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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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does anyone know if the speedy race modes in 17in by 7 will fit our cars? im nto sure about what offset it is?

and for my first post, does the 35 mm offset make any significance on fitment? thats really what my issue is since it its 7.5 wide
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Check out the Tire & Wheel Section of EvoM.

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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Stryder3
does anyone know if the speedy race modes in 17in by 7 will fit our cars? im nto sure about what offset it is?

and for my first post, does the 35 mm offset make any significance on fitment? thats really what my issue is since it its 7.5 wide

the 35mm offset might make you rub really bad on the outside with eh 7.5 and ou might need a 5mm spacer... but the speedy race witht he right lug pattern would work just fine, those are just another rip off of a ripoff.. most offsets are universal FWD offsets, 38+ to 48+ normally.. and those are all ok with a 17x7.
Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonShaw
haha good point lol. So moral here is go with a 17x7

Yeah man, the rears wore out really fast... I got em' rotated regularly,
but they didn't last more than a year... Then again they are kumhos... i'm
sure if I invested in a decent set of tires they'd last me a little longer
I have the same tires that you have but in 205s since April. I go in to get my tires changed tomorrow since the wires cut my hand
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Stryder3
does anyone know if the speedy race modes in 17in by 7 will fit our cars? im nto sure about what offset it is?

and for my first post, does the 35 mm offset make any significance on fitment? thats really what my issue is since it its 7.5 wide
I've been looking into 17x7.5 rota grids recently, but have a 45mm offset. All the info I could find led me to believe they will fit our car, so I would say with a 5 or 10mm spacer, you should be golden.

I think the ideal tire I would run would be a 205/45 17, but a 215/45 17 would work too (I have a 215/45 17 on my 7" wide wheels now and I think its too wide... maybe even for a 7.5 inch rim). If you're worried about tire wear, get some neo gens, I've been running them for a while and they've been showing very little wear and its all been very even. I'm no tire guru, so I wouldn't take all this info as 100% accurate, its just from the research I've done on these and other forums to find out what will fit our cars.

But stick with the 7.5 wide wheel, there's nothing I could find that says it won't fit our car, I just don't know about that offset.
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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yeah im thinking of getting the rota slipstreams 17 in and tehy only come 7.5 wide so im getting a 45 mm offset. im thinking it will work from the research ive done. let know how things go with your rims wangman
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Yea I think you'll be ok as long as you get ones with a proper offset, especially since you are not lowered.




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