Need some wheels/tire advice

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Dr.J)

Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:15:12 GMT

Reviving an old post, but thought i should my 2 cents...
These wheels are 17x8 +35 and 17x9 +38.
Fronts have 215/40 R17's on them to fit under the spring seat. Bigger tyres on the front would result in rubbing...

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:31:24 GMT

Groper
Rick,
Actually stock fitment on Gen3's was 195/55 (6" rim) x 15 front and 225/50 (7" rim) x 15 rear.
cheers
Steve
Every K over is a thriller

I stand corrected... I had been running 50 series tyres on my 15" wheels before I went to 17's

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Groper)

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:30:08 GMT

Rick,
Actually stock fitment on Gen3's was 195/55 (6" rim) x 15 front and 225/50 (7" rim) x 15 rear.
cheers
Steve
Every K over is a thriller

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:45:50 GMT

Stock was 195/50 15 on the front and 225/50 15 on the rear. I'm glad you got it sorted...

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:41:19 GMT

So, little update.

We're in business, thanks everyone for the help :)

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:05:03 GMT

Yeah, I've learned that the MR2 isn't the easiest car to have a bit of fun with mod-wise. There's a lot of knowledge that comes into play and you can't really 'just wing it' like other cars.

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:01:34 GMT

The boots do fall apart with age...
I've only been an MR2 owner myself for just over a year, so I'm pretty new to the scene too. The guys on this forum are fantastic, and have helped me a lot. I tend to ask for people's thoughts before I do anything on my MR2, because they have the knowledge and experience.

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:26:53 GMT

Okay, thank you heaps Rick, really appreciate the help mate. I just needed someone with the same specs to verify, been so keen to get this going but keep hitting obstacles. Also made the weirdest discovery while checking out my tires; the boot for the two front struts are shredded up into rings. Don't know if it's going to cause any issues. And all my tires are 205/55.. I thought MR2s were meant to have staggered sets. Odd.

I'll update this tomorrow maybe and update how it goes; hopefully all is well.

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:01:30 GMT

215/40 pic (as best i could manage) has plenty of clearance...

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:23:52 GMT

Here you can see the top of the Advan tire scrubbing against the strut. Turns out the specs are 235/45
So if I go 215/40, will that definitely clear?
Just need to be 100% sure cause I can't afford to get the new tires then not have them fit again

Edit:

Just wanted to add that this isn't properly on the hub or anything, this is jacked up in the air trying to put the wheel on and there's where it makes contact

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:47:45 GMT

Do the 215/40 fronts just tuck under the front struts? Cause I was trying to eye it out, and there's a little wiggle room. I took some photos which I'll upload soon to show my problem.

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:55:53 GMT

I'm running stock suspension, so i don't see how you'll have a problem. Running 215/40 front and 235/40 rear is pretty common...

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:27:08 GMT

So based on this, will the new tires clear the front struts? Cause I know they barely clear using the OEM wheels

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (rikkir)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:09:00 GMT

Offset is +38. Front Tyre size won't effect your speedo.

Re: Need some wheels/tire advice (Hoonsy)

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:27:37 GMT

That sounds pretty good. So you got the 215s to fit, what offset was your rim though? Cause you may have been lucky with it.

Asked on a FB page and someone replied saying the tire will be mildly stretched and it'll throw the speedo out. Didn't think it'd affect it on a front tire though