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Listen, I love listening to the same thing
over and over, like a song by our own Postie Malone
that gets over-played at our shop for about 25 days
just as much as the next guy.
♪ Watch out, oh watch out, oh watch out ♪
But we don't need to do that, all right?
We just don't, all right?
That's kinda like why customer service jobs
can be a bit rough.
If you work in customer service,
I am so sorry, okay?
You pick up the phone and you answer
the same question; you rinse-repeat
you try just not to cry.
I'm Alex, at Alex.FI on Instagram
and today ladies and gentlemen,
we're going to be bringing you
the answers to the top 10 most-common
questions about wheels and tires.
Because some of them are actually hilarious.
And we get way too many phone calls
and it just seems like a fun time.
Okay, let's go.
And if you're looking for after-market wheels, tires,
or suspension, be sure to check out
FitmentIndustries.com, where we have it all
You can go on the gallery, look at stuff.
You can see what fits,
You can look at tire size.
You can pretty much answer your own questions.
Pretty exciting stuff, okay.
You still probably might have a question or two,
but hopefully, this video answers it.
And if you haven't yet, be sure to subscribe so
that we can keep makin' bangin' videos like this.
Question number one:
I'm gonna play, I'm gonna role play with you
as a customer, get your head out of the gutter.
"I want an 18 x 8 and a half
plus 35 with a deep lip, and in bronze.
Do you have anything for that?"
That question roughly translates to
"I want a deep lip on stock fenders or suspension."
And the answer is that wheels don't really work like that.
Wheel width and offset are what determine your depth
or lip, to a wheel.
To keep it simple, if you have an 18 x 9 wheel,
with a 35 offset, then that means that the mounting surface,
what actually goes up against the car,
and you put the little lug-nuts or bolts in,
is pushed 35 millimeters forward, from the center
of the wheel.
Higher offset generally means less lip.
And more of a flat-designed wheel.
So when you're looking for a lipped wheel
or something with more concavity, you want to
aim for the widest and lowest offset you can get away with
while staying within the
fitment range with what we have on the ol' site.
Especially depending on if you have
stock suspension or stock fenders
and things like that.
Now, Number Two: "What size tire should I go with
in X size wide wheel?"
Now, this is where it gets really tricky
because everybody wants us to answer a question
on what tire they should pick,
but it depends on your preference.
If you want a stretched set-up, you should
go down one tire-size than normal.
If you want a standard set-up,
then go with the recommended tire size.
And if you want to go meaty, you would go
up a section width, that's your second number.
With either a 35 or 40 series sidewall.
We did a video on how to calculate stretch tires
right here, if that's what you want.
But otherwise a good point of reference is the following:
If you want a perfect set-up with no stretch,
just straight up and down, you're looking at
a 255-35 on an 18 by 10.
That's gonna give you that perfect up and down look
with no stretch.
Then, if you watch the video that I just referenced before,
it'll talk about how to get a meatier look
or get a stretched look, using those numbers.
Some standard stretch options, though,
are a 205-40 tire on an eight and a half wide wheel,
a 215-35 on a nine and a half wheel,
or a 225-40 on a 10 and a half wide wheel.
You can use our gallery if you want to see
exactly what the tire size looks like
on a certain size wheel.
And of course if you're going super-stretch,
you know, what have you, you do you, boo-boo.
That's your own thing, we're not going to get
in the middle of that.
Question Number 3: "Is ceramic coating actually worth it?"
This is a question that gets asked way too
many times, and the answer is just "yes".
Because here's why:
Especially on the more intricate wheel designs
it helps so, so, so much with cleaning.
If you're getting into multi-piece wheels as well,
it's highly recommended.
If you've ever had a floating spoke wheel before,
or something that was a mesh-design wheel
you know how painful it is, and how much your fingers
hurt when you try to clean all the crevices
and lines, and trying to get underneath the spokes
it's just terrible.
When you ceramic-coat, you can wash, it rinses super-easy.
Question Number Four: "Should I worry about my brake
clearance on my car?"
The answer to that is: "Only if you have some
sort of good old big brakes on your car."
Like AMG brakes, so kinda big.
Or Brembos like how they come on STI.
There are wheel companies that specialize in making
wheels that fit those specs exactly.
Pro-tip here is that if you're getting a big brake-kit
you're gonna want to have to look for wheels that have
more lip, and the deep pocket-center.
That means that the spokes are flat, but then
it goes all they way in so that the mounting surface
is pushed far away from the spokes.
You know, those are gonna have a tendency to have more
brake clearance space.
Wheels like Konig, Cosmis, and E-S-R-R-F's are good
examples of what I'm talking about.
If you're looking at anything, you're probably looking
at those bendy-spoke style wheel designs.
Anything that's going to get the spoke away from
the inside of the wheel.
