The Short Version
- 5×114.3 with a 67 mm hub bore, on 15×6J at +46. Evolution I, II and III alike.
- Nothing changes from Evo I to Evo IX. Same pattern, same bore, and the same +46 offset right through the Evo IV.
- The RS and the GSR run the same wheel size. Both 15×6J at +46.
- What does change is the tyre: 195/55R15 on the Evo I, 205/60R15 from the Evo II onward.
No Changeover to Find
We came to this expecting to warn you about an early-Evo difference. There is not one.
Every Evolution grade we opened — the CD9A RS and GSR Evolution from November 1992, the CE9A GSR Evolution II from 1994, the CE9A GSR Evolution III from 1995, and the CN9A RS Evolution IV from 1996 for comparison — reads 5×114.3, 67 mm bore, 15×6J at +46.
That figure carries all the way through to the Evo IX. Our Evolution IV–IX guide covers the later cars, where the wheels grow to 16, 17 and 18 inch but the hub does not move.
So the whole Evolution line, 1992 to 2007, is one fitment. An Evo IX wheel fits an Evo I.
The Trap Is the Ordinary Lancer
Where the four-lug worry comes from is the base Lancer of the same era, which is a different car sharing a chassis code family. We did not pull its page, so we cannot tell you what it is — but it is emphatically not the same car as the Evolution grade, and a wheel described as fitting a “1993 Lancer” is not necessarily an Evolution wheel.
The rule is the same as on the EK9 Civic: the performance grade got the performance hub, and the ordinary car did not follow.
Factory Specification
| Generation | Chassis | Period | Grade | Wheel | Tyre | PCD / Holes / Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution I | CD9A | 1992.11– | RS Evolution 5MT | 15×6J +46 | 195/55R15 | 114.3 / 5 / 67 |
| Evolution I | CD9A | 1992.11– | GSR Evolution 5MT | 15×6J +46 | 195/55R15 | 114.3 / 5 / 67 |
| Evolution II | CE9A | 1994.01– | GSR Evolution II 5MT | 15×6J +46 | 205/60R15 | 114.3 / 5 / 67 |
| Evolution III | CE9A | 1995.02– | GSR Evolution III 5MT | 15×6J +46 | 205/60R15 | 114.3 / 5 / 67 |
| Evolution IV (comparison) | CN9A | 1996.08– | RS Evolution IV 5MT | 15×6J +46 | 205/60R15 | 114.3 / 5 / 67 |
RS Versus GSR
The RS is the stripped homologation grade — no ABS, no power windows, lighter, and famously on steel wheels. The GSR is the road car.
On size the database shows them as identical: both 15×6J at +46. On material it says nothing at all — the database records dimensions and never records steel versus alloy. So the well-known “RS came on steels” claim is one we can neither confirm nor deny from this source, and we are flagging it rather than repeating it.
What that means practically: if you are restoring an RS to standard, the wheel size is not the question. The material is, and you will need a different kind of source for it.
Sizing
15×6J at +46 is small and deep. Almost every Evo I to III on the road has moved to 16×7J or 17×8J in the +35 to +45 range, which is where the period Japanese wheels for these cars sit.
The 67 mm bore is the Mitsubishi figure, shared with the GTO and the Diamante. Note that it is larger than the 66 mm you find on Nissans — a 66 mm wheel will not go on.
Importing
Evolution I ran from 1992, II from 1994 and III from 1995. All three are comfortably past the US 25-year mark, as is the Evolution IV.
None of the early Evolutions was sold in North America, which is the entire reason they are imported. The Evo VIII was the first officially sold there.
What We Could Not Verify
- Wheel material for the RS grades. The database does not record it.
- The ordinary non-Evolution Lancer’s bolt pattern for this era. We did not open its page, so the four-lug question for that car stays open.
- Full grade-by-grade offsets for the Evo VII to IX, which we read from search results rather than opening.
Seen on the road
Which wheels are you looking for? Tell us the wheel, the size and the fitment — send us a request and we will go and find it.
Wheel identification is taken from the hashtags the owner applied to their own post.