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Title: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Diluxe on 21 July 2013, 22:48: Considering 8x17 on rear , what ET would you guys recommend with 30mm drop on a vr6.

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Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Wayne on 22 July 2013, 10:52: 30 to 35 will be fine but you may need to trim the arches.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Diluxe on 22 July 2013, 11:04: If I kept the offset at ET43 , I 'd get an equal increase inwards or outwards, good idea or bad? I guess hitting the shock could become an issue.....
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Wayne on 22 July 2013, 13:28: Quote from: Diluxe on 22 July 2013, 11:04
If I kept the offset at ET43 , I 'd get an equal increase inwards or outwards, good idea or bad? I guess hitting the shock could become an issue.....

Yep it be very close to touching the shock.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 23 July 2013, 13:12: Nah it wont! Only if you try and fit tyres bigger than 215 wide.

Standard offset is 45 which has lots of leeway
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 23 July 2013, 13:13: Oh btw unlike Wayne I have had a set of 8x17's on my car!
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Diluxe on 23 July 2013, 13:24: Quote from: Len on 23 July 2013, 13:13
Oh btw unlike Wayne I have had a set of 8x17's on my car!

what ET did you run?
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Wayne on 23 July 2013, 13:40: Quote from: Len on 23 July 2013, 13:13
Oh btw unlike Wayne I have had a set of 8x17's on my car!

I ran 7x17 with a 35mm offset on mine and it was tight for clearance.

You need to run 205/40/17's as well, 215's will throw the gearing / speedo out.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 24 July 2013, 13:06: Wrong again Wayne. :rolleyes:

215/40's are fine. Check the Wheel/Tyre info up above.

Quote from: Diluxe on 23 July 2013, 13:24
Quote from: Len on 23 July 2013, 13:13
Oh btw unlike Wayne I have had a set of 8x17's on my car!

what ET did you run?

I think they were standard ET but I will look at the wheels and check for you.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 24 July 2013, 13:07: I also ran the same tyres on a set of 7.5x17's which they are still fitted to and in my possession.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Wayne on 24 July 2013, 13:38: Quote from: Len on 24 July 2013, 13:06
Wrong again Wayne. :rolleyes:

215/40's are fine. Check the Wheel/Tyre info up above.

Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference

205/50-15 4.0in 11.5in 23.1in 72.5in 874 0.0%
205/40-17 3.2in 11.7in 23.5in 73.7in 860 1.7%
215/40-17 3.4in 11.9in 23.8in 74.7in 848 3.0%

So as I said they will throw the speed / gearing out to a bigger degree against 205/40's
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 25 July 2013, 12:53: And where did you get that rubbish info from Wayne? Wikipedia?
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Len on 25 July 2013, 13:01: Where you are wrong Wayne is telling people they cannot use 8x17 wheels.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Wayne on 25 July 2013, 13:31: Quote from: Len on 25 July 2013, 13:01
Where you are wrong Wayne is telling people they cannot use 8x17 wheels.

I have never said that, the question was will it be close to the shock, all well and good you saying that standard offset is 45 so they will fine, you seem to be missing the point that they are a lot wider than standard width.

Quote from: Len on 25 July 2013, 12:53
And where did you get that rubbish info from Wayne? Wikipedia?

Nope an online tyre calculator: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html , so for you to say 215's will be fine is wrong.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: decksla on 26 July 2013, 12:41: i got 35s on the rear of mine with no rubbing anywhere and the tyre is well in the guard.

30 and you may need to get the guards rolled / trims modded.

this is on an ssr type rs and spoke design / dish will play a big difference in the overall fitment.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: tshirt2k on 31 July 2013, 11:18: They will probably run or bind on the shock if using same offset as standard and go wider. 205/50 on my standard gti wheels used to rub on my coils, so going wider definitely will unless offset is changed.
Title: Re: What ET 8x17 on rear
Post by: Millhausen on 08 August 2013, 14:05: Is Len going to be alright?