Show me your WHEELS!
#6305
no full car shots.....i grabbed my camera and only had the 50mm lens w/me....
i'll get some full shots this week.
#6306
What's the ET on those wheels?
#6308
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I hope it is not too late to change my order.
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Thanks!
#6309
What offset were you planning on running?
Especially with 225's. Fitting wide wheels isn't a simple bolt on.
do you have an r56 or r53? The R56 has a little more room to fit 8's....so it might help with the 8.5's.
It's pretty hard to run 8.5's without poking atleast a little bit. The people running 8's and meaty tires are just barely squeezing them in there.
I ran 205's (obviously stretch) on my 8.5's and still rubbed.
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do you have an r56 or r53? The R56 has a little more room to fit 8's....so it might help with the 8.5's.
It's pretty hard to run 8.5's without poking atleast a little bit. The people running 8's and meaty tires are just barely squeezing them in there.
I ran 205's (obviously stretch) on my 8.5's and still rubbed.
#6310
What offset were you planning on running?
Especially with 225's. Fitting wide wheels isn't a simple bolt on.
do you have an r56 or r53? The R56 has a little more room to fit 8's....so it might help with the 8.5's.
It's pretty hard to run 8.5's without poking atleast a little bit. The people running 8's and meaty tires are just barely squeezing them in there.
I ran 205's (obviously stretch) on my 8.5's and still rubbed.
![Confused](https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
do you have an r56 or r53? The R56 has a little more room to fit 8's....so it might help with the 8.5's.
It's pretty hard to run 8.5's without poking atleast a little bit. The people running 8's and meaty tires are just barely squeezing them in there.
I ran 205's (obviously stretch) on my 8.5's and still rubbed.
I'll keep you posted.
#6312
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#6313
I have an R53. The shop is going with 40ET (F&R) and they said 225s should not have any problems. They installed Fikse wheels (17x8.5) on R53 couple of weeks ago w/225s and so far no problems from owner. I told them those are Fikse not BBS. They said. "it doesn't matter, the beauty of having custom wheels made is to get the tightest fit on the car and have no issues with rubbing.
I'll keep you posted.
I'll keep you posted.
They MIGHT not rub if you don't lower your car at all.....but 8.5" wide wheels will look pretty stupid at stock ride height.
With an offset that high (40) you'll poke close to a full half inch past the fender. You'll have a slight bit more poke than Konky did with his 17x8's and he had to run stretched 205's to clear the arches.
And my guess is that you'll rub the front struts if you keep that offset as you have 33mm less clearance on the inside than the stock wheels.
Edit: Here's a pic of Konky's wheels. You'll poke a little bit MORE than his fronts (closest to the camera). As you can see he had to stretch 205's to avoid hitting the arches with his wider wheels. You're gonna be running the wheels further out and with MUCH more tire...
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#6314
im running falken 225's om mine with no rubbing issues.
im not sure of the rim width though. I would rather go a little narrower on the rim size to avoid the "stretched" tire look. i dont like it when the rim sticks out past the tire. I like the tire to have a slight bulge protruding form around the rim.
im not sure of the rim width though. I would rather go a little narrower on the rim size to avoid the "stretched" tire look. i dont like it when the rim sticks out past the tire. I like the tire to have a slight bulge protruding form around the rim.
#6315
Man, i always get confused with the offset selection. Your ET45 ha your 7.5inch wide wheels nicely fluch with your fenders. A 7inch wheel will probable require a ET38 to get it like yours.......
Is there a definitive way to get it spot on without actually mounting the wheel to the car?
#6316
wow, ET45.
Man, i always get confused with the offset selection. Your ET45 ha your 7.5inch wide wheels nicely fluch with your fenders. A 7inch wheel will probable require a ET38 to get it like yours.......
Is there a definitive way to get it spot on without actually mounting the wheel to the car?
Man, i always get confused with the offset selection. Your ET45 ha your 7.5inch wide wheels nicely fluch with your fenders. A 7inch wheel will probable require a ET38 to get it like yours.......
Is there a definitive way to get it spot on without actually mounting the wheel to the car?
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
#6317
im running falken 225's om mine with no rubbing issues.
im not sure of the rim width though. I would rather go a little narrower on the rim size to avoid the "stretched" tire look. i dont like it when the rim sticks out past the tire. I like the tire to have a slight bulge protruding form around the rim.
im not sure of the rim width though. I would rather go a little narrower on the rim size to avoid the "stretched" tire look. i dont like it when the rim sticks out past the tire. I like the tire to have a slight bulge protruding form around the rim.
#6318
Last edited by rippymcs; 07-16-2008 at 01:16 AM.
#6322
Thanks Samtrak,
Glad you like the wheels, I was wondering about your fenders, did you have to modify the wiper tanks to fit those fenders. I was looking into them a while back and heard from a few people that said fitting was tricky. and the wipers never worked the same.
I like the look of the both, where did you get yours from?
Glad you like the wheels, I was wondering about your fenders, did you have to modify the wiper tanks to fit those fenders. I was looking into them a while back and heard from a few people that said fitting was tricky. and the wipers never worked the same.
I like the look of the both, where did you get yours from?
#6323
Thanks Samtrak,
Glad you like the wheels, I was wondering about your fenders, did you have to modify the wiper tanks to fit those fenders. I was looking into them a while back and heard from a few people that said fitting was tricky. and the wipers never worked the same.
I like the look of the both, where did you get yours from?
Glad you like the wheels, I was wondering about your fenders, did you have to modify the wiper tanks to fit those fenders. I was looking into them a while back and heard from a few people that said fitting was tricky. and the wipers never worked the same.
I like the look of the both, where did you get yours from?
#6324
midnightcoop,
I love the look of your mini, it's my favorite on this site so far. great job!
p.s. are those rims as hard to keep clean as they apear? also what size tire/rim/ offset combo are you running.
also, where did you get the grille?
I love the look of your mini, it's my favorite on this site so far. great job!
p.s. are those rims as hard to keep clean as they apear? also what size tire/rim/ offset combo are you running.
also, where did you get the grille?
#6325
Not sold yet, still talking with someone locally who should be checking them out at the shop that did the install for me. I'm a bit hesitant to go through the process of shipping them.