Looking for a good FORGED 16/17x8 rim
02-17-05, 11:32 PM
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Looking for a good FORGED 16/17x8 rim
I was looking for some direction on finding some lightwieght forged rims for my T2. Looking for something 8 wide all around. I am still debating 16 or 17 inches.... Can some rim gurus help me out? Should I be looking for 30-35 offset?
02-21-05, 11:31 AM
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offset is gonna depend on your coilover setup and tire width... depends what you can fit and where.
-in front my 17x8 +35 with 235/45r17 just rubs my tein flex coilover lower perch (where the strut body sits in the strut mount), if you ran a +25 it would clear the coilover but then would hit the fender lip... unless you rolled it.
-out back my 17x9 +35 with 255/40r17 fits perfectly with almost a half inch to the fender and about a half inch to the coilover, but note that I've seen a +25 offset fit much better with a 275 wide tire on it.
-I only run 17 wheels to fit a 275 out back because there is nothing wider than 265 in a 16 wheel size, so 17 was a must... gotta love the 275/40zr17 Kumho MX since it has a 11.0'' section width, its huge!
some companies making high quality and high dollar forged wheels are-
volk, racing hart, work, enkei, ssr, desmond, advan, 5zigen, hre, bbs, gab
super light weight wheels-
desmond regamaster evo, volk te37, volk ce28n, vok gtp, racing hart cp035, advan superadvan, 5zigen fno1r, bbs LM... I forget the enkei wheel, it has 6 pairs of spokes and its not expensive, surprisingly.
-in front my 17x8 +35 with 235/45r17 just rubs my tein flex coilover lower perch (where the strut body sits in the strut mount), if you ran a +25 it would clear the coilover but then would hit the fender lip... unless you rolled it.
-out back my 17x9 +35 with 255/40r17 fits perfectly with almost a half inch to the fender and about a half inch to the coilover, but note that I've seen a +25 offset fit much better with a 275 wide tire on it.
-I only run 17 wheels to fit a 275 out back because there is nothing wider than 265 in a 16 wheel size, so 17 was a must... gotta love the 275/40zr17 Kumho MX since it has a 11.0'' section width, its huge!
some companies making high quality and high dollar forged wheels are-
volk, racing hart, work, enkei, ssr, desmond, advan, 5zigen, hre, bbs, gab
super light weight wheels-
desmond regamaster evo, volk te37, volk ce28n, vok gtp, racing hart cp035, advan superadvan, 5zigen fno1r, bbs LM... I forget the enkei wheel, it has 6 pairs of spokes and its not expensive, surprisingly.
