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yes, the 1.8l that won't fit are "sport brakes" like the ones on msm's. all the rest will fit.

My vote is for the Sportmaxx...I've always loved those wheels...and the design works with the deeper dish and flares.

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Originally Posted by triple88a (Post 476452)

btw guys i hope you know those steel rims are a bitch to balance. A lot of people run them on wranglers (my previous vehicle). Even with the 35" tall tires by 12.5" wide they were still tough to balance even when the tire was spun around to match the opposite of the rim... aka heaviest on the tire goes to the lightest on the rim...

I know alot of people that switched to aluminums and removed more than half the weight the steelies took to balance. I've seen those things take up to an lb of weights to balance.
If you are going to run a spacer get the one that has its own set of studs.

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11247287/Wheel_Spacer.jpg

bad information. it should have read: "especially with 35" tall tires"
1. the larger offroad tires are not made to the same exacting standards as high perf. or racing tires
2. the steel wheels your speaking of (for trucks and 4x4's) are not made to the same standards as peformance wheels.
3. if someone put 1lb of wheel weights on a wheel, they should be fired!
before you tell me i'm stupid, i have 10yrs. experience mounting,balancing,installing, and selling wheels & tires. i've been to countless meetings and training seminars with all of the top tire and wheel manufacturers in the buiseness. since 1993 i've literally had over 100 wheel and tire combo's on my performance vehicles.

how do you explain that switching to aluminum on the same tires requires a lot less weights?

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Originally Posted by Cspence (Post 479418)

If someones got deep pockets these might fit the bill to fill the N2 flares:

WedsSport MA86
15x8.5 -10et
$635 ea. :giggle:
WedsSport MA86 15x8.5 / 8H-100/114.3 / -10 (MBC): Evasive Motorsports | PH: 626.336.3400 Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm PST

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/Me.../ma86_15_b.jpg

http://www.tetsuyagarage.com/GHOTTcar/gh19.jpg

http://hundredone.cocolog-nifty.com/...3/dsc09676.jpg

good god that is expensive as all hell get out! damn, i think i see a pattern goin on here........as the thread gets longer the prices get higher....hahaha!

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Originally Posted by triple88a (Post 478628)

how do you explain that switching to aluminum on the same tires requires a lot less weights?

did you miss the part about junk steel truck wheels? if you swapped to quality steel wheels you would see the same improvement as the aluminum. ironically, the better quality steel wheels are factory ones. they are usually more "true" (round) and are made of thicker steel than cheap aftermarket ones, but they aren't wide or shiny so off they go. i have diamond racing steel wheels and have raced on them at over 130mph. no vibrations, no more than 1.25 oz. of wheel weights per wheel.

ight i have already mentioned this before but im still trying to figure this out!

hokay! right now im currently running 16x8 with 0 offset and for tires im running 205/45s. and im having scrubbing issues when i make really sharp turns, it scrubs where the support bar runs from the inner body of the car and where it attaches to the corner of the front bumper and fender! i have already cut away at that area and it has helped minimize the scrubbing!

the left of the pic is the front, just in case anybody asks!:bigtu:
https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/mem...ms/141/678.jpg

https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/mem...ms/141/676.gif

the direction of the red arrow shows the direction im turning the wheels, the red line vertically that i added reps where my tires scrub!
https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/mem...ms/141/677.gif

now this thread speaks of running wider wheels, and in the very first post it says that the black car (first pic in the thread) is running 16x9 0 offset. now with wider wheels the contact surface gets moved forward due to the extra 1/2 in of width on each side of the wheel from the center. that's what the 2 lines going horizontally across the top and bottom of the tire in the pic above signify!

im wanting to get a set of the replica flares for my car and i want to go with the same sized wheel and offset as the black car in the first post, but im already scrubbing and if i go that route i will scrub more!

anybody understand what im saying? what am i missing? anybody have any pics of install of the N2 flares...to show all of the modification to properly install them and be able to turn without scrubbing?

personally I think a 245/50/16 would be way too tall overall. Thats almost 3" taller than a stock tire setup. Unless you plan on going around like a jeep I think that wouldnt look to good.

245/45/16 is 2" taller, 245/35/16 is .1 inch taller.

Sean- running 215-40/16 would be better for you. I was getting scrub in the same area with my 235-40/17s :giggle:

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Originally Posted by slutz4 (Post 483595)

+1,000,000 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

245/35/16 is your only choice from what you listed, and that t1r is a great street tire.
if you need something sticky for the track - look into 225/50/16. you should be able to find all sorts of track tires in that size. don't forget 225 on a 9'' wheel is THE setup in 15", so don't be scared to look into those sizes for track tires.

:cry:

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Originally Posted by Doppelgänger (Post 483612)

Sean- running 215-40/16 would be better for you. I was getting scrub in the same area with my 235-40/17s :giggle:

damnit! :facepalm: i dont want to get new tires.............:cry:

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Originally Posted by WonTon (Post 483912)

:cry:

damnit! :facepalm: i dont want to get new tires.............:cry:

Tireeasy has a deal on that exact size for the Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31 shown above.

$39 for 215/40ZR16s can't be beat.

I got mine mounted today...and they look badass. Fit wheel well amazingly, and will see if they rub next time I take it out.

The 265/45-16 Kumho XSs would be ignorant sticky. They're ~1.5" taller than stock, but I think you can get away with that with cutting away absolutely everything under the flares (and properly filling in all the missing sheetmetal in the quarters, of course).

It seems a little stupid (a whole lot stupid, actually) to spend a bajillion dollars on Tuckin99 flares and then put lame/ hard/ skinny rubber on lame/ heavy/ ugly wheels under them. A couple of carefully chosen sets of used BBS RSs, or one used set and a few new outer barrels will get you exactly what you need, remain baller, and won't break the bank. Call RBwheels and see if they can help you out...

Why spend a bajillion when you can get them for $400 soon ;)

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Originally Posted by rharris19 (Post 484023)

Why spend a bajillion when you can get them for $400 soon ;)

damn i cant wait! how soon you guesstamate? :D

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Originally Posted by gospeed81 (Post 483953)

the shitty part is i already have brandnew tires on my car, and im currently broke! hopefully the job im after right now ill get! im more than quallified for it!

thanks for the lead though. if i come across any money anytime soon ill be getting those. let me know how you like them after you get some miles on them.

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Originally Posted by vehicular (Post 484000)

It looks like you can clear pretty much any logical tire with these flares with the amount of cutting you can do under them......its all in what you want to set your car up for. I agree that its stupid to have these flares and run some 15x8 -30et wheels which is why I am definitly shooting for a 9" to 10" wide wheel with near 0 et...I too think a 50 series tire would look obnoxious on a miata so it appears that the 45 and 35 series tires are where its at...

Did I mention I CANNOT WAIT TO GET MY FLARES, Spoolin2bars is the man!!:bigtu:

Tempted to upgrade my flares for these...