Official Wheel and Tire Fitment Thread
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Sonic Matt
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sweet deal thanks man
Stew
Sedans Rule!
I will pardon you because you used the awesome word noobiness! Make sure you post pics when you get them on.
ak215371
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Currently I have my factory 16" wheels with plasti-dip on them. The tires are also OEM, they are 205/ 55/ 16".... I want to put diffrent wheels on these tires. Talked to a guy at discount tire, and they'll mount, and balance for free. I'm considering these ESM wheels, they look sort of like BBS wheels.
out of these two in your opinion, which color would look best?
The two options for wheel specs are 16x8 5x100 et 20 cb 57.1 or 16x9 5x100 et 15 cb 57.1
I have no clue what any of that means, which option would fit my current tires?
I do not want to get new tires, I already spent $80 today because my rear tire had to be replaced.
Thanks for the help in advance!!
out of these two in your opinion, which color would look best?
The two options for wheel specs are 16x8 5x100 et 20 cb 57.1 or 16x9 5x100 et 15 cb 57.1
I have no clue what any of that means, which option would fit my current tires?
I do not want to get new tires, I already spent $80 today because my rear tire had to be replaced.
Thanks for the help in advance!!
The Champ
New member
None of those will work on your car. If this is what Discount tire is recommending to you for your current tires - run away.
They are the wrong bolt pattern, have the wrong offset and they are too wide for the tires you have.
If you insist on keeping your current tires, you need to look for a 16x5.5 to 16x7.5 rim. That is the size rim that Hankook (the maker of your existing tires) says is safe for that size tire. You need a 5x105 bolt pattern with an offset in the high 30's to low 40's.
They are the wrong bolt pattern, have the wrong offset and they are too wide for the tires you have.
If you insist on keeping your current tires, you need to look for a 16x5.5 to 16x7.5 rim. That is the size rim that Hankook (the maker of your existing tires) says is safe for that size tire. You need a 5x105 bolt pattern with an offset in the high 30's to low 40's.
ak215371
Member
Thank you for answering that! I found some used BBS bronze wheels...not sure how that would look on my green car, I could always get them powdercoated. The bolt pattern is 5x100, rim width is 16x6.5, offset is 48...would these fit?
ak215371
Member
Okay, after lots of reading I'm finally starting to understand wheels and tires. These used BBS bronze wheels on ebay are 16x6.5 bolt pattern 5x100, offset +48. I understand that the bolt pattern is differ t. Would adapters fix that? Also, is this offset too much? Those of you that use adapters, have you ever had a lug break because of the added pressure to the end of the lug?
I am considering new wheels and tires. I really like what D'Wolf and MPFab did and I think I may go down that road except with 8.5" rims instead. So with 8.5" rims et 35 or 42 and 235-40 R18 I get the following info (compared to OEM)....
Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com
et 35:
Package 2 is 16 mm (0.6'') closer to suspension/brakes components. Make sure that you have enough room for that. If not, consider lower offset, narrower tires or using spacers.
Fenders clearance:
Package 2 will stick out 24 mm (0.9'') farther. Make sure that you have enough room under the fender. If not, consider narrower tires or higher offset.
Wheelwells clearance:
Will fill out the wheelwell by extra 5 mm. Acceptable for most cars.
et 42:
Suspension clearance:
Package 2 is 23 mm (0.9'') closer to suspension/brakes components. Make sure that you have enough room for that. If not, consider lower offset, narrower tires or using spacers.
Fenders clearance:
Package 2 will stick out 17 mm (0.7'') farther. Make sure that you have enough room under the fender. If not, consider narrower tires or higher offset.
Wheelwells clearance:
Will fill out the wheelwell by extra 5 mm. Acceptable for most cars.
Will either of these set-ups clear an all oem set up besides eibach's Front 1.2"drop - Rear 1.4" drop?
Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com
et 35:
Package 2 is 16 mm (0.6'') closer to suspension/brakes components. Make sure that you have enough room for that. If not, consider lower offset, narrower tires or using spacers.
Fenders clearance:
Package 2 will stick out 24 mm (0.9'') farther. Make sure that you have enough room under the fender. If not, consider narrower tires or higher offset.
Wheelwells clearance:
Will fill out the wheelwell by extra 5 mm. Acceptable for most cars.
et 42:
Suspension clearance:
Package 2 is 23 mm (0.9'') closer to suspension/brakes components. Make sure that you have enough room for that. If not, consider lower offset, narrower tires or using spacers.
Fenders clearance:
Package 2 will stick out 17 mm (0.7'') farther. Make sure that you have enough room under the fender. If not, consider narrower tires or higher offset.
Wheelwells clearance:
Will fill out the wheelwell by extra 5 mm. Acceptable for most cars.
Will either of these set-ups clear an all oem set up besides eibach's Front 1.2"drop - Rear 1.4" drop?
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AndrewGS
Ultimo Hombre
NO!
A 235 tire is way more than you need, try a 225. A 225/40 will juuuuust clear the struts on a 8.5" wheel with a 35mm offset. The 42mm offset, forget it with 8.5" wheels.
I'm running 17"x8.5" on 225/45 with an effective offset of 36mm. It rubs the strut ever so gently.
Makusue
New member
Only an FYI... Today I got new sneakers on my stock 17" RS rims.
I went with the tallest tires I thought would fit. The tires I ended up up with are BF Goodrich G-Force Comp2A/S 225/50ZR17. They don't rub any were. The inside, top of the front tire is approx 9/16" from the strut/bottom of spring. everywhere ells, front and rear there is plenty of clearance. I just returned from the first 50 miles. So far so good. however i did notice that they may not be as quite as the stock tires. During hard acceleration or speeds over over 50, one can hear a slight tire noise. It could just be my imagination but i think that the taller side walls allow a little bit more roll than the stock tires. They also have a unique look to them.
I went with the tallest tires I thought would fit. The tires I ended up up with are BF Goodrich G-Force Comp2A/S 225/50ZR17. They don't rub any were. The inside, top of the front tire is approx 9/16" from the strut/bottom of spring. everywhere ells, front and rear there is plenty of clearance. I just returned from the first 50 miles. So far so good. however i did notice that they may not be as quite as the stock tires. During hard acceleration or speeds over over 50, one can hear a slight tire noise. It could just be my imagination but i think that the taller side walls allow a little bit more roll than the stock tires. They also have a unique look to them.
ak215371
Member
Okay I've got a huge problem. I need help ASAP! I bought some new wheels they are called "Andros Spec D" from tirerack, they were so cheap, so I had them powdercoated the color I want. Today, I picked up the wheels from the powdercoating shop, and the color is gorgeous. Went to Discount tire straight from there. I'm just taking OEM wheels off of the factory tires, and putting new ones on. At discount tire, they told me that it's the wrong center bore, that I need a 56.6, these wheels are 56.5. Everyone on the forum told me these will be an exact fit. So I'm just wondering what my options are here. I've seen others on the forum with the same wheels.
littleturbo
New member
With the powder coating you lost some space in the center bore if they powder coated the entire wheel. Back and front
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ak215371
Member
But I lost lost that much space where I can't even get it on? What can I do to make these fit? Thanks for your help.
littleturbo
New member
Powder coating isn't thin at all
AndrewGS
Ultimo Hombre
Get a small locking flap-style grinding wheel that you can put on a power drill and just grind away the coating.
