16x8.5 with a et 5

[ejnight]

what will I need for tires/spacers? I want a little stretch. car is sitting on HR race with Billy sports.

[drifty340i]

Ask Jay he is the master. I'm running 16x9 et8 with 225/45/16s but mines an early car so more room.

[whterice]

no you wont need spacers but you will have to stretch tire to make fit may rub on my 16x8 i am running et20 and the rim is almost flush with the fender

[Massive Lee]

no you wont need spacers but you will have to stretch tire to make fit may rub on my 16x8 i am running et20 and the rim is almost flush with the fender

You realize that if the tire now seats flush with the fender, and that's with et20, then at et5, it will be 15mm more outward.

Spacers will reduce the offset value even more. To the OP, show us pictures when it's done. You will probably have to run very stretched tires to make everything fit...

[2002maniac]

You'll need some aggressive negative camber and rolled/flared fenders, but those should fit really nice with some 215-45-16 Azenis'

[ejnight]

the are rs , I made an offer , we will see.

[daniel]

personally i feel that you should roll the fenders nice and good, if you haven't already, maybe pull them a little bit, and put some real rubber on there instead of having stretch. with that said, you could probably get away with 225/45-16 or 225/40-16, but you COULD put 245/35-16. after all your car does have a lot of power.