I was looking at the 15x8 4x100 Sportmax 002 wheels and i was wondering if an 8 inch rim will fit my my 92 hatch. Will any modifications be necessary?

thanks alot.

 

Wheel and Tire Forum

The correct sized 15" tire for your car is 195/50-15. Tires that size are not approved/safe for 8" wide rims. There is no benefit to running a wider tire on the street. Now if this is for some sort of drag application you are probably best off asking the Drag Racing Forum.

I hope this helps. If you have further questions I suggest that you ask the Wheel and Tire Forum as they will probably be much much more helpful than here.

Cheers.

 

ahh i completely forgot about the wheel forum...


the reason i was going with the 8" rim was so it would have the wider lip on it.

thanks

 

I doubt it. You rotors are at least 7 in. then you have your calipers to take up another 2-3in. why don't you take your wheel off and measure.


nevermind I'm retarded.....

 

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the reason i was going with the 8" rim was so it would have the wider lip on it.

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If you want more lip you can get a wheel that has a lower offset or 'sticks out' more. However you will encounter an entire other world of problems such as rubbing and premature bearing and suspension wear.

 

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thanks for all the advice man. doesnt sound like its worth the trouble.
i came from a mustang and it had deep dish rims in the back and i love the look of it and wanted to try something similar, of course not as wide obviously.

the 15x7's have a 1.5inch lip...is that a nice size lip for these cars?

 

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thanks for all the advice man. doesnt sound like its worth the trouble.
i came from a mustang and it had deep dish rims in the back and i love the look of it and wanted to try something similar, of course not as wide obviously.
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Mustangs back in the day were designed to have much lower offset rims as was most rear wheel cars back then.

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Tires will look 'streched'. Probably won't rub. You would have to find someone with that exact set up to be sure. I am not to sure myself.

 

thanks for all the help man.

what exactly is the tire stretched look? is this a bad look?

 

this looks like the 3.5 inch lip on this hatch

 

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It's more a personal preference. Every tire comes with an approved rim width, ensure the rim you get falls inside that range. The tire will most likely handle and perform best when in the middle of that range.

Stretched look: When the rim is wider than the tire and it looks like the tire is stretched to fit onto the rim

Budged look: The tire is wider than the rim, the side walls budge out past the rim.


These are some extreme examples of stretched tires. (no, it is not a coincidence that they are all on VWs)





These are some examples of bulging tires. (perhaps not the best examples)





Hope that helps,
Cheers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's more a personal preference. Every tire comes with an approved rim width, ensure the rim you get falls inside that range. The tire will most likely handle and perform best when in the middle of that range.

Stretched look: When the rim is wider than the tire and it looks like the tire is stretched to fit onto the rim

Budged look: The tire is wider than the rim, the side walls budge out past the rim.


These are some extreme examples of stretched tires. (no, it is not a coincidence that they are all on VWs)



These are some examples of bulging tires. (perhaps not the best examples)




Hope that helps,
Cheers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks so much, you're the man

 

i'm guessing that you want the 15x8 +0 offset sportmax rims, they won't fit with any size tire within the fender

 

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MORE PIXORS PLEASE!!!!! How bout on a CRX?

 

call me strange but, i dont think it looks good. I like my wheels to be inside the fenders not half out aka lowrider eurostyle.