[Mk2] [Generic] New wheels- helps me decide

[mister two]

My mr2 will be going wide arch soon but can't decide on wheels

Iv narrowed it down to 2 but still torn between them. It's not my daily it's a weekend car but can't afford to spend too much at the moment with so much else going on

Ok so the wheels in question. One set is 16s the other 17s

The 16s are steelies. Bare with me before you say no! They're deep dish and although I'm not 100% on the design (and material) they won't need spacers. If anything the fronts sit too far out so il need to extend the arches more. They might look tiny being 16s but hopefully the wide dishes will make up for it

I'm not keen on black wheels but I think they will hide the design and having a black theme against red could work

The 17s are nicer. And actual alloys lol. Concave with the spokes going all the way to the rim so will look spot on. Only down side is they'll need 30mm spacers at the back. Fronts wil sit perfect

So do I go for the better wheels with spacers or cheat with some steel alloy wannabes and extend the front arches?

16s: 8j et -25




17s: 9j et20

[SonicSW20]

Have you looked at how heavy the steel wheels are? Most of them are very heavy compared to alloy wheels.

[mister two]

I thought 16s would be ok? I'll check

It isn't a track car so if there's not much in it I wouldn't mind

[SonicSW20]

One of my friends had some 16x7 steels on the front of his, they were heavier than the 18x8 cast wheels he replaced, and they were on the heavy side to start with.

[mister two]

Fair enough

They're no longer an option anyway- replaced by -10j only so I'd still need a spacer

Should've checked before I started this thread lol

[mister two]

Iv changed my mind on the first 2. Narrowed it down to these 3


Rota kyusha 17s



7twenty style 49 17s



JR10s 16s



Similar 16s on a mk2

[androo007]

Last set for me.

[mister two]

That's what I'm leaning towards

Any thoughts on 16s with the abflug arches?

[SonicSW20]

Depends on widths / offets / tyres. Problem with 16's is you'll struggle to find anything decent in wider than 225, which will look a bit anorexic under bolt on arches.

[mister two]

The JRs are 16x9 et10. Obviously with spacers

Front il either go 16x9 et20 or 16x8 et10