Where to get 16 x 7 steelies?

[smithers_0990]

Tires.com has 16" but I dont know if they have 16 x 7.

The wheels will be for autocross.

Help me out.

 

[smithers_0990]

bump

 

[rowan]

They probably won't be 7" wide. More like 6". They're so soft and heavy .. why not get some Rota slipstrems or something which are light and cheap.

 

[smithers_0990]

Cheap to me is less than $50 a wheel.
Rotas are about twice the price that I paid for my everyday wheels.
I know they make 16 x 7 steelies I just dont know where to find them.

I can buy 15 x 7 right now at www.tires.com.

Which size would be better for autocross?

 

[low_psi]

get 15's and azenis... or 215/55/16 azenis on 16" wheels...

 

[Leadfoot]

Alright...for those that haven't been in a snow storm with the MSP tires, it really sucks ass!! In February, it took me over 8 hours to drive 19 nerve racking miles, and every slight incline took about 3000 miles off my engine (running 4000 rpm in 3rd gear to crawl at ~ 2 mph). Unfortunately, I got pelted several times by passing salt trucks! Sounds like a damn machine gun (ouch, my new paint!).

Anyway, I was wondering, if I went to the junk yard, would some older protege steel rims fit the MSP? I'd like to go steel, just because junk yards will try to **** me if I go to buy alloys. Plus, as others mentioned, money is REALLY tight. Is 5x144 the right size? Let me know what you think....thanks.

*EDIT*sorry...I posted this in the wrong thread...

 

[rowan]

If you're racing with them .. go wider than 7" even. Go for a 7.5' at least and then you will really be able to support the tires.

If you go for 15's and put a 225 tire on them you will really be able to use at least a 7.5" and preferably a 8" wide rim. Same with 16's actually. Get 16x7.5 for those 215/40 tires.

You can probably find a local shop that will have you a set of steel wheels made custom .. probably even for under your $50/per magic number.

 

[Dimitrios]

As far as junkyard's go, find a set of 626 wheels/rims with the 5 lug pattern. I believe those will fit.

 

[rowan]

Yes but all the OEM Mazda rims are so skinny!

 

[KYMP5]

i have oem mazda 5 lug steelies i will sell cheap