Wheel Gurus Please Help

[SHAGwagn]

ic ic, thanks for the input. Do you have pics of ur rims so i can see how much the 235 bubbles out past the edge of the rim? I want to get tires that are flush with the edge of the rim and since you have the same size u are the perfect example. Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

[SwampAss]

S'all I got.

 

[SHAGwagn]

much appreciated, these are perfect! I think from the look of it i will be goin with his suggestion...it seems like the 8" sticks out a bit and is not flush with the rear quarter panel...am i right or is it the angle of the photo? Thanks alot for the images btw.

 

[SwampAss]

they are pretty much flush in the back. The front overhang on the fenders is greater. Keep in mind, I throw s*** all over the side of my car now.

 

[SHAGwagn]

u mean the front tires stick out past the fenders? s*** like what? tire shine?

 

[SwampAss]

no, the front of the car is wider. It hides the wheels a touch better. Tire goop and rocks. I have a chip under my mirror.

 

[SHAGwagn]

O ic so 8" should be fine all the way around then? I just wonder if 225 on a 8" is gonna expose the lip of the rim. The rocks are rocks are shooting up from the rear?

 

[SwampAss]

front

 

[SHAGwagn]

So from what I am gathering its the 235 tire that makes it rub, not the 8" wheel. So the safest route will then be 8" with 225 tire. There is also a 7.5" option but i just feel like I'm wasting my money buying a 7.5" when an 8" is available. But I also hate wheels that stick out past the tire which im thinking would happen on a 225 mounted on a 8" wheel. Mazda's Rays wheels are 7.5...maybe they know what they are doing?

 

[Rotus]

225 on 7.5 is prolly what you are looking for. Thing about 225/40 is that it a little smaller than stock diameter, but you have coilovers to take care of that problem.