i need your help
 

i just ordered tein coilovers for my project and on the verge of buying wheels. i have two choices 16x8 all the way around or staggered 16x8 and 16x7. what should i do?:vash:

18x7 would be super-pimp.

I currently have 16x7 but if was going to do it again, I'd go 16x7 and 16x8 staggered. You can also go 16x8 with thinner tires up front in that size wheel.

I personally like 205s up front and 225s in the rear.

I vote for 15x9's with some 275-35R15 A6's

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Staggered on a Miata is cool, bro. People who run that setup get mad respek.

i talked to a few guys from sac with slammed miatas and they said the 9" will be a bit wide. and 8 all around, i will have trouble with the front wheels. but yeah i was teetering between 8 all around or staggered. thanks for your opinion i think ill do staggered.

Do us a favor and kill yourself. Seriously, don't post here anymore or I'm going to beat your ass. There are other forums for your stretched rubber / staggered tire ------ry.

Dude what did I tell you about making threads on here? People here dont like stretched tires, dr1fting, and most of the other ricer bullshit. They LOVE making miata's fast. Get some 16x8's or 15x8's with some sticky tires and call it a day. Just my opinion
-Vlad

Hey I run 15x9's and my Hoosiers are not stretched at all.

ok 16x8's it is.

cool. what kind of rims are you getting?

This thread is bullshit.

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^ haha wtf?

Throw some D's on that bitch.

what the fuck is that Joe? Get bored again??

It makes about as much sense as this thread.

sorry for the dumb question. i grew up around bmw junkies. i own an m5 so staggered is all i know.

Well kudos for not calling us all assholes, we probably deserved it. Do a lot of searching, staggered setups are a no-no for Miatas. They're a very balanced car, and benefit most from a balanced (aka equal) tire size. For an NA, you start running into some fitment issues at around a 225-235 width in the front, and I think 235-255 for an NB, again on the front. You can put wider wheels on the rear since you don't have to deal with them turning, but then you'll just be adding understeer issues since you're now under-tired in the front.

At the 225+ width sizes, you're hopefully putting some very sticky rubber on the wheels, as I don't believe it to be very necessary on the street (unless you're driving very dangerously, or have obscene amounts of power). If you are running track tires at 225+ widths, you'll notice a little of the "throwability" of the Miata start to disappear, and you'll be wrestling with it more around corners.

This is all incredibly opinionated, and I'm sure others will chime in disagreeing and putting in their own ideas about wide tires and staggered setups, but that's my :2cents:

If you are planning to make some serious power take a look at mine. 235/40/17's on SSR's from Tire Rack. I get some rub on the front when hitting the stops on the rack and the rear needed minor rolling of the fenders. It is not what most run here but there is some tire under the car now. My ride height is higher than most but it helps getting in and out of the car and speed bumps are not a problem now.