16 inch wheels spacers

[madformx5]

I am interested in knowing what width of wheel spacers and tires anyone on here is running with 16 inch wheels with a 40mm offset. I am thinking I want 15mm spacers but I thought I would ask before I ordered anything. I would also like to know if people are running hubcentric spacer or the plastic hubcentric rings with spacers.

[theox69]

how wide are the wheels?
and what's your suspension setup?

[madformx5]

Stock suspension right now but I have some bav springs and bilsteins to put on soon. I want to change the control arms and tire rod ends when I install them but I still have to order the suspension parts so it will be a bit before I do install them. The wheels are 16x7. Sorry I meant to put the wheel width.

[theox69]

You should be fine with 15mm spacers.
Post over on Mystikal's wheel/tire thread if you want expert advice.

[madformx5]

Thanks. Do you have 16 inch wheels on your car?

[theox69]

I had 15".
But I'm selling them soon -- I already bought (and have in my posession) 16x8" et14 that should be really flush with the fenders.
I'll be putting them on soon enough.

[E30SPDFRK]

I'm running 16x7 et35 with 10mm spacers, so they are the same final offset as the wheels you want. Running a 205/45 with no issues at all.

[theox69]

You could probably run 225/45's without any rubbing issues.
I'm pretty sure that's the tire of choice for whoever has Remembers.

[h82crash]

To get the spacer hub the perfect size for the wheel they will need to be custom made, like $150 a pair. The hub ring should be fine on the 57.1mm hub, the likes from H&R or BMP.

[madformx5]

I had not thought of 225/45/16 before. I have been looking at 205/50/16 or maybe 215/50/16. I will have to do the math to see how tall they are.

[madformx5]

The stock size is 195/65/14 = 23.980

optional sizes are 205/50/16 = 24.070
215/50/16 = 24.466
225/45/16 = 23.972
b/c I'm curious 225/50/16 = 24.858

The 225/45 is closer than I thought it would be. Have any of you guys ran this size tire before? Does it clear in the front of a lowered car? I'm guess my car is going to go down about 1.3 to 1.5 inches with the struts springs and shocks on. Looks like the 225/50 would be a little to tall.

[theox69]

225/50 is too tall.
Go with 225/45 for your car.
The offset is high enough so you may not even need fender rolling and you probably won't rub on your struts.

I'll be running 215/45 on my wheels, only because the offset is much lower.

[Mystikal]

225/45/16 will be fine with 15-20mm spacers. I've run it at ET25 16x7 without any fender rolling and room to spare.

[madformx5]

Cool thanks guys.