Official Wheel and Tire Fitment Thread

[carsNskis]

Well, it looks like "soon"was a relative term but three weeks isn't too bad for custom drilled

Wheel: Crave2 Mach M7
Final specs: 18x8 +40
Tire: 215/40 18Y Sumitomo HTR ZIII
Lugs: Godspeed closed end Aluminum

Omg, been driving on snow tires since November,I forgot what steering response was like!

Before and after shot...

 

[bluejay]

hows the road noise from the tires? i had a set of HTR ZII's on my last car that got really loud after the first season .

 

[carsNskis]

hows the road noise from the tires? i had a set of HTR ZII's on my last car that got really loud after the first season .

Not bad for 18's and 40 series. I ran them on my stock wheels last summer and was happy with them (put roughly 17000 miles on them in one season). I got them again because I want to go to the track and compare the stock wheels vs 18's and have the same rubber on both sets

 

[Camaroboi13]

Well, it looks like "soon"was a relative term but three weeks isn't too bad for custom drilled

Wheel: Crave Mach M7
Final specs: 18x8 +42
Tire: 215/40 18Y Sumitomo HTR ZIII
Lugs: Godspeed closed end Aluminum

Strange, those are all over ebay in that bolt pattern ready to ship...where did you have them custom drilled at?

On a side note, I am sure you know what you're doing with those lug nuts, but please be careful with tightening them. I've heard way too many horror stories about aluminum lug nuts. I have the same lugs nuts as you but open end and blue, but also made sure to get the steel ones. Those wheels do look very nice though!

 

[carsNskis]

Strange, those are all over ebay in that bolt pattern ready to ship...where did you have them custom drilled at?

On a side note, I am sure you know what you're doing with those lug nuts, but please be careful with tightening them. I've heard way too many horror stories about aluminum lug nuts. I have the same lugs nuts as you but open end and blue, but also made sure to get the steel ones. Those wheels do look very nice though!

I ordered from CarId and they ship the wheels straight from the manufacturer instead of warehousing. Crave had them in stock as blank so had to wait for the drill process.

I probably could have saved a few bucks elsewhere and got them faster but I could use Paypal credit and do zero interest for 6 months, so that made my decision for me.

Thanks for the tip on the lugs, I made sure to install by hand and torque to proper spec.

I'm happy with my pick, really sets off all the black accents on the car

 

[Camaroboi13]

I could use Paypal credit and do zero interest for 6 months, so that made my decision for me.

Say no more brotha, I feel ya there...can't pass that up!

 

[AKghandi]

I have a 2014 RS and I'm looking into summer tires. my car came with brand new studdless winters.

I want to go wider, 215/50 or 225/45, will the 225/45 fit the stock 17s? it'll get eibachs soon.

thanks.

 

[AndrewGS]

I have a 2014 RS and I'm looking into summer tires. my car came with brand new studdless winters.

I want to go wider, 215/50 or 225/45, will the 225/45 fit the stock 17s? it'll get eibachs soon.

thanks.

225/45 fits stocks just fine.

 

[AdorableKaren]

I second AndrewGS I have 225x45 on 17s with eibach springs. You will be fine.

 

[tainopayute]

I got these 18" rims not to long ago. I got them with 215/40/18 tires but I should have installed 225/40/18 tires because the 215 are not wide enough for these wheels that have a +35 offset. Now I just have to install lowering springs to clean up that wheel gap...

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[troy_audi0]

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[markey_mark1]

Im in the market for a new set of wheels to mount 205/50/17. Going with 17x7.5 which offset should I go with for a flush look along the fenders edge?

 

[AndrewGS]

Im in the market for a new set of wheels to mount 205/50/17. Going with 17x7.5 which offset should I go with for a flush look along the fenders edge?

+20mm is good at those specs.

 

[5H1F7Y]

anyone running 225 on 18x8? i imagine it should be fine, looking for second opinions, looking at some nitto invo's when i get my wheels in a couple weeks

 

[AKghandi]

I just picked up some 17x7 et48. from what I've read 15mm spacers might be what I need. tires will be 235/45 I already bought them and currently have them on the stock RS wheels.

did I math right?

 

[manual63]

Wider wheels and tires wanted.

I have a Sonic RS with the stock 17" wheels. I believe they are 6" wide, maybe 6.5"?

I don't really want to go with a bigger wheel, I want to stick with the 17" ones. But I would like to go wider for more traction since I am adding a good 40 HP or more. I live in MN, so my plan is to go pure summer wheels and tires, then have the stock wheels get some snow / ice tires on them for winter.

I see 17" wheels on sites like Tire Rack that are 7.5" wide. Tire Rack still shows the same stock tire width as the tire option (205). If I go to 7.5" wheels, I can't find out how wide of a tire I can go. If I go 225 x 40 I can keep the same diameter, but will they fit is what I want to know. If so, how wide could I go on 7.5" wheels on a Sonic RS?

If anyone knows the answer or has a good site that explains how to figure this out, let me know. Thanks!

 

[nickalltogether]

I have a Sonic RS with the stock 17" wheels. I believe they are 6" wide, maybe 6.5"?

I don't really want to go with a bigger wheel, I want to stick with the 17" ones. But I would like to go wider for more traction since I am adding a good 40 HP or more. I live in MN, so my plan is to go pure summer wheels and tires, then have the stock wheels get some snow / ice tires on them for winter.

I see 17" wheels on sites like Tire Rack that are 7.5" wide. Tire Rack still shows the same stock tire width as the tire option (205). If I go to 7.5" wheels, I can't find out how wide of a tire I can go. If I go 225 x 40 I can keep the same diameter, but will they fit is what I want to know. If so, how wide could I go on 7.5" wheels on a Sonic RS?

If anyone knows the answer or has a good site that explains how to figure this out, let me know. Thanks!

Using this site should help a lot. Factory fender to hub distance is ~85mm as I recall.

https://jrowny.com/page/offset-calculator/

Wheel offset on that 7.5" will dictate how wide of a tire you can get away with. FWIW, 225/45/17 is similar to stock diameter, only slightly shorter. 225 width in general seems to be in the correct ballpark for most wheel combinations though.

Edit: Stock wheels are 17x6.5 et42 offset.

 

[jledford]

If you know which tire you want you can go to the Tirerack website, select that tire in any size. Then once the page for the tire loads there will be 4 tabs about midway down the page: Description, Sizes, Specs, Warranty. If you click on the "Specs" tab it will load the current tire size you selected plus all other available sizes in a chart. One column in this chart is rim width range, ie 6"-8". This gives you an idea of what size wheel the tire will fit.

The random tire I picked looks like they go up to 245s on a 7.5"-9" wheel. Each tire will be different and some more summer oriented tires will have wider tread with for smaller sizes so they won't fit on quite as narrow of a wheel.

To sum it up it's all application dependent based on the tire, wheel, and car.

 

[manual63]

Thanks for the help. I asked the guy at TireRack too.

So the conclusion is, 17 x 7.5 wheels with 225/45/17 tires on them. The wheels have a 38mm offset.

I plan to get summer tires for maximum traction. I hope this really helps acceleration and stopping compared to the stock tires on the RS.

 

[jledford]

I run the 215/45R17 Bridgestone RE71R tires on stock LTZ wheels (6.5" width) for auto-cross with no problems (slight pinch but not noticeable). A 225 on a 7.5" will be just about perfect.