How do I figure out my wheel fitment?
Put simply, to find if your wheels will fit your car, measure the distance from your wheel’s center point to where it is mounted. This is the offset. Add that to half your wheel’s width to find the back space and subtract it to find the front space. Compare this to your wheel well to see if it fits.
Can I put different size rims on my car?
Wheels and tires are not interchangeable words. For instance, your vehicle has a set size of rims, but you can buy different sizes of tires to fit those rims, as long as the middle of the tires is the correct size. That being said, a vehicle with bigger rims will often be able to fit larger tires than other vehicles.
What is aggressive wheel fitment?
usually that means they’re too wide or the offset is too low, causing rubbing against the outer fender. when this happens, you can pull the fender or add more camber, or sell the wheels.
How to tell the difference between a tire and a wheel?
The NUMBER 1 tire comparison: Compare your tires/wheels now: Rolling circumference, speedometer difference, wheel spacers, ride height, track width changes and much more. Tire Size Comparison | Comparison of tires and wheels
Is it worth it to buy a bigger wheel?
If you buy larger wheels as part of an option package on a new vehicle, or get them as standard equipment on a higher trim level, the initial cost may not be that high. But when it comes to replacing a damaged wheel or tire (or just the replacement tires when the tread is worn), the extra cost can be substantial.
What happens if you change the size of the wheels?
If you change to larger wheels without taking sidewall height into consideration, you not only run the risk of damaging the suspension, wheels or tires, you’ll also get incorrect speedometer readings because the wheels are turning at a different speed than before.
Do you need wider wheels or wider tires?
At Track Days and high performance driving events, wider wheels and tires are the norm. And so a decision on wheel width comes down to clearance and purpose. Both variables have to be carefully considered. How to tell if rims will fit my tires?