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Post by mercutio » Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:46 pm

4thgenphil wrote:400bhp on stretched rims, good choice. Dibs on your car after you wrap it and are left in a wheel chair. :?

Seriously bud, I like you I dont want you to be dead so run slightly skinnier wheels that fit properly with the proper tyres on and enjoy the car.

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Abd if anyone says that "they do it in the states" I will stab them in the shitter next time I see them, yhey have nice smooth roads and better weather
listen to him ^^^^ I had stretched tyres on mine looked cool but the handling on the limit was well...... awful stretched tyres and handling do not go together
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Post by ddoubledanny » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:44 am

mercutio wrote:
4thgenphil wrote:400bhp on stretched rims, good choice. Dibs on your car after you wrap it and are left in a wheel chair. :?

Seriously bud, I like you I dont want you to be dead so run slightly skinnier wheels that fit properly with the proper tyres on and enjoy the car.

Imo of course

Abd if anyone says that "they do it in the states" I will stab them in the shitter next time I see them, yhey have nice smooth roads and better weather
listen to him ^^^^ I had stretched tyres on mine looked cool but the handling on the limit was well...... awful stretched tyres and handling do not go together

I can actually see where your coming from and decided 9" are too big. I just want to get some sort of nice wheels that fit and look flush/fill the arches.

What about 8" wide 225 or 215

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Post by 4thgenphil » Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:15 am

that would work pal, sorry to be negative, but i could understand having 9" wheels if you were running wide tyres.
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Post by mart609 » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:34 am

It's not about the width, it's about the offset of the wheels.

Lower offsets stick out more
you can get some 8J's with lower offset that will still fill the arches nice. If not just run some 10 or 20mm spacers.

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Post by Donald » Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:19 am

But they do it in the States.

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Post by Chuffter » Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:27 am

:shock: Someones getting a shitter stabbing :lol:

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Post by ddoubledanny » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:22 am

4thgenphil wrote:that would work pal, sorry to be negative, but i could understand having 9" wheels if you were running wide tyres.
that's cool mate this is why i was asking and I would rather someone be honest ;)
mart609 wrote:It's not about the width, it's about the offset of the wheels.

Lower offsets stick out more
you can get some 8J's with lower offset that will still fill the arches nice. If not just run some 10 or 20mm spacers.
Thanks mate, so the lower the offset the more the wheel sticks out. I'm still working out what's the best fitment on 17" I'm thinking 17x8 et25 but the tyres I'm not sure on size maybe 215 or 225 :?

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:45 pm

215/45/17 on the 8" works well.
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