+35 is closer to OEM, so this is correct.

The 9.5" wheels will only add weight and cost and reduce performance. Are you sure that's what you want?

 

Wouldnt the wider tires increase handling due to more grip? It would be going from the 8 to 9.5 width. Cost will increase but I’m ok with that

 

This is the part you probably don't want to hear.

The suspension is designed around a certain offset and contact patch size. Changing that relationship is also asking the suspension to do work differently than intended.

For example -- decreasing the offset means moving the centerline of the contact patch away from the centerline of the strut. This has the effect of increasing the moment arm and translating more energy into the suspension stroke. This effect may seem very small, but when you couple this with millions of suspension strokes over the lifetime of the strut, it effectively reduces the struts' lifetime and performance.

In the front, lower offset also means increasing the scrub radius of the tire (offset of the contact patch centerline and steering axis). Doing so means increased steering effort and reduced steering response.

There are a myriad of other effects too that we won't dive into. Unfortunately, the average "enthusiast" is woefully misinformed about complexity of their car's engineering.

 

Thanks for the knowledge. Now that i know all of this I can find the right wheels.

 

FWIW I went w/ 18x8.5 offset of +47 and RCE regular guys. It’s a subtle drop. Very happy w/ the combo. Slightly more flush look.

 

thanks for the advice I actually went with a similar set up. Sparco pro corsa wheels, 18x8 +45 on megan racing springs which is a inch drop in front and 0.8 in the rear. Im pleaseny surprised by how well it fits and is close to being flush with the fenders. No clearance or rubbing issues. Its not the poke I wanted but im happy with it and im still in a “healthy” offset.

 

Cool...glad it worked out.