Looking for wheels

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clubisich
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Looking for wheels

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Another tire/wheel question...anybody ever try a 17x8.5 +49 wheel with 235/40-17 tires on an NC? Will it work? If so, can the car be lowered with Eibach Pro springs (about 1.5 inches down)?
Carl
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Re: Looking for wheels

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clubisich wrote:Another tire/wheel question...anybody ever try a 17x8.5 +49 wheel with 235/40-17 tires on an NC? Will it work? If so, can the car be lowered with Eibach Pro springs (about 1.5 inches down)?

Offset +49mm... Wich brand name wheel's and model are they? :?:
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clubisich
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I was looking at SSR Type C RS.
Carl
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clubisich wrote:I was looking at SSR Type C RS.


Oh okay! Those wheel's are perfect fit with 235/40/17, no rubbing and you don't need to roll your fenders with the Eiback pro-kit... :D

Btw, this wheel offset is 48mm not 49mm! :wink:
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clubisich
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Wow! Cool! I was told by the dealer unequivocally "No". But after looking at a web site (wheelmaster.com) which has a neat wheel size/tire size calculator (which gives you an estimate of clearances needed with various combinations of tire and wheels) that this size, i.e. 235/40-17 on a 17x8.5 +49 wheel might work if there was enough inside clearance. I checked my miata and there looks to be at least 1 inch of clearance (about 2 fat fingers) between the springs and wheel/tire at full lock.
I've read various posts on this forum and a lot of people really seem to know their stuff so that's why I thought I would ask.
Also, Brian has a lot of great stuff I "NEED".
Thank you.
Carl
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Post by Brian »

Any 48 to 50mm offset works fine for 235/40-17.
Brian Goodwin
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