Volk III (please read)

[zylvia213]

First of all just want to say Happy New Year to all the Zilvians.

This is probably the second time i post a thread on Zilvia.net. I usually find what im looking for in the forums but still kinda new on here. I did try doing some searching on here and on the web for my questions but couldnt find anything.

Anyway I bought my first S13 about a year ago and it came with some VOLK III 17x7 or 7.5 not really sure These rims are 4 and 5 lug. Im not sure what the off set is...??? Wheels came with 215/45/17 all around which looks very gay. I want to go with different tire size, right now with these tires the rims look really skinny which i understand the width of them are not that wide. What size of tires would you guys recommend or how much bigger or wider can i go. I dont take my car to the track, I do hit the canyons once in a while but nothing crazy just grip. I want to get nice decent fitment on there that will look nice and maybe make them look a little wide. My car has stock fenders front and rear and will be slapping on silvia front end sometime soon. Thanks guys

By the way i tried posting up some pics but for some reason its giving me some error msg.

[Dousan_PG]

235/40/17 imo
that should be fine. look better more meat and can find good sizing

[azndoc]

^^^ Listen to that man.

Shit.... I call dousan in the mornings to see what I should wear to work.

[zylvia213]

thanks for the advice. Now with this size of tires would i have to do any pulling or rolling on the fenders? I know the rims has some lables on the inside of the rim, would that say the offset of rims? I dont not sure what they are. thanks

[LA_phantom_240]

It may. Or it may be cast into the back of one of the spokes or what not.

[DreamN]

Take pictures of any stickers or engravings on the wheels and by that we can most likely tell you what the offset is.

Also, with a 235/40 tire on a 7-7.5 in. wheel I doubt you'll need to roll your fenders.

[jspaeth]

you can always measure the offset man....just use straightedges and measuring tape...

On 17s, 245/40/17s will give you the closest on total tire height to the stock 205/55/16s

Maybe 225/45/17 would look good too (24.97 inch total height)
or 215/45/17 (24.61 total height)
or 245/40/17 (24.71 inches total height)


whereas 205/55/16 is (24.87)


EDIT: oh by the way, here are some pictures of 235/40/17 on a 17x7.5 just so you can see how it looks.....doesn't buldge tooo bad:


http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=148694&highlight=235%2F40%2F17+17x7.5 (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=148694&highlight=235%2F40%2F17+17x7.5)



IF you switch from 215 to 235, you will gain a little traction, but from a "looks" standpoint, you won't really tell the difference...

20mm/2 sides = extra 10mm per side = 0.4 inches.....not a WHOLE lot different, but you can gain a little traction


Let us know what the offset is on those....

measure the rim width (between the inside of the lips) and the put a flatedge across the inner lips, spanning the whole wheel's diameter, and measure the perpendicular distance to where the wheel mounts to the hub

offset = (distance from inner edge to mount point) - (width/2)

Most likely if the offset is reasonable, you should be able to fit most reasonable tire sizes (205-245) for that rim width without rubbing.

let us know though

[zylvia213]

Coo thanks alot guys. As soon as im able i will take some pics and post them. Its been raining so im not sure when ill get a chance to do this... i live in appartments so i got no garage. I hope i dont have the same prob when im trying to upload these pics. Yesturday I tried and kept giving me error msg's on here. Ill keep you guys updated. Thanks be careful out there Cali Zilvians rain is crazy.

[zylvia213]

I took a look at the rims and the label read on all 4 rims 17x7.0 +37 offset. Ok now what tires can i really run on these rims. Like i said i want to get the best looks with this size of rims. I wish these rims were wider but fuck it ill work with what i got for now. Sometime in the future i will be going 5 lug and ofcourse get some nice looking wheels but for now i gota stick wit this. So let me know guys. If anyone has any pics with this size of rims i have with some good looking tire sizes please post. I tried looking for some pics online and on the wheel fitment thread whores and didnt see any w/ my set up. thanks guys by the way here are 2 pics of my rims

[naed240sx]

Since they are only 7" wide, don't go any wider than a 225 tire. 235 will just bulge and be a waste.

[GabeS14]

,maybe a spacer, will help a liiiitle bit too...but for sure adding a meatier tire will help look stronger.