Would 205/50/17's be too big for 17x7 for our EP's ?
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
-Rob
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?
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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.
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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.
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.
Last edited by 27rocks; 08-09-2010 at 05:51 PM.
-Rob
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.
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