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View Poll Results: What size wheels do you plan on running?
16" 8 5.37%
17" 86 57.72%
18" 47 31.54%
19" 6 4.03%
Other.(Please state your choice when you post in this thread.) 2 1.34%
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Old 03-23-2012, 04:39 PM   #1
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What size wheels do you plan on running?

A lot of you have very different ideas for wheel upgrades, namely size. This IS NOT a thread to start arguing about what you think about someone's wheel choices. This is a thread created to educate, inform and maintain a productive dialogue. Have fun. :happy0180:
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Old 03-23-2012, 04:41 PM   #2
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I will probably get 17x8.5's all around. Should stay light and not be too expensive for tires.
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I will probably get 17x8.5's all around. Should stay light and not be too expensive for tires.
be sure to vote in the poll!! i've been snooping around on S2KI and I notice a lot of those guys are running 17's. will be researching the Miata forums next.
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Old 03-23-2012, 04:47 PM   #4
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For the size of the car I think 17's should work great.
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Rubber is lighter than aluminum, 17".
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Old 03-23-2012, 05:29 PM   #6
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17x8 +35 and 17x9 +35 is what i am aiming for.
If lower offset will fit, then great
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started off @ 19" bumped down to 18" and now becoming more interested in 17" for reasons of cost/performance compromise, especially after researching aftermarket wheel/tire setups for the S2K.

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Old 03-23-2012, 05:48 PM   #8
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17" with 235/40 tires all round.
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Rubber is lighter than aluminum, 17".
So wouldn't 16'' be better then?
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I think I'll be going with 18's.
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Old 03-23-2012, 06:18 PM   #11
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I would like to explore if 16's will clear the calipers for my track wheels.

For the street I don't plan on going larger than 18's but do want to have a nice aggressive staggered offset and fill in the gaps.
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I would like to explore if 16's will clear the calipers for my track wheels.

For the street I don't plan on going larger than 18's but do want to have a nice aggressive staggered offset and fill in the gaps.
Are you thinking of going staggered? I've been thinking of non-staggered. I know normally I would go staggered, but I don't think staggering will benefit this car other than asthetically.
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Are you thinking of going staggered? I've been thinking of non-staggered. I know normally I would go staggered, but I don't think staggering will benefit this car other than asthetically.
For the track, I would like to keep the size the same all around so it will save on $$ and would easier to rotate. CCW Classics would be my choice wheel for the track.

For the street I would like to get a nice aggressive look. I really liked the setup of the GReddy FR-S with the 19x8.5F and 19x9.5R but I think 19's along with rubber would get expensive.
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