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Hello
Has anyone tried a 7 1/2" wheel on their Contour? Just wodering what offset you used and whether this rim width causes the dreaded tire touch. I am hoping to use 215/45/17 tires too.
TIA for your responses.
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from what i've seen and heard, no it doesn't...i use that same tire size with 17x7 with no problem - but you know how our cars are, some have problems and others don't....
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I had 17x7.5 BBS RX wheels (same on the gold
PPG Pace Car in the gallery) with a 35mm offset, and I wore the insides of my tires
within 5k miles. They basically went bald.
Too low of an offset, and them being 7.5" didn't help. I would go with 7" just for
good measure, and a offset higher than 40mm.
BTW, the tires wore out even before I got
my car lowered. Now I'm running a 7" rim
and a 40mm offset. Tires still wear quick on
the insides, but not NEARLY as bad as with
the BBSs.
Hope this helps.
John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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Originally posted by JVT:
I had 17x7.5 BBS RX wheels (same on the gold
PPG Pace Car in the gallery) with a 35mm offset, and I wore the insides of my tires
within 5k miles. They basically went bald.
Too low of an offset, and them being 7.5" didn't help. I would go with 7" just for
good measure, and a offset higher than 40mm.
BTW, the tires wore out even before I got
my car lowered. Now I'm running a 7" rim
and a 40mm offset. Tires still wear quick on
the insides, but not NEARLY as bad as with
the BBSs.
Hope this helps.
John The choice for 7 1/2" wheels is a forced one. I am looking at getting Team Dynamics RIM2000 wheels and they only come in a 7 1/2" width. I would prefer 7" and a 40mm offset, guess I'll just have to keep looking for a 7" wheel that I like. I am primarily looking for a 5 spoke wheel. Any suggestions? TIA
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My 18's are 7.5" width with a 43mm offset. No rubbing even with my 2" drop.  Oh, the rubber is 225/40 Toyo T1-S. HTH,
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Chris,
click my link in my sig to see my wheels.
Dunno if you like them or not, but they are
7" w/ 40mm offset.
John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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Originally posted by JVT:
Chris,
click my link in my sig to see my wheels.
Dunno if you like them or not, but they are
7" w/ 40mm offset.
John John When I first saw your SVT, all I could say is WOW. Problem for me is getting these wheels in Canada. It's hard to Konig's in this area and I was told by our supplier that this wheel has been discontinued. Whether that is true or not, your wheels were my first choice. Very nice package you have.
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Originally posted by Silversvt: My 18's are 7.5" width with a 43mm offset. No rubbing even with my 2" drop. Oh, the rubber is 225/40 Toyo T1-S.
HTH,HTH, that is very good news. I was given the choice of a 45mm offset. I suppose that should be reasonable as not to touch the struts. Thanks for the info.
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a 7.5 inch wheel with a 45mm offset gives about the same effective center as a 7 inch with a 42mm offset.
Andy V.
99 SE Sport SGTO
KKM,No Res,Dual exh.
17" Cellos-225/45/17 Sumitomos
vannanthony@hotmail.com
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Originally posted by cawong11:
HTH, that is very good news. I was given the choice of a 45mm offset. I suppose that should be reasonable as not to touch the struts. :p Uuh, the HTH meant "Hope This Helps"... Hehe  Chris, we didn't check the back clearance with the strut when we mounted the wheels as I have the GC coilovers... plenty of room there. My gut feeling is that you'd great with 45mm offset on a 7.5" wheel though.
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