RUBBING what works? OFFSET questions and answers

[nivek2002]

You do realize that the width of a tire is not the only thing that makes it have good traction right?

I always suggest having two sets of wheels/tires. One for DD on the street that are comfortable and wear well. And another set that is agressive, maybe even R-comp if you can afford it, for autoX.

Kevin

[JazzFusion]

Originally Posted by strepto

No. It will not fit. Its a small family car, not a SUV.

Originally Posted by sr20jet

Is there a reason why you want bigger wheels? IMHO, bigger wheels may look nice but the FIT/Jazz is no SUV. Bigger wheels equals to more weight, not the best situation for performance.

Sometimes I don't get owners(all car owners in general), they want performance but at the same time they also want the bling factor(17" or 18" wheels). You can't have both with the bigger wheel setup. If you want performance, go with a very lightweight 15" wheels. But if performance is not what you are looking for, then go with what pleases you. To each it's own.........

Originally Posted by mav

18" on the Fit just doesn't look right.

Originally Posted by strepto

There is nothing right about 18" on a Jazz in General

Originally Posted by fit-crazy

Why would you want 18's on a fit?

Have you ever seen an older Civic with 18's or even 19's? It looks rediculous. Not to mention how much your performance would suffer.

Originally Posted by AdamB5000

Yeah. Touching on looks (I understand the original questions has been answered), I personally feel that 18"+ will look absolutely rediculous. The 17's linked to above are pushing it. It's not my cup of tea, but they're alright. But I could garauntee you that if I saw a small car like the Fit with 18"ers I'd probably fall over laughing.

16's look real nice, IMO, with a 195 or 205/50 tire. I've seen a couple pics with those size tires on a 16" wheel and it looks classy and racy, yet functional without going over the top.

I guess in the end it's all personal preference and looks are totally subjective, but that's my opinion for ya!

Originally Posted by fit-crazy

That is quite possible the ugliest set of wheels i've ever seen. The totally ruin the clean look of the Fit.

Originally Posted by shaolin

i think 17 will be good enough for this little car

Originally Posted by fit-crazy

I think 17's would still be too big.

You guys are silly.

Originally Posted by Gazzz

Just sold my 300ZX with 18" momo rims... now that looked nice.

However 18"s on a buzzbox? hmm.

I'd much rather go 16's, maybe lower an inch but get rediculously wide tyres.

Originally Posted by Gazzz

Hell, why not go a 4" lift kit with 4x4 wheels & tyres?

Originally Posted by waleez

the jazz with 16" looks complete car..18 is over..

Who are you guys? The fashion police?

He asked a technical question, and you guys come back and insult his taste! Real friendly.

Why should any new member join and ask a question when he/she will probably just get flamed.

[Mugen_Dom]

I agree with JazzFusion.

The question was will 18's fit, not what do you think of 18's on a Jazz??

This is the type of thing that make forums unappealing to others. If the mods / admin are serious about attracting new members, they should be doing something about this type of threadcrapping.

[dougiepants]

This is true at the sametime. I personally have enjoyed having higher performance tires on my car at all times of the year depending on the season. I will be using the OEM wheels for snow tire installation, SW388 for DD and AX and another set for DD and possible shows if I decide to do that type of thing.

I also know that tire width is not about the traction. It all depends on the setup of the car with each component and tire selection. I just have noticed a better feeling in the car with the different sizes of tires on the older EG chasis. It allowed me to adjust the car to it full potential at the time. I am just looking for what people else where have been doing to their Fits and what not...

[evojensa]

Originally Posted by Yuf

I agree with JazzFusion.

The question was will 18's fit, not what do you think of 18's on a Jazz??

This is the type of thing that make forums unappealing to others. If the mods / admin are serious about attracting new members, they should be doing something about this type of threadcrapping.

Thank you for that!
I have order my 18" anyway.
Here in sweden we have snow 5-6month per year so 15"-16 i god for the snow tires.

/Jensa

[mav]

fo·rum (fôr'əm, fōr'-) pronunciation
n., pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr'ə, fōr'ə).

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1. b. A public meeting place for open discussion.
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3. A court of law; a tribunal.

http://www.answers.com/forum&r=67

If you're not mature enough to handle other people's opinions and ideas that may differ from your own then don't post.

[Mugen_Dom]

Originally Posted by mav

fo·rum (fôr'əm, fōr'-) pronunciation
n., pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr'ə, fōr'ə).

1. a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.
1. b. A public meeting place for open discussion.
1. c. A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program.
2. A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.
3. A court of law; a tribunal.

http://www.answers.com/forum&r=67

If you're not mature enough to handle other people's opinions and ideas that may differ from your own then don't post.

I have no problems with posting ones own opinion, but when it's got nothing to do with the topic on hand, that's thread crapping.

This topic was about will 18's fit on a Jazz/Fit. Whether they look like ass or fit like butter, that's a totally different topic.

[myfit.org]

Ill check the Spoon Fit race car tonight, and see what is on there for ya. I dont recall what it is offhand.

[myfit.org]

ok, the fit race car is running a stager. +45 in back, and +35 in the front. alternates 15 or 16in rim, just depends on what tires are good, more or less.

[dougiepants]

Will a +35 wheel offest need a spacer to be installed on the Fit for clearance issues? 15x6.5 +35 w/ 195/50/15.....

Please only answer if you know for sure or you have experience with this topic...

[Dojo]

dougiepants,

I think you will have problem with +35 15x6.5J wheel.
Stock size and offset for a 15" wheel is 15x6J +53 and you will probably need 10 mm spacers.

D

[the_saint]

according to Rays wheel website 15x6.5 +35 (shod with 185/55R15) should work. Atleast from what I can tell (I can't read Japanese, lol)

Wouldn't adding 10mm spacers to a +35 wheel make it effectively a +25 wheel? Offsets confuse me.

[dougiepants]

Spoon Sports does off the SW388 in a +35 and +45 for the Fit

[Dan GSR]

why such a short tire?
stock is 195/55/15

id at least put on a 205/50/15

[dougiepants]

This is all they had offered in the Goodyear GS D3 series. 205 I hear might rub badly

[Halo]

There are fits in Asia rocking 15x9 wheels...stil confused as to how they do it..

[the_saint]

Originally Posted by Halo

There are fits in Asia rocking 15x9 wheels...stil confused as to how they do it..

Custom offsets, extreme stretch (tires), and widebody kits or rolled/pulled fenders.

[dougiepants]

well it might just come down to testing them when the NA Fit gets to my dealership

[JDMGD3]

Factory Honda offsets for some reason are all really high, most around the 50mm range so going down to a 35mm means the wheel is gonna stick outward 15mm more then with the factory wheels so spacers are gonna be worse and not a solution. The best way to tell what range of offsets will work on a certain application is to look at the factory wheel. In the case of Honda wheels, obviously the wheel hub comes out towards the fender pretty drastically or else Honda wouldnt use such high offset wheels. Also if you do go lower with the offsets, to avoid tire rubbing issues you gotta run a more negative camber and more then likely roll your fenders.

[dougiepants]

Well that is fine if I have to run the camber and roll fenders. That is all I care about. More info is always wlecomed...