My rims are coming in on Friday 15x7, and I was wondering what would be a good tire and offset size for stock height.

 

if you've already ordered rims, you already have the offset chosen.

 

if you have conservative offset you can push them out with spacers
so offset can be altered.

for stock height, i would say +55 to +50mm would look best. the
more flush the tires are to the fender the more exaggerated your
wheel gap becomes.

honestly, if you're going to run aftermarket wheels you should get
lowering springs.

 

exactly!! DROP BEFORE WHEELS PLZ!

 

dats funny...I was thinking the same thing....but anywho....moving on....

hey kenchan, I have always found wheels that were of a wider offset, as in pushed further out to look less anemic than stock (if the stock offset was sucked in a bit) And tend to show fender to wheel gap less because they are not recessed, especially from 3/4 angles.

 

'wider' offset? you mean lower offset?

try putting on a spacer on your stock ride stock wheels and you will
find that the wheel gap will be pronounced more... will look like a 4x4 look.

the reason why stock doesn't look like a 4x4 is because the offset
is conservative and wheel width is also conservative.

 

ooops I meant to say wider stance...

I still never realy found that to be the case though...
atleast not for me. oh well...

 

I just bought 15x6.5 Buddy clubs, with a 35 offset. Same width as stock but since ill be going from 55 offset to 35 offset they will stick out quite a bit more then stock which will give the wide stance/aggressive stance that im looking for. Ill post many pics tomorrow after they are mounted.

Tyler

 

Whatever wheels you bought will have the offset stated somewhere on the back along with size. Fits can enjoy offsets from 55 to 42 mm, meaning the vertical centerline of the wheel is 55 to 42 mm inside the hub surface. Stock wheels with 55 mm (2.16") offset will have the vertical centerline of the wheel 55 mm INSIDE the hub face. Aftermarkets with offsets of 42 mm means the centerline of the wheel is 42 mm (1.65") inside the hub. That wheel in further outboard than the stock wheel and looks much better. If you drop the Fit there is less room for wider tires or less offset wheels. We've found that 205/40x17 tires (same OD as 195/55x15) will fit on 17x7 wheels with 42 mm offset, If you choose 45 mm offset you can go with 205/45x17 tires. If you lower the Fit by no more than an inch you need wheels with 48 mm offset. If you go lower than one inch - which we don't recommend because of suspension problems - you need to stay with stock 55 mm offset. And hope.
7" widths are about maximum width rims but they are good for most 20540 and 205/45 tires.
One last item: Always check the centerbore to insure they will fit the hub. More than once people haven't and they had to use spacers to get the face outside the hub center. Sometimes they couldn't as that caused the tire to rub the fender lip. That stuff is why TireRack and Discount Tire among others will advise you if the wheelyou like will fit your Fit.

PS: tool I expect you may find those 35 mm offset wheels to be a problem with 195/55x15 tires.
You moved the whole wheel 20 mm outboard (0.78") and isn't enough room on my Fit to do that.
You may have to drop back to 175/60x15 tires to clear.