[Mk2] [Turbo] 205/45/17's on an 8J rim?

[Kupton83]

Am looking at buying a new set of alloys but the trouble I just shod my current 17" 7J's with new rubber.

I have 205's on the front and 235's on the rear. The wheels I'm looking at are 8J front & 9J rear.

Do you think a 205 will fit on an 8j rim or is it too much of a stretch? I think the 235 rears will be fine on a 9J and are 50 profile.

Any help would be great!

[SonicSW20]

235/50R17 rear? Way too high profile for the rear.

What profile for the 205?

[Kupton83]

Sorry wrote that out in a bit of a rush, correction-

Front 205/40/17

Rear 225/45/17

!!!

[Kupton83]

Anyone??

[Nic]

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/tyre- ... 60146.html

[Herts66]

I have 215/40 17's on my fronts which are 8" width.
In my opinion the stretch is too much.
It leaves the edge of the rim very exposed.
I would say you need 7" front and 8" rear
If you go without staggered widths 7" would be better.
All imho

[SonicSW20]

Plenty of examples here:

https://tyrestretch.com/8.0-205-40-R17/

It's not too silly, but it's too much for me.

235/40R17 or 245/40R17 would be a better size for the rear.

[Kupton83]

Ok thanks chaps not what I wanted to here but think you're right not worth risking it!

I will have to take the hit on selling these alloys as the new ones I've found are super advans and don't come along very often.

[SonicSW20]

Which Advans are you looking at?

[Kupton83]

I believe they are RS2's been after a set for ages just typical to find some decent ones right after buying new tyres for the 7J's I've got currently.

[SonicSW20]

Legit RSII's are hard to come by! Good luck!

When you said Super Advan I thought you meant the 3 spoke ones, I have two sets at the moment

[Kupton83]

Ok now I'm probably wrong again as it is the 3 spoke ones I'm after so maybe not RS2's!! I'll post a pic link this evening when I'm home I could be interested for the right price....

[SonicSW20]

There's quite a few different 3 spoke styles:

SA3R:



Super Advan Version 2:



Super Advan SA3:



Super Advan SA3 Gen 2:



Advan Oni:



Advan A3A:



Advan RA3DT:

[Kupton83]

Now that's some useful information, thanks!

They are the SA3R's.

Which ones have you got and are they for sale??

[SonicSW20]

I have two sets of SA3 splits. Neither are formally for sale, but anything can be for the right money

16x7 / 16x8, both around ET35:



17x7.5 / 17x8, both ET31:



There was a set of staggered 16inch SA3R's on ebay last week for a pretty decent price, looks like they sold though.

[Kupton83]

I'm interested, ideally in the 17's. Are they available with/without tyres?

Where abouts are you regarding collection?

[SonicSW20]

Pretty much the other side of the country - Colchester Essex.

If you're after 17's have a look at this set:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322039044217? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Much closer to you.

Tyres are too big for an MR2 so would need replacing. They are a 2 piece split, so easy enough to remove the face to colour to taste, just needs a fair bit of patience!

[Kupton83]

Ok nice one I will see how these sa3R's go as prefer them over splits but at least I know I can't use the tyres from my old ones ;(

What are the widest rear tyres you can fit to an mr2 with a et35 offset out if interest?

[Grazzy]

How much are SA3's selling for these days. just about to take mine of my 2, cant decide if I want to sell them or not.

[Kupton83]

Depending on condition obviously but seem to range between the £500-£900 range depending on tyres.

Could be interested in yours....in which case about £50/£100 😬