16x7 ET40 w/ 195/45?

[smithyithy]

Can anyone offer any input to this setup?

Set of wheels I'm looking at only come in 16x7 ET40 for 4x100 fitment.. Was planning on 195/45 tyres but I'm worried the high offset could cause rubbing on lock if it's lowered..

Anyone ran anything similar?

[daniel_g]

I had the exact same wheels & tyres on my old GT, no issues at all, was lowered on Tein springs which were ment to be 40mm but it still sat high lol.

[daniel_g]

Also that offset means the wheel is closer to the hub as apposed to being pushed out towards the arch like ET10 for example.

[smithyithy]

Cheers, is the GT fitment very similar to the Glanza?

I know about the offset, I was worried that a larger diameter at a higher offset would rub the inner arch, a set of 15's I had on an old car used to.

I'm currently running 15x7 w/ 195/50... I'm not 100% of the offset but I compared them on willtheyfit.com and they're coming out very similar

I was tempted to go down to 195/40, but with the state of our roads that may be asking for trouble

[daniel_g]

As in arch space on GT compared to a Glanza ? Id say the same probably, never thought about it lol.

I get what ya mean, if it rubs the inner arch you could get some spacers to shift the wheels out slightly.

[smithyithy]

Cool, thanks dude. I guess I should get saving

[TrisK]

Gt rear beam is narrower iirc

[pinske]

I have the same size wheels on my ep91, albeit mine are et38 and its on coilovers. Mine catch rather badly if I have it any lower than 70mm.

[smithyithy]

I have the same size wheels on my ep91, albeit mine are et38 and its on coilovers. Mine catch rather badly if I have it any lower than 70mm.

Where do they catch dude? Inner or outer arch, full lock etc?

I shouldn't think I'd be going 70mm down, I won't have rear passengers anyway so won't need to account for any drop there..

[pinske]

Where do they catch dude? Inner or outer arch, full lock etc?

I shouldn't think I'd be going 70mm down, I won't have rear passengers anyway so won't need to account for any drop there..

They catch on the outer arch front and rear and on full lock

[smithyithy]

Ah okay, well I've based the fitment on Whitestar's Glanza, he's running 16x7.5" ET35 with 195/40:

I don't think he has any issues at his height, I know he's got a smaller tyre profile to allow to stretch for clearance, but he also has an extra .5"and 5mm lower offset.

I'll see how it goes

[morgey]

My Sr rubbed completely stock with the 195/45/15's stock suspension et38 and 6 or 6.5 wide. I think it really is luck of the draw with these cars lol