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Yeah, WestState Tyres is at 1151-1153 Albany Hwy, Bently (WA).
http://www.weststatetyres.com.au/
I went there previously with my civic and got some Enkei NTO3's and they sorted out the suspension too..
http://www.weststatetyres.com.au/sho...IC.jpg_595.jpg
but your right, finding rims was a pain... you HAVE TO do research!!!
Depend on you, wanna go with half looks and still can go perfomance or you wanna go with perfomance?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crapdaz
if perfomance, go with 18" (forged rims like volk racing/Advan) or 17".but euro use 17" inch for me its a big NO.cause i dont like the looks:p.
for looks go with 19 inch maximum.20 inch is too big.you will get headache for sure.if you use 20 inch, perfomance is :thumbdwn::thumbdwn:.
for 19 inch or any other size, i would recommend the lowest offset you can go is +42. i used 19 inch +45 on my euro.widht 8" and 8.5".tyres 225/35 and 235/35. dats a very very perfect fit. +42 offset its still ok.one of my friend use 19 inch SSR offset +42 widht and tyres same like mine.he seems ok.no problem at all.
no rub at all.still can go with full load.looks nice.no headache at all:p.perfomance is still good.high speed in cornering also good, dont need to roll ur guard.
if you wanna go with big size rims and perfomance as well, go with 19 inch and buy forged rims/lightweight rims like SSR, HRE, Iforged.
Just to follow up though, so if I have 18x8 +42 using 235/40/18 my rear shouldn't touch the guard, knowing that you are using 19x8.5 +45 with 235/35/19 on rear wheel and not rubbing and since yours would be 3mm more outward than mine. Your thought?Quote:
Originally Posted by CL9-K24A3
Cheers
I went to Weststate Tyres as well....they could not help me. In Perth it is very difficult for dealers that can help you with rims to suit (both pricing and fitment). I think I have only seen about 3 Euros with rims and are lowered.
For wheel offset http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
For tyre size calculator use http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
This is my euro, with the 19x7.5's. (Not lowered - to be done soon)
The ride height looks a bit funny without lowering it, but i didnt have the cash at the time.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2007/...82f7787f_b.jpg
am not pretty sure with +42.my friend use +42 and 19 inch.same tyres profile like mine.but he doesnt lower his car untill like mine.i lowered my car untill around 3-4mm of my rear tyres go inside the guard.if you use +42 the worst case, you just need to roll ur guard a bit.its easy and not expensive to roll ur guard.you should be ok i guess using +42:thumbsup:.Quote:
Originally Posted by hooboy
Another one to throw at you guys for when changing your rims, when you change your rims for aftermarket ones do you normally do a straight swap or would you need locating rings etc? Your experiences with your own wheels.
Depends on the rim but most times u have to get a hub ring to suit.
Okay, springing another question.
Do you guys when increasing your size of wheel from e.g 16"-> 18" or so forth, wheel alignment, wheel balancing is a must.
What about recalibrating your speedo? Cause bigger wheels would cause your speedo to be out.
Where is a reputable place that would help recalibrate speedo or do tyre places normally recalibrate it for you when they install wheels/tyres for you?
Many thanks for your replies. =P
Noob Daz.
When increasing the size of the wheel, doesnt always mean that you increase the size of the rolling diameter of the tyre... it will depend on the size of wheel, and the profile of the tyre you get..Quote:
Originally Posted by Crapdaz
Obviously if you go from a 15" to a 22" rim, then you will have some issues, but if you only increase the rim size by a couple of inches, you can usually find a tyre that has a decrease profile to combat the size difference.
The few times that i have swapped over standard rims and tyres for after market rims and performance tyres, the difference in rolling diameter has been negligable, so i havent bothered on recalibrating my speedo, just gotta keep it in mind when you see those little men in blue, or those revenue raising camera's to pull back a km/ph or 2 from the limit.
Otherwise, going to any service centre such as an ultratune or somewhere like that is fine.. you dont need to go to a specialist place to have it done unless you feel like parting with some extra cash...!
Just find the specs for your current tyres rolling diameter and try to get the new tyres about the same.
(This has been my experiance, any one please feel free to proove me wrong.)
i read somewhere with the sat/nav system theres a hidden funtion to chabge the rim/tire size dont know if true
(i cant seem to find it now, i cant find the hidden coolant temp proceedure either--- argh cocaine its a hell of a drug!)