Question number five: "I want a wheel with
a lot of concavity, how do I get that?"
Now this might seem like a simple question.
But wider wheels with lower offsets and spokes
or legs that go all the way out to the end of the wheels,
that's how you're going to get that.
That's how you're gonna get more concavity
without having to jump on the old multi-piece
wheel-gang train.
Good example of wheels that do this would be
brands like Rohana, Ferrada, and Vossen.
They are a little higher price, but the finishes
and quality and size options that you get
are pretty gnarly.
Remember, concavity is just about how much
the mounting surface is pushed in to, essentially,
the lip of the wheel on one-piece wheels.
"Can I buy wheels first and tires second?
I just want to make sure my wheels fit."
That's a really good question too,
and back in the day, I know this
used to be super-common.
But with most set-up's, actually being on a gallery
like our own now, you really shouldn't need to.
Plus, you're gonna end up losing money
when you buy them separately, versus buying them together
due to M.A.P and such, and how package pricing
and all that stuff works, and it's kind
of a pain, especially if you end up trying to run
a stretch-tire set-up because you're going to
go to a place that's gonna try to mount those tires,
they're going to look at you like you're dumb.
And then you're going to cry, because you have
to find a place that's actually going to mount
those stretchy-boy tires and really you
could have just got them sent to you like that.
I don't want to go into the whole nine yards of it,
but it's a big pain.
I can see how it's needed.
But if you're running a good old flush fitment,
you'll end up buying wheels and tires together
and rolling fenders regardless.
You don't need to make it too many steps
otherwise it's just never going to get done.
It may be a little bit of a confusing part
to really dial in fitment, if you're looking for
a super-tight fitment, or something that's one of one.
But even then, I would argue that you probably
can get them done together.
Number seven: "Can I get a sponsorship?"
I dunno, if you got a social media, a YouTube or something,
maybe let's collab first.
You don't just go for home-run on your first date, right?
It just seems weird.
Just sayin'.
We're a bunch of people, too, over here.
"Why don't my OEM lugs fit on my aftermarket wheels?"
That's a good one, buddy.
Because after-market wheels companies
make their lug-holes super teeny-tiny,
yellow-polka-dot-bikini small
because they just do, all right?
With higher-end wheels, the smaller holes give more
of a focus on the design.
With others, the deep pockets where you mount the wheel
needs to be as thin as possible
where the spokes meet the center of the wheel
so that it can be strong enough to handle the road.
99.9999 % of the time, you'll need aftermarket
lug-nuts or bolts of some kind.
If you're gonna be getting a large,
rotary-forged, V.I.P.-style wheel,
like Rohana or Ferrada, you're likely going
to need a thin spine, as their holes are super-tiny.
So the answer is yes.
A lot of times, it just is, I would highly recommend
getting them on the first shot because if you're trying
to rush to get them on for a car show,
and then they get shipped to you,
and you try putting your OEM lugs on,
you're gonna have a bad time.
Question number nine: "What's the difference
between matte, satin, and gloss?"
Matte is a non-glossy finish.
It shines, but it doesn't really reflect.
This is like the flattest of the three.
It's decent at covering imperfections as well.
Satin is silky and has a pearl-like sheen when it's dry.
It's like a semi-gloss.
It's more reflective, but still not as crazy
as just normal gloss.
Problem with satin is that the touch-ups stand
out a ton, so you gotta make sure that you're taking
a little bit more care of them.
Gloss, on the other hand, is the super-shiny kind.
It works great, until you take a chunk out of the lip
then it's pretty easy to see.
And number 10: "What sort of wheels should I buy?"
This is like the most common question
we probably get, mostly because we're
an indecisive group of people, which is fine.
But ultimately this decision is up to you
and not really up to somebody on a phone.
You can look at the gallery to see what others
are running on your car, and all of that jazz.
But what I like may not be what you like.
Have you seen me?
Have you seen what I drive?
It's not normal, okay?
It's not even, it's not even real.
It's just not something that I would
say other people should do because I have a terrible
choice in everything that I do.
I'm not normal, everyone's a bit different.
Find something you truly enjoy, and check it out
on the gallery and then, you know,
snatch it up.
You probably won't regret it.
If you want to know what's the most popular,
that's a different question, and just going on
to the website will tell you what is the most popular,
if that's what you're looking to do, bud.
If you think we missed one, let us know below,
and of course if you're looking for
aftermarket wheels, tires, or suspension,
be sure to hit us up at FitmentIndustries.com.
Because we have just about everything.
Including a gallery where you can actually look
at all this stuff.
You can look at cars on aftermarket wheels,
tires, and suspensions, so you don't have to stare
at a stock image of a wheel and make a decision
because that is lame.
It's pretty neat, this gallery.
I'm Alex, from Fitment Industries.
And we will see you later, peace!