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    16x8 +25 wheel?

    Been thinking about new wheels for my white Spirit R/T. I have the original 15" snowflakes (which are aged/terrible right now) and also some 16" pumpers that I have considered having powder coated white. I have the new engine built and piles of boxes of new parts because it's been sitting since I bought it back in '08. Big project for '17 I guess.

    I'm sure it's been done/tried, but I've been looking at 16x8 wheels. I have 17x7 on my SL currently and I really like them. I tried 18"s but they just did not look right *at all* so I sold them.

    I'm pretty sure I can get a 16x8 to fit on my Spirit R/T. The offset of the wheels I want are +20 or +25 though. I think I might actually like the look, but I'm a little apprehensive about buying and trying myself. I mean sure I would like a little bit of stance of but nothing crazy. I like the deep lip of these wheels, but it won't have some ridiculous camber or anything. The Spirit R/T will also be sporting some new Eibach springs.

    This is just an example of what I'm talking about. Feel free to post your opinions.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/16X8-ESM-002...JT19ON&vxp=mtr

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    Check tire options first before buying the wheels. That was the number 1 reason why I stayed with 15x7 instead of finding 15x8.

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    Are you up for rolling the fenders depending on tire size? The RPF1s in the 16x8 would be very close on a Shadow. If I was up for rolling fenders on the CSX I would have been disappointed that I didn't go with the 16x8s rather than the 16x7s.

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    Gads, not much out there. I searched TireRack for a 245/45/16 but the only 'street' tire came back as a Toyo Proxes T1R. Not my first choice obviously. The other tires are competition tires and it gets expensive fast.

    The 245/45/16 is 24.6" diameter which is very close to the stock 205/60/15 24.7".


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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    I have 225/45r16s on the CSX and they're pretty nice on the 7" wheel. I think they would be ideal on the 8" wheel.

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    one day for no reason other than being bored of finding wheels that have spokes that look like various combinations of sticks , I googled torquethrust wheels for dodge neon

    up poped a set of 16x7's , 5 spoke , correct bolt pattern and offset

    https://www.google.ca/search?q=torqu...E-vUjwSQtpCIBA

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    I too am possibly looking for 16x8's to put on my GLH, and I was looking for the offset as well in order to bring the wheel even with the fender flares on the Omni. I love wheels with a decent lip on them but I don't like the style of the mesh wheel you linked to. Just reminds me of fencing wire in my old neighborhood..
    I love the look of the XXR 521's. You can get them in 5x100 and 16x8 with a 20mm offset. http://www.ebay.com/itm/XXR-521-16x8...-/331969023000

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    Re: 16x8 +25 wheel?

    I know 17x8 +35mm on an L body rub with no camber a very little under load with about -1.25* of camber. 20-25 to me would stick too far out and I think would rub somewhere, whether fender or the transmission or the seam behind the wheels on the front. My overall tire/wheel diameter combo is within +.1" of stock.
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