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Hi Fellow Libertirians,

I'm thinking about getting some new rims for my 07 GT Wagon.

Can anyone give me some advice on what would be the largest size l could get without having to role the guards?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Michael.

PS are there any decent places in Perth to buy rims or do l need to head over East?

19"

Tech 9 Tyres, O'Connor - Speak to Scott!

It's a matter of wheel offset and tyre profile rather than absolute wheel diameter size.

19x8 was the largest people suggested me getting at several stores I went to.

In my opinion go see John at "Tyres and More" located at 4 Carbon ct. Osbourne Park. 92428888 great service and great guys who know what they are talking about.

-Martin.

Well I know most people have trouble fitting more 225/35/19 on their cars. People are known to run 19x8.5" with a +55mm offset. I have 19x8 with 225/35/19 and I have no scrubbing at all with only the front guard rolled a tiny bit.

There are some with 20x7.5 and 20x8's are there cars though

www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Assuming you have a post-facelift Spec.B with 225/45/18 tyres, you should be able to run 235/35/20 with no problems AS LONG AS the wheels are the right width and offset.

I'm not sure if 235/30/20 is a common size or not...

I have 19" x 8's in a +48 offset(from memory)... running 235/35R19 tyres, guards are untouched and not even the slightest hint of rubbing!

HellKnight wrote:19x8 was the largest people suggested me getting at several stores I went to.

In my opinion go see John at "Tyres and More" located at 4 Carbon ct. Osbourne Park. 92428888 great service and great guys who know what they are talking about.

-Martin.

Otherwise known as "Wheels World", definitely another place worth going, especially if you are looking to spend the big dollars!

Also remember how big a wheel you can fit and how much tolerance you can have with offset is largely governed by how low your car is.

tangcla wrote:Also remember how big a wheel you can fit and how much tolerance you can have with offset is largely governed by how low your car is.

Agree totally,

I have 225/30-20 on, which is actually smaller in diameter than the stock spec B tyre.
The width of my rims are only 7.5" but i had to roll the guards because it sits so low & my offset is +42mm from memory, where as mentioned above some people can get away with 8" or even 8.5" depending on offset & how low the car is

I'm running a 19x8.5 in +50, lowered. I get a slight rub on inner front guard on full load whilst cornering. Tyres are 225.35.19 with a rim protection.

7.5" +42 will be guard rubbing offset on a low car.

i have 235/19/35 on our wagon and no scrubbing or rubbing

LOL! Not with that ride height! You could fit a small child's head in that fender gap!

Arith wrote:LOL! Not with that ride height! You could fit a small child's head in that fender gap!

+1

LOL

Can vouch for mine not scrubbing even while tucking tyre with a boot full of gear and 2 bikes hanging off the back!

Jimmy S wrote:

Arith wrote:LOL! Not with that ride height! You could fit a small child's head in that fender gap!

+1

LOL

Can vouch for mine not scrubbing even while tucking tyre with a boot full of gear and 2 bikes hanging off the back!

if your saw my driveway you would understand...

and he didnt mention he had lowered his car in his post smart arses