Right now I have 16" Motegi Racing MR7's, wrapped in Dunlop SP Sport FM901's; P205/40ZR16's.
These rims will fit the Elantra that I'm purchasing, but the rubber may end up being a little small when its on the Elantra. The Elantra's stock wheel setup is P195/60-15; since I'm going to get new rubber anyway, I want the widest tread that'll physically fit in the Elantra's wheel-well. So on the Motegi's, would P210{or 215}/45Z{or 50Z}R16's be reasonable? There was a site posted on the old TSR message board where one could compare tire dimesions, does any one recall what it was?

 

Yeah, sorry. The rims are 7" wide. I know 215's would probably fit, I'm just worried that when the wheels are turned fully that the edges of the rubber may rub.
I need someone to direct me to that site, where you can enter wheel specs and then it lets you know what all the wheel dimensions are.

 

This is what people are doing so far

http://www.elantraxd.com/yapp/index.php?bo...ay;threadid=123

 

Jmontigny,
You have 205/50/16's. Your rims are 6.5 inches wide. Mine are seven, so I could go 215/50/16 on my seven inch wide Motegi's. Do you have a lot of clearance on the inside of the wheelwell, between the inside of the tire and the plastic moulding crap?
I hope they fit, nothing looks better on a car then a good sized set of rims and nice wide rubber. Thanks for the help.

It'd still be nice if someone sent me that link. lol

EDIT: my rims have a +42mm offset. I can't remember, but the larger the positive the more recessed the rim is, a larger negative means that the rim sits farther out from the car... Is that right...

[ November 26, 2002, 08:43 AM: Message edited by: ELANTRAVISION ]

 

215/50/16 should work fine if you have between 40-45mm offset. They are alittle taller overall than oem but you should still be ok.

If you increase offset you will move the wheel under the car more.