Is that with Coilovers or any other height other than stock? I just picked up my ES a week ago and bolted on my Enkei TS5 17x9s 245/40 without issues on a stock suspension.
Congrats !! I grabbed an 18 ES myself with 97k on it! Coming from the Honda scene, these things are a blast to drive. If you haven’t yet, throw this thing onto a corner and watch yourself be surprised haha. I’ve pushed it hard and it’s still begging for more. KW area myself, we’re pretty close !
Ah cool! I’m actually at the dealership right now lol waiting for it to be detailed
I have the k&n CAI and even hooking the pipe up to the blow off I still hear the blow off valve a ton. And I'm running the stock blow off valve. When I go by and Rev it up by people they instantly notice I have a turbo. I'd recommend a good set of brake pads and rotors and calipers if you drive hard. I wore mine out before 40k miles. I'd eventually like to get am exhaust but looking for one that sounds closer to the Subaru wrx tone.
My setup was 17x9 +40 245/40 front, 17x8 +45 235/40 rear. I did autocross and canyon runs so went reverse stagger for improved handling.
I’m not much of a poke fan myself, but these are what I already had in my possession from my 92 prelude so I figured why not. They poke about 3/4 inch, on a stock suspension setup. So I’d imagine with a proper amount of camber and Coilovers for auto cross/track they would sit just a hair outside the flush zone, which I’m content with. I’m still new to the ES platform, but what made you stagger smaller in the rear ?
Reverse stagger on a FWD car improves rotation. Paired with a large rear sway bar and understeer is pretty much non existent. Sticky tires (200 treadwear or lower) recommended to reduce snap oversteer. I ran ~2.5 degrees of camber in the front and rear. 1/16" toe out in the front, zero toe in the rear. Your setup will require quite a bit of camber in the rear that may cause excessive wear on the inside edge.
Yeah I think I found the wheels I’m going to go with. 18x8.5 +45 konig ampliforms. Possibly 17s I haven’t decided yet.
That is definitely a better offset. Still probably going to require ~3 degrees of camber in the rear to clear the fenders.
from what I’m reading, if you ever plan to go BBK (CTS-V) there’s a good chance 17s wouldn’t work unless the calipers were shaved. Not sure if that’s in your plans.
