New Wheel/Tire Size thread

[charles]

you guys need to meet at a parking lot with switch blades

....naked

[Type_R_Nammer]

Would 205/50/17's be too big for 17x7 for our EP's ?

[88crx]

....naked

Nobody would want that haha.

[27rocks]

Would 205/50/17's be too big for 17x7 for our EP's ?

Here you go.. use this as refrence and compare to you current tires.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[EP_Jon]

....naked

this hella made me laugh....

[Type_R_Nammer]

Here you go.. use this as refrence and compare to you current tires.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Thanks for your help!

guess its 205/45/17 for me then =p

[27rocks]

Thanks for your help!

guess its 205/45/17 for me then =p

You can go as wide as 215's on 7's.. i would if i were you, but if you want the 205's go for it.

[Draw7Seven]

Bunch of 17s questions in this thread... do 16s just fit by default? I want to run 16s in either 7.5 or 8.0 with a moderate (NOT slammed), daily driveable drop. Suggested offset to make it look pretty and fit well? Is it really tough to find tires for 16x8?

[DRP967]

you guys need to meet at a parking lot with switch blades

lol ^

Now please just answer this, i wanna run 17 X 7.5 or a 17 X 8 with +45 offset. Im dropped to the point where i have zero wheel well gap. Will i rub? (not fender wise but suspension component wise ie. rear trailing arm/LCA/etc?)

*I have 05-06 Type S wheels now which are 17 X 7, +45 offset and they sit real close the trailing arm/LCA or whatever that tubish arm thingy is under the car. So thats why i wanna make sure my new wheels will be hassle free, thanks.

[Draw7Seven]

Bump for me and Myspace.

[DRP967]

Bump for me and Myspace.

Thanks Draw7Seven, bump!!! i would run 16s myself but the 04-05 EP3's OEM tire size is 205/55/16.
I think visually and proportianaly 16s look optimal on EP3s, but its that damn balloon 55 series tire size. I could always go with 45s but i dont wanna screw up speedometer accuracy and increase revs per mile.

16 X 7 or 16 X 7.5 would be my pick with a +45 offset, thats pretty and clean to me. But it all depends on what look your going for, if you want some poke/flushness like a more agrresive stance, you have to go with wider wheels and a lower offset.

Like a 16 X 8 _________offset, ___________________ tires, etc.
Someone chime in.

[27rocks]

anything from a +35 to +40 should work with 8's. Tires all really depends on you. I would stick to the stock radius as much as possible though. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html figure out how wide you can go and how tall the tire needs to be.

Seems like a 225/50/16 is perfect.

[Heitzke]

225/50's have too much sidewall IMO. I've been running 225/45's which are perfect to me, but it severely limits tire options. Tirerack only displays 4 options in this size. At this rate, I'm going to end up going to 17's just for better tire options.

I'm running 16x7 +40's currently and it fits pretty well.

[27rocks]

225/50's have too much sidewall IMO. I've been running 225/45's which are perfect to me, but it severely limits tire options. Tirerack only displays 4 options in this size. At this rate, I'm going to end up going to 17's just for better tire options.

I'm running 16x7 +40's currently and it fits pretty well.

I only suggested that size because it comes out to the stock radius wheel/tire specs

[88crx]

lol ^

Now please just answer this, i wanna run 17 X 7.5 or a 17 X 8 with +45 offset. Im dropped to the point where i have zero wheel well gap. Will i rub? (not fender wise but suspension component wise ie. rear trailing arm/LCA/etc?)

*I have 05-06 Type S wheels now which are 17 X 7, +45 offset and they sit real close the trailing arm/LCA or whatever that tubish arm thingy is under the car. So thats why i wanna make sure my new wheels will be hassle free, thanks.

You're close to the rear trailing arm.... thats the big tubish thing. The 7.5+45 will be really really close..... +47 rubs so your're only adding 2mm. The 8.0+45 will defenitely rub.

You should get them and the post up pics and prove 27rocks wrong.