Bigger Wheels

Thinking of buying some new wheels for you car and have a question if they'll fit correctly or not? Want to get some opinions on some new tires? Ask them here.
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dark neon rider
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Bigger Wheels

Post by dark neon rider » Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:41 pm

Ok so Im planning on putting 17" wheels on my car but Id like to know do I have to do anything suspension wise.Main reason being is because Im swapping my entire brake system to the srt 4 brake system.

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Post by ricker91878 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:19 am

I got 17's on my car just watch the tire size, I had 215/40r17 on mine before and when I replaced the tires I put 205/40r17 on. I noticed no difference in the ride but if you have to replace the tires there is a big price difference they are quite a bit cheaper. As far as the breaks I'm not sure if there is a size difference between the two, my car came with stock disc on all four wheels so I never had any issues. I can't imagine there being a big difference in size someone else on here may know.
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Post by dark neon rider » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:55 am

i was reading and I saw that more than likely because im going with caliper covers Im gonna need to go with slightly bigger wheels

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Post by dark neon rider » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:34 am

Ok I was reading up on the rims of my choice and heres what I found out:
Offset 45mm
Rim Hub bore 0
Bolt Pattern 5-100/5-114.3
Number of Bolts 5
Rim Diameter 17
Rim Width 7.5
my question is will it fit without having to do adjustment?

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Post by ricker91878 » Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:48 pm

You should go to a web site that has the wheel selection by the car type, I got mine at discount tire but you can Google tire and wheel packages and it will pull up loads of web sites. You shouldn't have to make any adjustment if your putting 17's on they won't be any wider than 7-7 1/2" wide so you won't have any rubbing issues just watch the tire height.
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Post by dark neon rider » Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:58 pm

i plan on getting them done after i buy my bc coilover package

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