me if this has been discussed too many times.

i'm checking out some 15x7 & 16x7 te-37's fo' da R and was wondering if anyone has/had experience with these wheels and sizes.

i referred to the holy itrca.com wheel guide <http://www.itrca.com/faq/wheel_guide.asp>. very nice guide btw. however, i couldn't find an entry for the 15" te-37. i did find in the guide that the recommended offset for the 16" te-37 is 43mm.

i have two (2) major questions:

1. (short one) does anyone know a preferrable offset for the 15x7 te-37's for the type r?

2. (long one) i checked out the Mackin Industries Site and found that the 16x7 te-37's are available with a +42mm offset. then i looked at IPSRacing.com and found that they offer 16x7 te-37's with a +45mm offset. to top it off, the ITRCA Wheel Guide recommends a +43mm offset. which of the three are correct? are te-37's offered in 42mm, 43mm, & 45mm? and of the ones that volk racing does make, which offset is the best?

sorry if this post is confusing...i just wanna sort some of this confusion out and get me some rims! thanks!!!

 

i am running 15x7 +43 te-37's.. 205/50/15 tires. fits fine on stock suspension

 

15x7 5x114.3 +43
16x7 5x114.3 +42

These are the correct offsets

HTH

 

My dream wheels are 16x7 GM Te-37s /+43offset yumm....

 

 

just to throw a money wrench in it all...do these sizes still apply if you get a coilover setup?

thanks B2, Hybrid ctr, & 98R-1144 for some confidence builders

kepani-who feel's the from fellow -techers...

 

What do you mean, I don't understand your question???

 

from what i've heard and read, when you lower the car, you increase the chance of rubbing your fender or your wheel well. if i lower the car, will the wheel, for the same offset, likely rub the fender or wheel well? does that make sense?

 

I'm sure you won't rub with +42/43 offset if you only lower your car 1" or so.
Phat Bastard's car is lowered 2" on +50 MF10's, he doesn't rub.

 

I too would like to know if 15x7 wheels with +43 offset would fit on an ITR with lowered stance (say 1-2" lower than stock).

 

The correct offset for the itr is +50.
Imagine offset this way, +50 will be nicely tucked in the wheel well, and +30 your car will look like a lowrider

 

That's true for the stock rim (6" wide). But for a 7" wide rim, I think it would be different to make sure the rims clear the suspension arms or am I thinking wrong?

 

When I had my ITR I had 17x7 Advan Model 7 w/ +50 offset. They cleared the suspension arms ok. Hope that helps.

 

I know everyone says this all the time... but,

if you <u>don't</u> track or autoX, go with 16x7" rims w/ 215/45/16 tires. The handling is a lot crisper than with 15" combo. And, with Volk's, your 16" rims will only weigh a few pounds more... which to me is not a big deal for street application.

 

If I did get wheels, they would be 16x7 w/ 215/45 16 tires.

 

I have 16x7 te-37s with 42mm offset and 215/45/-16s.
No rubbing, no problems.

 

Fits fine. Just dont go show stunna low

 

 

I want these

 

So do I

 

Assuming the wheels are exactly the same except for offset,

+50 will have a wider track than +30.

 

It's the other way around. +30 will have a wider track than +50.

 

They're very nice, don't they? They look real good on my car. The wheels on the first pic look kinda dark 'cuz of the lighting.




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isn't this setup what itrsport.com runs? http://24.161.125.125/parchive_wallpaper1.html

 

Yes...Exactly what he has.