I have a black 09 Fit Sport and im looking to go aftermarket with the wheels. Anyone know of any good quality for price wheels that look good? Show me what youve got. And is there a way to pick the right wheel to avoid spending a small fortune on tires?? Thanks

 

I usually do a search of craigslist for wheels and tires together sometimes you can find deals like:

Enkei RPF1 with new Continental tires - $800 (Dartmouth MA)



I leave for boot camp on the 28th and need to sell these ASAP.

Wheel specs:

17x7 et43 4x100
Have centering rings to fit VW (57.1mm - fits Honda and Mazda as well iirc) as well as New Mini Coopers (56.15mm)
14.6lbs per wheel
Used for approximately 700mi by the previous owner; there is not a single scratch, nick, or chip on any of the wheels.

Tire specs:

215/35r17 Continental ContiSportContact 2's
0 miles - literally brand new. Had them mounted for a Jetta Coupe project (recently sold), and won't have another car to use them on.
19lbs per tire


Enkei RPF1 with new Continental tires

 

Tirerack.com is a good place to start, they hand a pretty wide range of wheels for the Fit but they are all pretty conservative fitment, you'll have to do your own research if you want tight or aggressive fitment.

 

When selecting wheels you need to consider the tires you want because that sets the rim width you need.
Second you have to consider the effect on mpg the change in wheels (and tires especially) will yield. Increasing weight will decrease your mpg, tires moreso than wheels which why you should reduce tire diameter a trifle up to half-inch as the weight increases.
Then you must consider the offset of the wheel to avoid rubbing fenders, trailing arms etc.. Stock wheels are 52 or 53mm and the lowest you should choose is 45 mm.
Then you can look for the wheels you like on one of the sites that offer wheels,like TIRERACK.com which offers complete specs on their wheels. Once you find designs you like search sites that offer them, including Craigs list, ebay, and amazon.
good luck.

 

Offset of +45 is irrelevant if you don't state wheel width. a 16x8 +45 will not fit but a 16x7 +45 will, that makes a big difference. In my case a 16x7.5 +43 fits.

 

I beg to disagree. Offset tells you how far the centerline of the wheel and tire are from the hub, not the rim width, and that sets the location of the tire in the fenderwell. Its the tire that matters when interference happens.. If a 16x8/45 wheel fits a Fit without a tire mounted it will fit others too UNLESS it interferes with trailing arms or inner fenderwell or acutrements with no tire mounted.. i'm pretty sure we've had a 16x8/45 wheel, without tire, on my Fit with no interference. And I bet mounting a 185/55x16 tire then wouldn't rub. Course that tire is stretched beyond stupidity, putting a 7.5" wide section tire on a 8" rim width. (yes, I am aware there is a contigent that thinks thats cool but only a brief confrontation with a curb will correct their thinking)
A 16x8/45 wheel mounting a typically specified tire on an 8" rim like 245/40x16 is likely to rub something, not to mention beating the crap out of mpg's and acceleration. But not a 185/55x16 tire. That'll work fine except for the goofy look. I bet a 195/50x16 will work too. But 235 or 245 is a poor choice for a Fit and thats why 16x8/45 is not a good selectiuon for a CFit. If it had 200 hp that might be good but not at 118-120 hp carrying 2800 lb..
So offset is critical and cannot be ignored.
BTW a quick calculation of the stock 16x6/52 has a backspace of 3+2.05" or 5.05"; a 16x8/45 has a backspace of 4+ 1.77" or 5.77". I doubt the extra 0.7" will cause the bare wheel to interfere with any inner part but it might. But tha 45mm vs 52mm means the tire centerline is pushed out 0.34" (7mm) and the outer rim is then pushed out 1.34". Thats likely to let the tread of even a 225 section tire of more than 23.5" diameter rub.
cheers.

 

Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com

THAT will allow you to compare and contrast all possible wheel and tire combos.

OP, there are numerous threads on this subject. GE fit's can accept a LARGE variety of wheel's from 15-18. Let us know a bit more what your looking for....

 

I have wheels for sale xD.. But they need to be refinished.. we test fitted on a 2011 Fit.. and the rim was nearly lined with the fender.. But yea.. they need some refinish to do.. I Theyre 3 piece wheels SSR Vienna Dish 16x7 +35 Lemme know how you fit turns out I got mine last year in May. but im going to start working on it this year. wanted to enjoy stock for awhile haha. Also cuz i already had a civic slammed and all.

 

I don't think you quite understand what im pointing out. You clearly stated only a offset but no indication of width suggesting that offset. And all im pointing out is offset of +45 is meaningless unless you pop in a width. IE +45 of a 8" wide wheel is NOT the same as a 7" example. easy example, stock wheel is 16x6 +53, if i bought a 16x7.5 +53 the 7.5 wheel will stick out further outboard then the 6" wheel even if the offset # is the same.

In the case of the 16x6 +53, the 16x7.5 +53 will stick out an extra 19mm then the 16x6 +53, thats why i wrote that. If you wanted the 16x7.5 to have the same outside fender clearance as stock you would have to run a crazy +72 offset to equal the 16x6 +53.

 

Mahout is saying that if you put a 205 width tire on a 7" rim or 8" rim the result will be the same as far as clearing fenders if the offset is the same between both wheels. Interference doesn't happen unless you increase the tire width. Thus his jabs at "tire stretch" in his post.

I tend to agree.

Some tires stretch differently than others and some tire widths are more or less than the advertised tread width depending on model, so this also plays a part. A 205 Falken Azenis will not fit the same as a 205 Falken ziex for example.

 

Tire stretch isnt the point im putting across, that's another subject at hand. I'm talking straight up wheel offsets, you can get away with wider wheels in general with stretched tires but offset is still a key element with width.

 

Both of your arguments go hand in hand and you're both addressing different points. You are saying that a x8 won't fit in place of a x7, he is saying a x8 will fit in place of a x7 IF the tire width is the same between the two. Yes offset is the other key factor. You won't run into clearance issues with width and suspension components or inner body until you start getting crazy (x10 or something)

Unless your car is so low that you are tucking rim, his point is valid. I know he knows what you are saying, he is adding to your point, not debating it. He bolded "tire" in his post, which is what he was pointing out.

 

Not true bro, i have 2 different sets of wheels in different size (same size tire 205 50 16) and i can tell you that 16 x 6.5 +43 vs 16 x 7.5 +43 even with a stretched tire so what he's pointing out is still not true, you can clearly see how much farther out the 7.5 sticks out even with the same offset and stretched 205 on the 7.5. To prove a point i will mount a tire on it and show you what im talking about even though offset is the same, same size tire and even the same tire model.

 

Ah wait I see what you're saying...

Offset is not definitive and fitment depends on width because centerline means nothing when comparing width.

Backspacing and frontspacing is definitive.

Carry on.

 

Ding ding ding, right on my friend!

 

There's a reason why I shared the above calculator

Solves lots of the above discussion and guess work

 

^No we like to do things the hard way

Yes that calculator is excellent, i've actually been looking for that one after I used it once in the past and never found it again. Thank you for posting it.

 

I have drop boxed the link because I kept forgetting it when I needed it

 

Or you could just remember

Dia = [section width X (aspect ratio x2/100)}/25.4 and add to the wheel size.
For example a 195/55x15 tire is

(195X55x2/100) divided by 25.4 and plus 15 = 23.44 inches

In case you want to know the revs per mile consult tireracks specs. Its not a simple calculation and really has to be measured by counting the revs in a mile due to the deformation of the tire in rotating.

 

^But that calculator does so much more than just diameter, that's why it's superior to other calculators like the miata.net one.