need help deciding between offset. i will be buying the diamond racing wheels and i want to run 15x8 but i dont know with offset to go with i was thinking about +12 offset or +25. tires will be 195-50-15
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I can't help you with the offset but your planned wheel/tire combo is not optimal. According to the Tire and Rim Associaton, a 195/50 tire should not be fitted on a rim more than 7" wide. The minimum tread width for a 50 aspect ratio tire to be mounted on an 8" wide wheel is 225. Mounting a 195/50 tire on an 8" wide wheel can result in shortened tire life or even damage to the wheel or tire. Optimal wheel width/tread width dimensions are a function both of tread width and aspect ratio; the lower the aspect ratio the greater the wheel width required for a given tread width.
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yea mounting a 195 on an 8" rim could give you issues for sure lol, i had a 205 mounted on an 8" rim and it was just wide enough so the tire wasn't stretched.
offset tho, factory wheels are 42 i believe, so I wouldn't go any lower than a 25 offset...-Jack
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Originally posted by mazdapr View PostOriginally posted by goldstar View PostLol at the responses. First off, if he is streeting diamond racing wheels (which i don't recommend bc they are very weakly structured, but i'm sure you know that), he wants the stretch, and he has been hanging around too many vw / honduh boys. He doesn't care about tire life, or the safety factor, just the look of the stretch.Originally posted by Mazda_Powered View Post
To the OP, you will get no where posting threads of wheel tire combo's that don't make sense. I've seen many a threads go up in flames, and most here don't really like the stretched tire scene, bc its not functional, or practical in any means.
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just closed the thread. there so many things we don't follow by the rules and some people get pick out cause other people don't like that style. never mind the question i figure it by myself and thanks for those who try helping.ANGELComment
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