what size wheels/tires/offsets are you running?, any clearance issues? Options

[6strngs]

I'm trying to decide between some wheels that are 17x7.5 with a 45 offset, or some 17x8 with a 46 offset. for tires, probably 225/45/17 but I'm kinda curious if 235/40/17 tires would fit.

my question is, what size wheels, tires, and offsets are you guys running and do you have any issues with rubbing? and would you say you have a lot of clearance or very little in terms of being able to fit something bigger? also mention if you're lowered or not.

[gt_driFFter]

17x8 with a 35 offset, lowered considerably and I only SLIGHTLY rub the inside plastic of the fender. But that's also probably due to it not being completely secured. That wheel size/offset gives our cars an AWESOME stance.

235/40/17 are the tires

[jdg371]

WIDEST tires the 17x8 can hold would be some 245/40s

[6strngs]

17x8 with a 35 offset, lowered considerably and I only SLIGHTLY rub the inside plastic of the fender. But that's also probably due to it not being completely secured. That wheel size/offset gives our cars an AWESOME stance.

235/40/17 are the tires

so, if I did 235/40/17 tires on a 17x8 with a 46 offset I'd probably rub unless I got a 10 or 15mm spacer to make the offset 36-31? the wheel offset guide says that we need a 40mm offset for 8.0" wide rim on a lowered car. you don't have any issues with the rims sticking out too far and hitting the outter side of the fender, do you?

[95celgt]

i have 17x7 42 offset, tire size 215/45/17, the wheels look way too tucked in the back but the front rub the fender lip on the tein s-techs.

GTdrifter, im about to buy those hornets, but im going 17x7 in the front and 17x8 in the back, i demand more pics they look sweet
!

[SteveHall]

I don't know if any of you have been to this website before:
http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg2.html
but if you go about 1/3 the way down the page there is an excellent tyre size calculator.
I've recently gone for 215/45/17 Front and 225/45/17 rear under stock suspension. but still waiting on delivery.

[gt_driFFter]

The rims do not stick out to far. In the front, they are perfectly flush, in the back they are only slightly tucked. It has a wide stance, and I love it.

95celgt, buy them. You won't be disappointed.






This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Nov 15, 2007 - 10:47 AM

[jdg371]

A great wheel with those specs 17x8 35 Offset would be the 5Zigen FN01RC, 16LB and well built. I have these myself, sits flush in the front and very very slightly tucked in the rear. 215/45 are a stretch but 225/45 would be sweet.

check out www.1010tires.com for calculations with tire size vs stock size.

[6strngs]

A great wheel with those specs 17x8 35 Offset would be the 5Zigen FN01RC, 16LB and well built. I have these myself, sits flush in the front and very very slightly tucked in the rear. 215/45 are a stretch but 225/45 would be sweet.

check out www.1010tires.com for calculations with tire size vs stock size.

yeah... but they cost about $180 per wheel and I don't like the way the skinny spokes look that much. I think I'm just gonna get some cheap 17x7 with 225/45 tires and then save up and later on get something really nice like Volks or Gram lights and then I can swap my 225 tires over onto them. those at least would be worth putting spacers and longer studs on if I had to. I don't see it being worth going to all that trouble for some cheapo $130/each wheels.

in case anyone was wondering, these are the wheels I was considering at first. they are Volk Evolutions. old school discontinued volks! was getting a hella good deal on them at only $200, but 3 were curbed, and one was cracked in the barrell, they were 17x7 with a 5x100/4x100 bolt pattern. and they were silver like in the picture. I decided that by them time I fixed the cracked one, fixed the curb rash on the other 3, and had them powder coated a color I liked, I could've just bought some pretty nice other wheels. plus I don't really like the style, I just wanted them cause they're volks


So then I was deciding between these (the 17x8 with 46 offset)


and these (17x7.5 45 offset)


but I wished those were more bronze like this intstead of gold: (same MB wheel in different color)


so now I'm still looking. but I think I'm gonna lower the car first so I won't need a different offset before and after lowering since I'll allready be lowered.

[95CelicaST]

With all of the offsets above you would NEED to run spacers. Those would be ideal offsets for a Subaru, but not us. +42mm at most. You want to find wheels that are between +35 ~ +42 Anything lower than +35 would stick outside the fender and anything higher than +42 would be sunken in too much and would probably rub on the suspension without a 15mm spacer.

[prowzee]

205 50 16 + 16 offset


This post has been edited by prowzee: Nov 21, 2007 - 6:49 AM