Subject	I can fit a tire of the same width (245/40-17) as OEM rears
Posted by	markpearl91tt on January 26, 2003 at 7:58 PM
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In Reply To	Don't waste your time with a 17x8 wheel in the back. (n/m) posted by ///MO3N on January 26, 2003 at 07:36 PM
Message	Besides, one of my goals with a "wheel upgrade" was to have wheels I could rotate to improve tire life, and I honestly don't push the limit when it comes to traction - so wider isn't necessary for me. I'm also not willing to go to 18's because of comfort/strength considerations and tire prices at that diameter. Ideally, I would like 17x8.5, but there just aren't many affordable options that I like in that size. I'm not interested in dropping $2,000 into a set of aftermarket wheels when even a set of the special, light-weight cast-alloy wheels custom designed for the car can be had for $1,000. I'm willing to pay out a little bit for quality, but the whole concept of aftermarket wheels is to get a better wheel for the same price or less (that's obviously my opinion) as the OEM wheel. In my case, a $185 17x8 wheel seems to fit the description pretty well. I just want to make sure that it'll fit correctly (offset/backspacing) and doesn't weigh too much.
Follow Ups	Anyone have info/pics on the Voxx Matrix wheel? - markpearl91tt 19:18:22 01/26/03 wow... thats looks sweet for the price (n/m) - down5hift 19:28:30 01/26/03 Don't waste your time with a 17x8 wheel in the back. (n/m) - ///MO3N 19:36:15 01/26/03 I can fit a tire of the same width (245/40-17) as OEM rears - markpearl91tt 19:58:36 01/26/03 You can fit a 265 on a 8 inch - Zboost 20:00:43 01/26/03 not really ... "fit" would require a minimum of a 9" wide - markpearl91tt 20:04:39 01/26/03 Same width but much smaller footprint. Go 17x9 all around - ///MO3N 08:46:50 01/27/03 footprint? Do you mean visually or the contact patch? - markpearl91tt 14:33:47 01/27/03 So your downgrading? - Zboost 19:57:58 01/26/03 Again ... same tire width will fit - markpearl91tt 20:00:57 01/26/03 Correction - markpearl91tt 20:28:35 01/26/03 Who cares.. That reebok commercial was the best EVER!!! - Jack B. 20:02:18 01/26/03 LOL at the TPS Reports - OscarZ 23:15:58 01/26/03 Discount tire @ WWW.Tires.com (n/m) - willflow 21:19:24 01/26/03 That's where I got the picture from ... - markpearl91tt 21:30:42 01/26/03 I think you're doing the smart thing... - ZEngineer 21:30:31 01/26/03 i drove an NA wheel on my rear forever, no problems (n/m) - BOOZTD 3 22:30:20 01/26/03
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