Freq
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I need to get some new wheels and I'm considering getting these and a set of 1" adapters to change my bolt pattern to 5x144.3. I'm concerned about rubbing when I turn, or if they'll outright hit the fenders. The tires I'm looking to get are 205/40XR17, and I'm just curious if anyone else is running a similar setup. My car is currently on factory suspension with 2 coils knocked off the front and 2.5 off the rear.
Edit: I'm waiting for my room mate to text me back with my tire size, but I did some maths in the mean time to estimate the difference in diameter between my current setup and the new setup.
205 / 40 ZR 17 = 23.5
185 / 70 R 14 = 24.2
Difference = -0.7
The offset of the 14s that are on it right now should be 25mm, right? These wheels are 40mm, so that's a 15mm difference. With that, plus the +1" from the adapter, my wheels should sit 0.41" further out than they currently do. If my tires clear fine right now, I shouldn't see any issues with these bigger wheels?
Edit: I'm waiting for my room mate to text me back with my tire size, but I did some maths in the mean time to estimate the difference in diameter between my current setup and the new setup.
205 / 40 ZR 17 = 23.5
185 / 70 R 14 = 24.2
Difference = -0.7
The offset of the 14s that are on it right now should be 25mm, right? These wheels are 40mm, so that's a 15mm difference. With that, plus the +1" from the adapter, my wheels should sit 0.41" further out than they currently do. If my tires clear fine right now, I shouldn't see any issues with these bigger wheels?
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