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Looking for wheels
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:57 pm
by clubisich
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)?
Re: Looking for wheels
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:51 am
by MX-5 Cup
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?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:32 am
by clubisich
I was looking at SSR Type C RS.
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:51 am
by MX-5 Cup
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...
Btw, this wheel offset is 48mm not 49mm!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:10 pm
by clubisich
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:13 pm
by Brian
Any 48 to 50mm offset works fine for 235/40-17.