hello i have some questions

i know alot of guys on the forum is driving around with 15's Rpf1 but i wanted to get some 16's for a change.

i decided to buy some 16x7 RPF1 +35 or +43.

will 16x7's fit a Gd3 or should i stick with 15's

and if the 16's do fit.. will it be smart for me to get +35 or be safe and get +43

im currently at stock height at the moment.. but once i purchase my rims i plan on dropping the car with some coilovers. i dont plan on being slammed due to the fact my car needs to go up the drive way and its pretty steep lol.

pictures and feedback would help thank you!!

 

For peace of mind i'd go with the +43 offset! If you want to lower your car more than expected you have the clearance to do so!

 

^This guy is wrong.

16x7 +35 is just fine.

 

i plan on slamming my car in the near future when i move out this apartment for now though ima keep it about 4-5 inch's from the floor(my height to the floor)

i wouldnt have any clearance issues with 16x7 RPF1 +43 offset?.

with maybe 195/50/16 or 205/50/16.

 

I'm pretty sure the 205 s will work and there is no doubt that the 195s will work with room to spare.. I have 195 55 15s' ' on my 15"x7" 41mm offset RPF1s and I am not sure that 205s will not scrape.

 

Care to elaborate why i'm "wrong"?

 

The +43 will be super mega sunk.

Unless the guy wants 9 miles between his tire and his fender he should go with the +35

Those 8mm make a difference

 

I have some 16X7" 38mm offset wheels with 195-45-16s and there was very little space with the conservative 1.5" drop afforded by Swift springs.. I scraped a little on occasion with them but it wasn't terrible. You will have the option of being able to use larger cross section tires with the 43 offset wheels which would be impossible with even a 38 offset and difficult with a 41 like I presently have.

 

He wanted to make a "smart decision" and buy rims that will fit without any issues! I said go with the +43's so he would not run into any problems! As "texascoyote" said "he rubs occasionally" with a 45 series sidewall on a +38 wheel. Given the information that has been provided to "sofit" he should be able to make a better decision on which offset wheel he should get to avoid any issues! I personally have 205/50's on my stock ge sport wheels which are +53mm I believe and have had no problems with rubbing, etc....

 

I have to admit that the wider offset looked good but even the 14 year old kid down the road was smart enough to notice that there was going to be clearance issues.. Come to think about it he was only 13 at the time.

 

You have a GE

GE fitment =/= GD fitment.

This guy said he wants to be dumped. Wheels will camber in a bit.

 

Well I guess that is a good thing to do if all you want to do is take pictures of your car and have teenage boys tell you what a sick ride you have.

 

Some people care about looks? I understand you don't care how stuff looks, but just because some people want their cars to look good/fit their tastes (sorry for use of Fit) doesn't mean its wrong.

 

One of the ways Ford has chosen to control torque steer in an effort to make their rallycross and circuit cars more controllable is to reduce wheel offset.. I did admit that my car looked good with the wheels that had more offset but it does put more of a load on the suspension, steering and outer CV joints as well as causing the less harmful but still annoying rubbing on the outer fender wells... I was into Harleys for awhile and did some crazy things that accentuated the long low look while at the same time building the motor for high performance.. I found out that most of the styling tricks worked against what I wanted to do with my bike and so I decided to go more for performance since it is something I never get tired of.. I will admit to going overboard on the performance modifications on the Harley and created a beast that couldn't be ridden under 40 MPH without overheating.. Shifting out of 1st and lighting up the rear wheel while pulling the front wheel off of the ground at 70MPH and repeating the same thing at 110MPH when going into 3rd was an amazing feeling.

 

I know that low offset places more stress.

I'm just assuming the OP isn't a performance addict based on his desire to be 'dumped/slammed'.

I understand how scrub radius (i think that's the term for it, but its been a while) works....When I finally get wheels I'll be far from low offset

 

I bought a 17x7 +43 and they are sunken in quite a bit. I followed with a 20mm spacer.(keep in mind that the rim size does not matter with offset either be 16 or 17, its the width that matters) I'd say go ahead with a 35 if its available. Not every offset is available from enkeis. My set was only available in +43.

 

i have 16x7 +35 silver for sale if interested..