Need help from wheel guru's...

[ShawnB]

I have a set of 17x7 Motegi MR7's @ a +40 Offset. In order to mount I need to get wheel adapters. Smallest I can get is 3/4" (20mm). Will I get wheel poke with these wheels or be flush? I am hoping to stay within the top of the wheel arch.. Planning on running 215/45 R17 Tires...

Thanks!

 

[Preloader]

With the 20mm adapters these will be almost poke flush. Maybe 0-2mm poke. The 215 tires should be fine. If you go extreme lowered, you may get rubbing. But stock or Eibachs should be fine.

 

[ShawnB]

Thanks preloader. 2mm Poke won't be anything to worry about. I wasn't worried about the rear wheels as it appears the rear fenders flare a little more. The fronts had me a little worried..

Withing the next year, I plan to do coilovers, had them on my Cruze and loved them. 3in drop with dampers at Full hard, and 20mm of Preload when 10mm was recommended.

Once coilovers are installed, then I will adjust tire size for the ride height. Right now tho, thought 215/45 as these tires are priced very low, and also a nice wide tire for this little car.

Appreciate your help, i'm good with tire calculations, just not wheels.. Just gotta save the $600 now for the adapters and tires..

The wheels are gunmetal color, so should look real sharp against the Blue Topaz Metallic Sonic!!!

 

[Preloader]

I never played with the coil preload on my Pedders. I always wondered about the effects. But I'm worried adding more preload would take weight distribution off the front and that's not good for launch on a FWD.

 

[Thaifight-R]

Here's a nice website to use for deciding what wheel and tire set up will fit.

Wheel Offset Calculator - The Ultimate Stance Calculator | Jonathan Rowny

(btw, the fender distance to hub is ~85mm)

Courtesy of Wong