That's 15mm less than the stock offset for EP3, right?
One thing I didn't consider before running 225/50s on 16x8 is that it creates *heaps* of slop in the steering. I ran the FD RX7 wheels on a FN2, they are +50 offset and fit nicely compared to the stock 18x7.5 +55 offset. I think they are the same weight as R32 GTR wheels, also 7 kg.
Now running 225/45 17 +50 (also from FD RX7
) on 17x8.5 on the fronts and the steering response is
so much better, it's a night and day difference.
However, I am tempted (but not confident) if 245/40 17 will fit on those 17x8.5 fronts
. Don't really want to run 235/45 17 as the sidewall is a nearly as tall as the 225/50 16, and it will increase the gearing (whereas my crappy FN2 needs all the help it can get from gearing, unlike your EP3 rocket!).
If you have pretty stiff suspension and run stiff tyres on your EP3, you should be happy enough with the steering response on 16x8 I think.
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