17" wheels too big?

[TooF]

im running a 15x6.5 +30 205/50/15 on mine and 16x7 +32 205/45/16 on my other

honestly the 15" feels the best

[Mooro]

Not personally but I think there was a guy running 15x7 +28 front and back on his AW which wasn't a problem and looked good, so a 6 inch rim in say a +20 offset shouldn't be a problem.

[Officer Doofy]

ok thanks,
Offset crap always confuses the hell outta me
Just thought such a differance would foul somewhere
6" wide +37 standard to 6" +20 seems like a big change

[TooF]

+20 is a big change.i know know of anyone running something this wide. or at least not with atock guards (adsport is runing ET0 iirc)

[Mooro]

But if a 15x7 +28 fits then a 15x6 +20 will actually sit 4.7mm further inside the guard so it should fit.???

Even comparing to your 15x6.5 +30, a 15x6 +20 should only be sitting 3.65mm further out??

I may be wrong but thats how I see it. If the stock wheels are +37 then just imagine them sitting a further 17mm further out...does seem like a lot but I know from looking at my car there is a fair bit of clearance.

[TooF]

you still have to consider the tyre your putting on there... if your stil putting a 205/50/15 on there the rubber still has section width of 205mm. remember its not the rim that foul its the rubber... hopefully

[celicapain]

example in point, race cars run large rims... exept in offroad rally.

Cheers, Owen

and formula 1 -12 inch wheel rim.

[Mooro]

you still have to consider the tyre your putting on there... if your stil putting a 205/50/15 on there the rubber still has section width of 205mm. remember its not the rim that foul its the rubber... hopefully

Yep that is a good point which I didn't consider . But it could be made to work depending on tyre choice but even with 195's it would still possibly cause problems so disregard what I spoke about in my previous post

[o_man_ra23]

and formula 1 -12 inch wheel rim.

F1 style cars are also an oddity, as they have about 10mm suspension travel at the best of times, so they use larger tyres for the suspension duties aswell. The fact no other motorsport employs this theory must mean its an expensive one.

Sorry, already covered that one

Cheers, Owen

[MR22ZZ]

In F1 the regulations also govern the wheel and tyre dimensions... not some suspension theory...

[o_man_ra23]

F1 is clearly going away from its roots... it originated as an all out see who can build the fastest car thing... now its just trying to conform to regulations like every other motorsport...

Cheers, Owen

[MR22ZZ]

and soon it will be just another spec series

[o_man_ra23]

Bring back touring car days... watch the 4 and 6 cyls eat the V8s again

Cheers, Owen

[nick.parker]

I still havnt found a nice set of smaller rims for her yet so cant comment on if the larger rims affect handleing If you want a pic to get an idea of the size on the adubbya just let me know

Yeah post up a pic. I want to see how it looks.

[jezza323]

also consider the cost of tyres - you will find good quality (ie not nankangs) 15" tyres are a lot cheaper than any decent 17" 205/40 tyre

my personal experience is i have 16" wheels on my car normally (205/40), but it steers easier, reacts better to my steering and is generally a lot better to drive around on 14" (195/60) or 15" (195/50) wheels (i have lots of wheels in my garage )

lower profile tyre does not = better handling
better tyre = better handling

i would try to find a nice set of 15" wheels (like some 15 x 7 superlites, or Konig Rewinds, or something similar) and use those. 16" max.....

also personally not a fan of rollerskate cars