Eric Smit
Enforcer
16X6 wheel, 225/50/16 tire.
perfect.
Official Wheel and Tire Fitment Thread
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perfect.
Thaifight-R
Pika Pii!!!
Your offset actually decreases when you insert spacers.
So +40 -25.4 = 14.6mm
The LOWER the offset, the more the wheels will stick out towards or past the fender, or "poke".
You would have ~+15 offset, but yes, you would indeed have more poke.
ZachTullier is running +30 offset on an 8" wide wheel.
The equivalent offset for a 7" wide wheel would be +30mm-12mm = 18mm.
Because your set up would be +15 offset, you would have 3mm more poke than Zach's set up, and he is running 205/45's.
Hope that helps!
Dang it Eric, get it right!
lolCoulda sworn Nico, Opticon, or I have explained this already.
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Sega357
New member
But I'm not doing spacers it's an adapter... So wouldnt that be +65? Cause the wheel is already +40 n the adapter is 1" thick
Your offset actually decreases when you insert spacers.
So +40 -25.4 = 14.6mm
The LOWER the offset, the more the wheels will stick out towards or past the fender, or "poke".
You would have ~+15 offset, but yes, you would indeed have more poke.
ZachTullier is running +30 offset on an 8" wide wheel.
The equivalent offset for a 7" wide wheel would be +30mm-12mm = 18mm.
Because your set up would be +15 offset, you would have 3mm more poke than Zach's set up, and he is running 205/45's.
Hope that helps!
Dang it Eric, get it right!
Coulda sworn Nico, Opticon, or I have explained this already.
dvn
New member
As previously stated, your scenario = +14.6 offset
Thaifight-R
Pika Pii!!!
Adapters ARE spacers.
(But spacers aren't adapters. Like how squares are quadrilaterals, but quadrilaterals aren't necessarily squares)Any time you add something between the hub and the wheel, your offset will decrease.
The only time you increase offset is if you were to shave down the inner hub of the wheel to make it sit closer to the suspension. (I don't think very many people do this.)
Opticon
New member
16X6 wheel, 225/50/16 tire.
mitdr774
also a dinner prick
Tires were sized for what they could do, not how others thought they should look.
Same size tire as a Grand AM GT would have, GA GT wheels are 16x6.5 and have 225/50/16 as a stock size tire. Plenty of factory wheels less than 7.5" leave the factory with a 215 or wider tire on them.
Opticon
New member
I prefer to stay toward the tire manufacturer's widest reccomended rim width in pursuit of sidewall stability and steering response. Unless I had a drag car... then I'd fit the widest tires possible for straight line grip.
Also, the Grand Am GT handled like a bag of warm jello. I wouldn't use that car to extoll the virtues of chubby rubber.
Also, the Grand Am GT handled like a bag of warm jello. I wouldn't use that car to extoll the virtues of chubby rubber.
Sega357
New member
Thanks that really helped me out....
Adapters ARE spacers.
Any time you add something between the hub and the wheel, your offset will decrease.
The only time you increase offset is if you were to shave down the inner hub of the wheel to make it sit closer to the suspension. (I don't think very many people do this.)
mitdr774
also a dinner prick
Falken says 6.0-8.0" rim width. I am within the manufacture allowance. These tires are for cornering and they were amazing for it.
GA GT had soft suspension and ****ty tires, but they still used a 225 with tire on a 6.5" wide rim from the factory. Hell of a lot wider than your not going over 215 on anything less than 7.5".
Eric Smit
Enforcer
you should be fine; shouldn't rub.
slitzell
Boats n hoes
duhveed
New member
dont know if you're responding to me but no I didn't like the look very much. Ride was much smoother though
replaced it with 215/45/18 for the lower profile look
2012 Sonic LT looking to fit some 18x7.5 ET38 wheels with 215s or 225 on my sonic. One problem is the wheels are 5x100, so I plan to buy an adapter.
If I buy the 19mm hub adapter to 5x100 does anyone know how the wheels and tires will fit on my car? Anyone have pictures? The wheels are BBS RCs.
I am wondering if they will stick out from the car, I am hoping no but 19mm seems like a lot, stock ET is 39 so I know they will push out I just cant tell how far and how it may look/handle.
If I buy the 19mm hub adapter to 5x100 does anyone know how the wheels and tires will fit on my car? Anyone have pictures? The wheels are BBS RCs.
I am wondering if they will stick out from the car, I am hoping no but 19mm seems like a lot, stock ET is 39 so I know they will push out I just cant tell how far and how it may look/handle.
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