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need help with rims and tire adjustment?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:20 pm
by joshyg7
hey guys i want to get the drag dr54 rims without having to get new tires.. the tires i have now are 205/50/r15. i want that look where the rim sticks out of the tire a little bit. i heard thats called negative offset or something. do i have to get a smaller tire or bigger rim that 15 to do so??

if you can help me out that would be great

PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:28 pm
by blk92hb
if you are not wanting to get new tires then you will need a 15x7 inch rim

Re: need help with rims and tire adjustment?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:37 pm
by teal_dx
joshyg7 wrote: i want that look where the rim sticks out of the tire a little bit. i heard thats called negative offset or something



offset will push the whole wheel out of the wheel well.
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Rim poking out of the tire is called tire stretch.

205/50R15 is the correct tire for a 15x7 rim, so it will not stretch. If you want stretch, you will need to go 15x8 (or wider depending on how extreme you want to go)

I'd do a lot of research before buying a set of rims/tires that may not properly fit your car.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:46 pm
by 1ATony
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