Another pic request / question :)

[FarrellK11]

hello! i have found a set of wheels that i like that are 15x8 ET15, i was just wondering how much poke i will get from them? maby a pic showing similar size and offset and also i would like to lower my car 50-60mm aswell, would this create big problem with these wheels? i realise there probibly will be some pulling and stretching involved but i dont mind a little hard work and last thing, any recommendations on tyre sizes aswell?

thank you for your time

 

[frank]

hello! i have found a set of wheels that i like that are 15x8 ET15, i was just wondering how much poke i will get from them

well there is 38mm more width either side of the wheel + 30mm more ET, so thats 68mm more wheel poke than stock

 

[markbognor]

A little research has shown that it could well be do-able

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.ph...er2=15&wheelwidth2=8&offset2=15&Submit=Submit

Change the new tyre size and you'll get an idea of how different sizes will work. I'd guess that the shoulder of the tyre would be about 30-40mm further out than the shoulder of the stock tyre size. with the 165/55s

165/50 for rather a lot of stretch

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_165_50_R15/

175/50 for a bit less stretch

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_175_50_R15/

185/50 for sensible stretch, but lots of tyre wall

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_185_55_R15/

195/45 for slight stretch/straightish sidewalls

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_195_45_R15/

 

[FarrellK11]

well there is 38mm more width either side of the wheel + 30mm more ET, so thats 68mm more wheel poke than stock

okay cool thanks but how much will that be poking out of the arch? just so i know if i need over fenders or if i can just pull my arches

 

[FarrellK11]

A little research has shown that it could well be do-able

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.ph...er2=15&wheelwidth2=8&offset2=15&Submit=Submit

Change the new tyre size and you'll get an idea of how different sizes will work. I'd guess that the shoulder of the tyre would be about 30-40mm further out than the shoulder of the stock tyre size. with the 165/55s

165/50 for rather a lot of stretch

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_165_50_R15/

175/50 for a bit less stretch

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_175_50_R15/

185/50 for sensible stretch, but lots of tyre wall

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_185_55_R15/

195/45 for slight stretch/straightish sidewalls

http://www.tyrestretch.com/8_195_45_R15/

wow! thank you for all of that! im not keen on stretching the crap out of the tires so them last ones look pretty good im still getting used to wheel and tyre sizes and stuff so that was a big help

 

[markbognor]

These are 15x8 Et 0, so they will stick out 15mm less than this. The tyres are 195/50 15. So with smaller tyres and the 15mm less poke you can probably do it.

http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/my-little-1-0-16v-facelift-from-italy.35923/page-2

 

[frank]

okay cool thanks but how much will that be poking out of the arch? just so i know if i need over fenders or if i can just pull my arches

have you got stock steels on yours atm ?

 

[FarrellK11]

that micra is HOT! very tempted now would like mine a bit lower though... would this cause more trouble?

 

[FarrellK11]

have you got stock steels on yours atm ?

yeah, no mods worth mentioning yet

 

[frank]

yeah, no mods worth mentioning yet

then measure 68mm from yours, and thats where they,ll be

 

[FarrellK11]

then measure 68mm from yours, and thats where they,ll be

lol alreet, i knew i could do that but i wanted pictures to see what it would look like

 

[frank]

lol alreet, i knew i could do that, but cant be arsed, i,ll wait for someone else to search for pictures to see what it would look like

fixored

 

[FarrellK11]

fixored

well im quite new to this, just thought that if i asked around, you lot would probably be able to find some better pictures, i have searched for myself but it seems to be quite uncommon and the pictures that i do find often don't specify wheel specs, how much the car was lowered or what problems they had... just thought id make use of my resources