hey everyone i have a cabrio 09 and would like to get this wheels
17x7
http://www.wheelsnext.com/wheels-tir...01-Chrome.html

however im lost with the times of which ones will be the best ones and also all of them have 215/35/18. Will they fit ok?

Thanks

 

Not sure I'm following you.

I understand you want the wheels in the 17 x 7 size. Right or Wrong?

You can't put a 215/35/18 tire on a 17 x 7 wheel. An 18 tire is too big for a 17 rim, just won't work.

 

hey
yes the 17x7 ones

what would be the appropiate tires for the 17?

 

my bad i had hit the wrong rim i had chosen 18

but now on the 17 it gives me 215/40/17 is this good?

 

Yes you can.
But that is a bit expensive for generic steel wheels.
For that price you can get forged alloys.

 

forged alloys? im lost

what brand of tires do you guys reccomend?

 

If you are looking at 18 inch rims, then I would use tire size 215/40/18. In that size I am partial to Pirelli PZero Nero's All season non runflats.....Also, you probably have TPMS in your car...( Tire Pressure Monitoring System ) those sending units which mount inside the rim will be an additonal cost to you and any rim you buy will have to be TPMS compatible....

35 profile tires are not so good but are recommended as the appropriate tire profile by Tire Rack and other stores. Problem is that that profile makes your rims suseptable to bending and dents from bumps and pot holes........but what do they care not their problem ? So stay with profiles above that which will fit whenever possible unless you have a large wheel budget to work off of.

For example. I seen 225/40/18's fit on 06's w/ JCW suspension which are 1/2 lowered and yet had no modifications to the cars fenders or liners. So you can't believe everything some tire shops tell ya.

I figure it like this. There are MINI owners who just take their cars to the dealer for everything, then there are those who do research, read books, and do their own stuff. Not sure what catagory you fall into or aspire to be....But if you want to learn some stuff, keep asking questions here, and brush up on some stuff long before buying anything from anyone.....including vendors.

Here are a couple of sites which may help regarding wheel offset and increasing tire sizes and rim sizes / profiles.....

The second site is from my Miata site, but application is the same for any car.

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

Actually i have no clue about cars and im scared to do mods myself. I dont want to mess it up or something

Actually im looking for 17 and the site suggests 215/40/17 but like you said i dont always trust them thats why i posted here.

thanks for the links ill check them out