If you wanted new wheels to relpace your 15" what would you do?

[gomezoneill]

I have a ongoing post about tire size and the difficulty replacing good quality 15" tires on my Carrera. I'm thinking about replacing the wheels as one of the fellow Pelican posters did.
Would you choose 16 inch or 17 inch for your replacements? Looking toward the future of tire purchasing. Will sell my 15" wheels to offset the price of new Euromasters.

[lpsalsaman]

Are your 15's wheels are 7's and 8's? Cause they will go for a pretty penny, especially for some long hood cars. You could also try trading them for original 16's, but most keep their original wheels and buy the Euromeisters. I kept my 16's and got Euromeisters for the tire selection, but if I feel like going back I can. Good luck!

[gomezoneill]

Originally Posted by lpsalsaman

Are your 15's wheels are 7's and 8's? Cause they will go for a pretty penny, especially for some long hood cars. You could also try trading them for original 16's, but most keep their original wheels and buy the Euromeisters. I kept my 16's and got Euromeisters for the tire selection, but if I feel like going back I can. Good luck!

Did you get 17"? If so how do you like them? Yes the wheels are 7's and 8's.

[tobluforu]

Its really up to you, some don't like the look of 17's. I would search pics out and go from there.
Also, keep the fuchs, euro's and some other after mkt brands are dirt cheap compared to fuchs.

[Flojo]

for a stock looking car 16 are max imho. 17 can look ridiculous quickly.

6/7-16 or 7/8-16 are perfect.

frome here I envy you guys for those 52outlay rims (they don't get TÜV in Germany, damn).

[gomezoneill]

Originally Posted by Flojo

for a stock looking car 16 are max imho. 17 can look ridiculous quickly.

6/7-16 or 7/8-16 are perfect.

frome here I envy you guys for those 52outlay rims (they don't get TÜV in Germany, damn).

I agree. How long are 16" tires going to be available? This crazy ass crap making tires 20"id and a 2" sidewall is just insane. You hit a tiny pot hole and your rim is shot plus I think they look stupid. You don't see formula cars with tiny side walls!

[darrin]

there seem to be quite a few high(er) performance cars that require 205/55-16 and/or 225/50-16 tire sizes and I therefore expect there to be good selections in these sizes for quite some time -- I run these tire sizes on my carrera using 16x7 (Front) and 16x8(rear) fuchs. I did need to roll my front fender lips to avoid rubbing on my NON-wide body carrera.

on the other hand, since very few cars appear to use the 245/45-16 tire size required for 16x9 fucs, there are only minimal street options available in this size (though Bridgestone re-11s seem to be great tires) -- so I'm comfortable sticking with my current 16x7/16x8 setup

[Dmitry at Pelican Parts]

I've attached a link to both Euromeister and Braid wheels below if anyone is interested in sizing options.

Euromeister Wheels

BRAID Wheels

[gomezoneill]

Thanks for so much input guy's.

[Tori]

16's and Euromeisters all the way! and don't look back....

[lpsalsaman]

Originally Posted by gomezoneill

Did you get 17"? If so how do you like them? Yes the wheels are 7's and 8's.

Yep got 17 Euromeisters and they are great. Fit and finish are really good check it below.

[Swoboda]

Originally Posted by lpsalsaman

Yep got 17 Euromeisters and they are great. Fit and finish are really good check it below.

What size wheels and tires do you have? Any fitment issues, fender rolling, etc?

[RarlyL8]

I took a chance and went with 16's. Tire choices are nearly zero now so 17's are probably a better option. I like the aspect ratio of the 16's better for this car. It looks very similar to the one above so you can compare 16 vs 17.

[Cory M]

I'd buy the cool set of 17" Fikses I'm selling in the classifieds

Really though 16" tire selection isn't much better than 15", maybe even worse. If you're making the switch from 15's for more tire options you should be looking at 17's.

[tirwin]

I'm partial to 17s. These are Linea Corse 7.5 & 9.

[seanscandalous]

17" euromeisters in 7" and 9".

[Flojo]

you have problems to get 16 tires in the US?

OK, in this case we're better off in Germany. you get all kind of manufacturers for 205/55/16 an 225/50/16... even thos porsche approved N2-types (eg Continental Sportcontact tyre) is delivered within 48hs an costs incl. mounting max EUR 500,-

[AndreasK]

Originally Posted by tirwin

I'm partial to 17s. These are Linea Corse 7.5 & 9.

Very nice! What tires/sizes are those? Is that the factory RSR styling or did you have it done your self?

[Driven97]

Originally Posted by gomezoneill

You don't see formula cars with tiny side walls!

They were seriously considering going from 13" to 18" in the ~2014 time frame but politics won out.

there seem to be quite a few high(er) performance cars that require 205/55-16 and/or 225/50-16 tire sizes and I therefore expect there to be good selections in these sizes for quite some time -- I run these tire sizes on my carrera using 16x7 (Front) and 16x8(rear) fuchs. I did need to roll my front fender lips to avoid rubbing on my NON-wide body carrera.

How in the heck did you have to roll your fenders to run 205s? Those should fit anything unless you have the wrong offset wheel for your car. I ran 235s on a 7" up front without having to roll.

[Flojo]

well, in Germany Porsche oficially retreived their OK for 7x16 205/55 up front for non-Turbo fender cars due to fender arch contact at Euro ride hight.
The 6x16 with 205/55/16 is ok due to different offset.

I had to roll the fender arch to get a pass at the TÜV