Stupid wheel question

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240crawler
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I am an idiot, but Jesus loves me. How wide are the stock wheels on a 91 240. I have the 15 inch 7-spoke. What is the offset, and how wide a tire can I feasibly run. My FN01 plans got shot down by the lady. Her super-gay Honda +42 suck 17 balls will not look right on my car. They are dual-pattern, but they look like a barrel full of smashed ***holes. I have 195-60 and 215-60, but I wanted to got to a 205-60 or a 215-55 in front and a 225-50 in back. My tires are almost free, my brother works for a tire shop that sells Falken. +1 for free 512's!!!


McRussellPants
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FN01RCs aren't dual bolt pattern.

15x6.5 I think.

Anything bigger than 205/55 on a stock wheel is gonna roll over.

240crawler
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I am aware that the FN01 is not dual pattern. Her super gay ICW Honda wheels are the gayness. They cost 419 with tires! Cheap junk. I have a 215/60 on my rear now with no problems. But I wonder if a 205/60 or 55 will not be better. I do not have much oversteer now, will the narrower tire cause more. I believe that the contact patch should stay about the same.

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SmithSR
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stockers are 15x6 +40.

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nismofly
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you said you can get falken 512s, you can just run 205/55/15 on them and go

240crawler
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nismofly wrote:you said you can get falken 512s, you can just run 205/55/15 on them and go
I like this size on the front, but I wanted a staggered pattern. I was thinking 225/50 on back. In part looks and performance. I realize that the wider tires will not give me much more grip, but I like the way that it looks. If a 225 is too wide, I'll just go with the 205 anyways. It was what came on my car to start with.

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nismofly
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its really too wide for the wheel

ill be the first to ask, why cant you get 5zigens here? gf/wife wont let you, and want you to get bad looking wheels instead?

chmercer
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yes 15x6 +40. any wider than a 205 on a 6" wheel will baloon and handle/look/feel like ****.

240crawler
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nismofly wrote:its really too wide for the wheel

ill be the first to ask, why cant you get 5zigens here? gf/wife wont let you, and want you to get bad looking wheels instead?
When I got my sign-up bonus for the rig, I had to do some home repair and buy another effing ring for her. I wanted FN's but I was debating other options, so I waited. She wanted some wheels for her Civic, so I let her look at one page in SCC. The ICW page, where she found a wheel/tire package for like 419 shipped. The gayness, 15 spoke I think. Now, she has bought a bunch of new furniture while I was gone with the rest of my money. I have only got like 1500 left, and I still need a HB s13 and a good rifle. Effing couch looks like something from 1700's France.


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