Wide Wheels and Tires
05-14-13, 05:53 PM
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Wide Wheels and Tires
I'd like to add flares and get some wider tires under my car, but I'm not finding much tire availability in 15" or 16" diameter. There's a 275/35-15 made in race version, but I'd like to have a real street tire for regular driving. What wheel/tire combinations are you running on your widebody or flared cars? Pics please, if you have them.
05-14-13, 10:05 PM
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May I ask your bolt pattern? Sig says -SE but with a Toyota 8" rear so I'd think 4x114.3 but figured I'd ask.
I'd assume you'd be looking at a close to 0 offset rim with tires in excess of 250's as well as the 275's you mentioned. It's ridiculous looking for tires that are even somewhat decent under a 16" rim size any more, so many of the newer cars use a 17" or 18" rim almost on average, making the larger tires more in demand.
I'd assume you'd be looking at a close to 0 offset rim with tires in excess of 250's as well as the 275's you mentioned. It's ridiculous looking for tires that are even somewhat decent under a 16" rim size any more, so many of the newer cars use a 17" or 18" rim almost on average, making the larger tires more in demand.
05-14-13, 11:20 PM
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This is my car with flares and wider tires and wheels. They are not extremely wide though.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-non-...lares-1024325/
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-non-...lares-1024325/
05-15-13, 10:36 AM
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My bolt pattern is 4 X 114.3. I'm currently running 225/50-15 wheels on 15X7 +35mm offset wheels. I would guess a 10" wide wheel would require about zero offset (as posted earlier).
The bigger concern is the tires. Reasons I don't want to run 17" wheels:
- Heavier
- The OD will grow, which will end up raising my ride height (I think)
- My tire sidewalls will be shorter, meaning less resistance to pothole damage (I live near Detroit, which doesn't have the smoothest roads)
But if there aren't any other options, I may be forced into a larger diameter wheel.
The bigger concern is the tires. Reasons I don't want to run 17" wheels:
- Heavier
- The OD will grow, which will end up raising my ride height (I think)
- My tire sidewalls will be shorter, meaning less resistance to pothole damage (I live near Detroit, which doesn't have the smoothest roads)
But if there aren't any other options, I may be forced into a larger diameter wheel.
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05-15-13, 10:49 AM
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Car and drive did a road test of the RB GTU car, and they were running 16x10 and 16x12 wheels with something like 305/335 tires on it.
the two other data points are that i'm able to fit 245 15's under the stock fenders (i think), and the widebody i did have could run a 285 in the front and it was still like a hot dog in a hallway
the two other data points are that i'm able to fit 245 15's under the stock fenders (i think), and the widebody i did have could run a 285 in the front and it was still like a hot dog in a hallway
