wrong?

Still sticking with the "genpu caps fit" story? Fags gonna fag I guess.

This goes well for your credibility on your ridiculous claims of power you make on the stock k04 with no meth or e85.

What the...???? Why all the hostility on this forum?

He's mad because his caps don't fit, and the rims I bought came with caps that do fit. Because he diddnt get the answer he wanted, he showed his true doucheness =P

Lots of angry kids on this forum that wanna be keyboard warriors. Just gotta add em to the ignore list one at a time and eventually you don't have to listen the the bullshit anymore :)

Yeah I'm just a 32 year old kid.

I just like to call out liars on their bullshit and watch them squirm.

I got news for you babygirl, if the genpu caps fit, they ain't evo x wheels.

Lol damn....

Wow. This is seriously the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen someone get pissed off about...

Wow agreed, hostility for no reason, regardless the caps fit the previous owner coulda ground em down a little or whatever. Who the fuck cares.
But yeah about the paint thanks for clarifying, think I'm gonna gunmetal my pu wheels (black genpu) so thats cool. :rock: I'll def get the enamel, and we gotta redo my friends rsx-s and make sure he does a better clearcoat this time lol.

I was just about to say... I sometimes feel like old (I'm 34) on this forum with the way people communicate with each other. However this is, by far, the best Speed3 related forum and I'm glad it exists. I just wish there was less drama and foul-mouthed name calling. Now...*get off my lawn!*

Nice set up. I picked up a mint set for an amazing price. I actually like the way they look without the center caps. I plan on painting my wheel hubs black before mounting them and going capless.

Theres no drama, just wanted to point out that the OP is moron. I'm guessing he's under the drinking age.

I'm not sure why he insists "his" stock wheel center caps fit on the evo x wheels when obviously they don't and he's never test fitted them since he's selling his wheels with the center caps in the fs section.

I called him a liar and he responds by pointing out my spelling error on one word. He's still sticking with "well mine fit".

This moron is also claiming that he's making 342 whp / 387 wtq on pump gas.

http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...s-left-106689/

He lists wheels/tires as a power mod....this ones a winner.

@xb2ms3,

sorry to bring this back but I'll comment on the center cap issue.

I got evo x wheels yesterday (the enkeis, from a 2008 gsr) and my center caps fit from my genwon wheels (2007 gt). I don't know if it's an issue with the years or what, but mine were actually a very tight fit and i had to hit them in with a hammer to get them to seat. I'm not sure what issue you're having exactly but mine go in and stay in. I don't know what to tell you about yours because mine went in, from my stock wheels to the evo stock wheels. @drenkel didn't put his in so he may not know where they came from, but I'm guaranteeing you that MINE fit.

Thanks for chiming in, that makes alot of sense.

Being the douchebag that Drenkel is, he didnt even bother to check it before saying the center caps from his wheels fit. We both have genpus.

Its the blatant disinformation that was annoying me.

Thread is not that old.

I have a set of EVO X rims and planned on swapping my gen 2 center caps over to the EVO rims but the caps are way to small, "they fall right through the evo rims."

So my question is what Mazda center caps actually fit the EVO x rims.

Center caps off the gen 1 wheels

I paid $600 for mint Evo X wheels with the stock Advan tires (95% tread left).

The gen1 center caps fit nice and snug too.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...C42870E005.jpg

Damn dude that's a damn good deal

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Hate to Necro post but I experienced the situation with the GenPu caps not fitting on the Evo X rims because they are too small.

I ordered some 57mm/2.2" Mazda center caps from Ebay. Hopefully they will fit.

I have asked the same question. I have a completely stock 2013 MS3 and threw the evo X rims with NITTO - NT01 245/40ZR18 tires on and they fit nice. Only problem is there is a bit of rubbing in hard cornering so I took them off. My rims came off a 2010 Evo XMR and I believe they would fit perfectly if I put a thinner tier on the 245 is just to wide to fit this car unless all your doing is driving in straight lines.

Wheel Dimensions:
Evo X MR O.E.M. BBS Forged Wheels
18x8.5
5x114.3 bolt pattern
+38 offset
67.1mm bore
19lbs

http://imgur.com/8FIx6mU

If you are lowered at all, you will have to do a fairly extreme roll, pull, and some tab cutting. I am thinking that a 35 series might work better.

Nope as stated before completely stock absolutely nothing done to the car. I imagine a fender roll would do the trick. only rubs when taking hard corners. So they "fit" but only if you drive in straight lines and take it easy on turns.

Well rubbing is an indication that there is a fitment issue. ;)

obviously

Well anywhoo, my more immediate concern is trying to find some center caps, other than the mitsubishi ones, to use. I would like to get them with a Mazda logo. :)

Or you could just dremel off the Mitsubishi logo and super glue those ebay stick on caps like I did.

Funny i like the evo wheels better on the speed than the evo!

@mikespeed;

Totally ^^

So what is a good tire size to go with the wheels with a stock suspension gen pu?

Ebay stick on Caps?

I think I will try to find someone with w 3d printer and see how it goes.


Seriously?

How come you don't use some gen 1 caps. That what I'm using and I haven't had any problems since the day I installed them.

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I tried Gen 1 caps. First of all, they don't exactly fit perfectly. Second, most of the tabs broke while trying to put them in place. Then Gen 2 caps are too small.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...518_183628.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...518_183649.jpg

This was a good place to post this. My Evo wheel setup with 3d printed center caps. The rusty center bores are pretty ugly IMO. You can't see well in my picture, caps are a bit textured from the printer. .01" resolution. I'm liking the rough texture for now. I just shot primer and gloss black on them before putting them on. Very tight fit. Edit: 59mm front and 53mm back clip are the specs.