tire rack tire options wrong?
im looking into getting new wheels. im trying to search for a 17x9.5 wheel. from the searching ive done it appears i should look for a +45 to +50 offset. but when i search 93 rx7 on tire rack it gives me wheels with a +38 or other offsets i have seen i should stay away from. it also gives a back spacing number which i am not very familiar with.
i tried searching eay for the wheel size but everything i see is for a corvette in that size. and i know the lug pattern is different. any suggestions on where i can search for a specific wheel size? |
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Originally Posted by AWD-RWD racer
(Post 9016744)
im looking into getting new wheels. im trying to search for a 17x9.5 wheel. from the searching ive done it appears i should look for a +45 to +50 offset. but when i search 93 rx7 on tire rack it gives me wheels with a +38 or other offsets i have seen i should stay away from. it also gives a back spacing number which i am not very familiar with.
i tried searching eay for the wheel size but everything i see is for a corvette in that size. and i know the lug pattern is different. any suggestions on where i can search for a specific wheel size? Stock offset is +50. Usually when people upgrade, they get something more aggressive, this is what tire rack does. With that in mind, i have bought a set of wheels from tirerack last year, 17x8.5 with a +40 offset for the front and 17x9.5 with a +38 offset for the rear and that was PERFECT. I even did a 265 wide tire on that +38 wheel and fitment was perfect. It gives the car an aggressive stance. My car is lowered and it still cleared. Right now i have a 17x9.5 + 38 with a 275/40 rear and it fits perfect. I actually wanna lower the car another 1/2-3/4 inch to make the stance even more aggressive. |
ive read the wheel fitment guide. but unless im mistaken, it does not show if it matters if the car is lowered or not. i have koni yellow shocks and eibach lowering springs. i just wanna make sure that when i shop for wheels/tires i dont buy the wrong ones.
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What exactly are you looking for?
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traction. looking to get a new set of tires and rims. (wider) im looking for at least a 17x9.5" (maybe a 10" if i can fit it). the car is lowered. im trying to find a set of rims that will for and im not going to spend 4k on. i was looking at the enkei rpf1's and rp03's. they are both decently light weight and reasonably priced. (less then 300 a rim) but neither wheel really jumps out at me. trying to see what other wheels will fit in that criteria. also buying online is alot cheaper then inperson. so i wanna be sure i am buying the right size.
ive read alot of your posts about size and offset. and from what i gather you recommend, you suggest 45+ to 50+ to get a perfect fitment. again the car is lowered so i wanna be sure i can find wheels to fit. i know i cant fit a 9.5 or 10" up front so prob like a 8" or so. |
That's interesting, because for the FC they reccomend wheels with too much offset, sticking really close to stock, which really doesn't work with wider than stock wheels.
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I have Enkei NT03+Ms at 17x9.5 +44 all around with little issue, the front will need a roll when lowered but that's about it.
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Originally Posted by AWD-RWD racer
(Post 9018664)
ive read the wheel fitment guide. but unless im mistaken, it does not show if it matters if the car is lowered or not. i have koni yellow shocks and eibach lowering springs. i just wanna make sure that when i shop for wheels/tires i dont buy the wrong ones.
You have to adjust accordingly. Just for reference using my previous post, my car height is 25.5 ground to fender and i get no rubbing. |
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