will 17" wheel fits in evo x?
#1
Evolving Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Walnut
Posts: 313
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
will 17" wheel fits in evo x?
hi guys,
im looking for a set of 17" wheel for my track use wheel and im looking at the 5zigen FN01R-C 17x9 +15 with 255/40/17 tires. my question is will this clear my brake?
thanks
Nick
im looking for a set of 17" wheel for my track use wheel and im looking at the 5zigen FN01R-C 17x9 +15 with 255/40/17 tires. my question is will this clear my brake?
thanks
Nick
Trending Topics
#10
Evolved Member
iTrader: (1)
You are probably thinking of the eastern European dude who put 17x7 Compomotive wheels on an X without modification. That would make sense for snowtires, but not much else. Plus, I can not find these wheels for sale anywhere.
Until today, that was the only 17" wheel I'd heard of that would even go on over the OE brakes.
Until today, that was the only 17" wheel I'd heard of that would even go on over the OE brakes.
#11
Evolved Member
iTrader: (14)
You are probably thinking of the eastern European dude who put 17x7 Compomotive wheels on an X without modification. That would make sense for snowtires, but not much else. Plus, I can not find these wheels for sale anywhere.
Until today, that was the only 17" wheel I'd heard of that would even go on over the OE brakes.
Until today, that was the only 17" wheel I'd heard of that would even go on over the OE brakes.
And yea, I don't really know what the point of it would be either besides snow tires like you mentioned..
#12
Evolved Member
iTrader: (1)
Racing on snow, gravel, and/or dirt - which is what a lot of eastern Europeans do with their Evos - only requires a 7"-wide wheel, since Evo Xs generally run those events on 205s +/- 10. If you don't want to go through the hassle of swapping calipers and rotors when you switch from low-grip situations to tarmac, then getting 17x7s to fit over the OE brakes is a very good move. Yes, you'll have serious difficulty finding real gravel tires in, say, 205/55/17, but the extra 1/2" of sidewall is still worth the effort.
(Note: if you're now saying to yourself "self, this guy is suffering from a serious amount of cognitive dissonance and will go to any extreme to justify the time and effort he put into getting small wheels to fit his car..." then all I can say in response is "you had a really good Intro Psych teacher, because that's exactly the correct use of the term 'cognitive dissonance'.")
(Note: if you're now saying to yourself "self, this guy is suffering from a serious amount of cognitive dissonance and will go to any extreme to justify the time and effort he put into getting small wheels to fit his car..." then all I can say in response is "you had a really good Intro Psych teacher, because that's exactly the correct use of the term 'cognitive dissonance'.")