Help on wheel size

dave4 · 02-23-2014, 07:35 PM

Hi all,

I'm looking to replace the OEM wheels on my car and came across a dilemma. The wheels I have on are 17x8 and the one Im looking at are 17x7.5.

Is it bad if I go with the 7.5 inches? The car is an XI.

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/DC7GjSlpDkQ/maxresdefault.jpg

Gary@TireRack · 02-24-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by dave4

Hi all,

I'm looking to replace the OEM wheels on my car and came across a dilemma. The wheels I have on are 17x8 and the one Im looking at are 17x7.5.

Is it bad if I go with the 7.5 inches? The car is an XI.

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/DC7GjSlpDkQ/maxresdefault.jpg

If your tire size is 225/45R17, that size will fit on 17X7.5" wheels as well as 17X8" wheels.

dave4 · 02-24-2014, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary@TireRack

If your tire size is 225/45R17, that size will fit on 17X7.5" wheels as well as 17X8" wheels.

Sweet, thank you. Is there any downside going with 7.5?

VMRWheels · 02-24-2014, 02:34 PM

I don't really see any major downsides at all, especially if you're going with the same tire sizing. Most people usually go up in diameter and width, but a 7.5" wide wheel can still work just fine.

dave4 · 02-25-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by VMRWheels

I don't really see any major downsides at all, especially if you're going with the same tire sizing. Most people usually go up in diameter and width, but a 7.5" wide wheel can still work just fine.

I see, yea I was hoping it was going to be good with the same tire size.

But I have one more concern. The OEM wheel has 34mm offset and the new one would have 32mm. When I put it into that calculator up that thats what I got:
8mm MORE clearance on the strut side, and the outside edge of the wheel will RETRACT 4mm

Is it going to be a problem?

Gary@TireRack · 02-26-2014, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave4

I see, yea I was hoping it was going to be good with the same tire size.

But I have one more concern. The OEM wheel has 34mm offset and the new one would have 32mm. When I put it into that calculator up that thats what I got:
8mm MORE clearance on the strut side, and the outside edge of the wheel will RETRACT 4mm

Is it going to be a problem?

No problem at all!

VMRWheels · 02-26-2014, 01:34 PM

+1

You're good to go.

dave4 · 02-26-2014, 01:38 PM

Thank you guys for the answers, I really appreciate it!!

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