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Wide Sparco rims, too much trouble?

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    Wide Sparco rims, too much trouble?



    I hope to look at them tomorrow and test fit them.
    They are 17x7.5 / 17x8.5
    Tyres pictured on them are 225/45 R17
    Offset is unkown

    My stock alloys are 15x5.5.
    A found a thread saying the factory offset for my year is +46, but it didn't specify whether that was for steel rims or alloys.
    Should I bother looking for an offset marking on my factory alloys?

    The main question here is - do you think this width will cause too much of a headache as far as clearance and safety/handling?
    It looks like there's plenty of room on the outside of the factory wheels.
    I'd put the 8.5in rims on the rear, with no more than -1 camber.
    I do plan to lower the car (probably no more than 2in). I'm unsure yet whether I'll use coil sleeves or coilovers.

    Click here for images of my car

    ^^Photos taken by me ^^
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    Well I just found these.



    They're 16x7 on all four.
    It says 130mm back spacing. (So that's about +41 offset?)
    680kg load rating per wheel.
    205/45/16 tyres on them now.

    I think I would prefer these, the other 8.5in wide rims are just too different to factory specs - which the rest of the suspension was designed for.

    They also come with 25mm spacers (x2). And the lip colour will match my body!

    ^^Photos taken by me ^^

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      #3
      17x8.5 isnt bad. with a nice drop your car would sit flush with the fenders.

      im not a huge fan of the 16x7. 16x8's look good tho.

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        so I went and looked at the black rims and they fit just fine.
        buuut the lugs are the wrong thread. the rims were imported from japan and the lugs were made for the rims, they're extended. I don't think this is going to work. thoughts?

        ^^Photos taken by me ^^

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          #5
          if youe set on getting the black set. find out what pitch of lugs you need.

          i like the first set :-)
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            #6
            I like the first set a little more to be honest. With that being said a nice clean drop will really set off the look of your car with those wheels.


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              #7
              any one know members with 8.5in wide rims?
              I think the offset for these is around +40

              ^^Photos taken by me ^^

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                #8
                The offset is more important than the width... though 18.5 IS pretty wide. 225 width tires are definitely wide.

                The second set, assuming the offset is acceptable, will fit much better.


                Though as far as I know, Sparco is cheap Chinese-made crap bearing a quality name. I wouldn't bother with Sparco rims myself.






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                  what reason do you have to say that about Sparco?

                  I think I'm going to pass on them anyway. They have really strange lugs with long shanks that are the wrong thread pattern. so I can't bolt them on and test drive them before buying. which I'd have to do because that 17x8. 5 on the rear is huge.

                  I'll find something else.

                  ^^Photos taken by me ^^

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