Wheel Size Advice 7" vs 8"

johnymd

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I'm back to choosing wheels again as I'm not overly happy with the ones on the red car. I will also need wheels for the orange and grey cars that I'm starting soon. I love the look of the silver rat look car with 8x15/205 50 wheel/tyres but, It does mean the car is about as low as I can get it without scraping on everything. I would like to lower it a bit more to reduce the wheel to arch gap at the back but the car just wont be practical then. The red car is high by comparison which makes it very practical to drive but I would like it to look a bit lower. If I go for the same wheels as the silver car then the arch gap will look massive. So I'm thinking of staying with 16" wheels but go for a 205/55 tyre. Maybe even the in bronze. The choice is probably between the rkr's and 7twenty 44's.
 

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Woody928

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So I'm thinking of staying with 16" wheels but go for a 205/55 tyre. Maybe even the in bronze. The choice is probably between the rkr's and 7twenty 44's.

That's my setup (16x7 205/55/16), fills the arches really nicely and its not too low for road use imo... Do you know what the fitment is like for 16x8 rims on lowered cars with modified suspension?

DSC_0692 by Mark Woodrow, on Flickr
 

moggy240

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I like the look of 7twenty 44s be interesting to see what they look like on zed, as it has an aggressive looking dish
 

Woody928

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ooohhhh, I'm liking those a lot, pricey but nice! :driving:

I dread to think what the shipping and import duties could be! I thought the rims themselves were pretty reasonable...

They were actually on mine, I'd want to do them a solid colour though. Think they'd look great on the car. I'm firmly in the 14" camp now(matron!).

Good taste, I'm also not a polished lip fan either myself. I can't justify those for a while though, lol its got to be 15's or 16's for me!
 
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