Thanks... Only time I have had a problem was with the car fully loaded going around a hard corner. It would rub the wheel on the wheel well. What can you expect though... ;)
The 215 gets you closer the the overall diameter of the stock wheel. Plus you get the extra 10 mm of contact. - Dan McG - 1999 Dark Blue SL2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott W. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: RE: [SPOC] Tires & Wheels > I checked out your site....car looks good. > > So you have no problems with the 215/40's on your car? That sounds good. > I am thinking that I will be able to get a set of 17 X 7 40mm offset > rims and go with either the 205/45 or the 215/40 tires..... > > Scott W. Thomas, President > S.W. Thomas Consultants, Inc. > Phone: (717) 310-0015 > Toll Free: (888) 255-1672 > www.swthomas.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On > > Behalf Of Dan McGoldrick > > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:17 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [SPOC] Tires & Wheels > > > > I am running 17x7 40 mm offset with 215/40 Yokohama Parada tires and > the > > Eibach Prokit springs. No probs with rubbing ever. > > > > Check it out: > http://www.saturnperformance.com/profiles/view.asp?id=danmcg > > > > - Dan McG > > - 1999 Dark Blue SL2 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Scott W. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:57 PM > > Subject: RE: [SPOC] Tires & Wheels > > > > > > > Keep coming with the information here, Brian.... > > > > > > So you think that I would be better to go with the 17 X 7 with a > 38mm > > > offset, but I can get away with the 40 as long as I go with a 205/45 > 17 > > > tire. > > > > > > The only thing that I don't like about the 205 series is that the > > > overall circumference of the tire is slightly higher than that of > the > > > stock....which gives me a taller ratio....I prefer the 215 series > > > better.... > > > > > > I have been looking into lightweight rims such as those offered by > > > 5Zigen, OZ, and others. > > > > > > Scott W. Thomas, President > > > S.W. Thomas Consultants, Inc. > > > Phone: (717) 310-0015 > > > Toll Free: (888) 255-1672 > > > www.swthomas.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > On > > > > Behalf Of Brian Austin > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:49 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [SPOC] Tires & Wheels > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "Scott W. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > So you are saying that the 7.5" wheels will not fit? > > > > > > > > I'm fairly certain that they won't. The 7.5" wheels > > > > would be 12mm closer to the strut than stock 15 x 6 > > > > @50mm offset wheels. > > > > > > > > > So..does a 40mm offset move the the rim closer to > > > > > the strut and a 38mm > > > > > offset moves the rim closer to the fender? > > > > > > > > Yup. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > > > > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to spoc- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, > > > > "Unsubscribe spoc". > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, > > "Unsubscribe spoc". > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to spoc- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, > > "Unsubscribe spoc". > > > > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org > > Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. > > To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc". > Visit SPOC National at http://www.spocnational.org Don't forget to update your Profile in the Owners Database. To unsubscribe from the list at any time, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any subject, and in the message text, "Unsubscribe spoc".
