[200q20v] Fitting larger rims

[C1J1Miller at aol.com]

http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/tires.html
has info; look also at the tire comparison calc. page linked from there:
http://www.venommotorsports.com/howto/wheeldiameters.htm
If you keep the same offset, but increase width, you'll gain that width half on the inside, half on the outside.
That is, to go to an 8" wheel, you're gaining a quarter inch towards the strut and towards the outside.
Measure your available clearances, and use that to determine what you want.  I'm using a 17x8" wheel with 35mm offset.
Chris


In a message dated Fri, 30 Mar 2001  1:01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Richard E. Berlin, Jr." <rberlin at feltonberlin.com> writes:

<< I am now searching for the "perfect 16" or 17" rims for the
'91 Avant. Here's the question:
As I spec out the possible rims, I do know that the OEM's
are 15x7.5, 5bolt, 112mm with an offset of 35.
If I buy, say, a 16x8, I know I still need a 112mm, 5 bolt
config, but here's the pitch. Would an 8" rim still indicate
a 35 offset, or would that change??
Any teachers out there? The student is all ears.

Richard E. Berlin, Jr.
Two '91 200q20v Avants
Email: <rberlin at feltonberlin.com>
(978) 548-3737 

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