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Old 01-21-04, 05:40 PM
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Question rims and tires

Whats the biggest tire and rim I can easily fit on a 88se Rx7? 17 " ? how wide?
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do a search theres a lot of options, bolt pattern is 4x 114.3 i belive stock tires are a 40 mm offsett, you can put on 17's i think 7 is as big as you go before needed a spacer but do a search to be sure of that
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I have some 18's on mine... To the best of my knowledge they're ok, no rub that I've experienced.
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the biggest tire's I've had were 225's and they rubbed when I made certain low speed turns. I am not sure about the rim width though
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I have 225/50/16 on my stock TII rims and no rubbing at all.
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i have 215/45/17 but on 7" wide rims. plenty of space. i dont see why you cuoldnt go to a 17X8 with 245/40/17 but dont buy em just on my word.
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i had 225/45/17 on my 7" wide rim. and no rubbing. but it was very close. i would go any wider than 225 on the from. with either a 7" or 8" wide wheel
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Can someone tell me what the three sets of numbers mean please?
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First number, nominal tire width in millimeters
Second number, tire aspect ratio in percentage
Third number, rim diameter in inches

225/50/16

225mm in width
side wall is 50% of 225mm
16" rim


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Just make sure that whatever wheel you get you keep it around +40mm offset.

I have 16x8" with +15 offset and have to run -3 degrees of camber to keep it from rubbing with my coil-overs set really stiff.
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What does the offset mean/do?
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http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/offset.htm
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THANKS
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will 17x7 with a +40 offset fit on a FC??
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Originally posted by frstgen12a
will 17x7 with a +40 offset fit on a FC??
yes
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