rims / tires

[88formula]

as i have finally decided to keep my fiero, i'm thinking about rims and tires.
and the question is, would 17"s look just rediculous?
and what is the max width i can go for both front and back

[dguy]

Ridiculous is in the eye of the beholder.

The maximum tire width which will fit on the stock suspension depends upon the width and offset of your wheels.  I have no experience with 88s, but on the pre-88 models a 255/40 tires on a 17" x 8" wheel with +35mm offset leaves about a finger width of room between the inner sidewall and the strut.  No issues at all with 225/45 (same wheel) on the front.


There's a good reference thread on PFF which may help you out.  Click here.

[88formula]

so i got some 17s from tirerack, i must say i'm impressed. Considering i bought this car with 4 different tires, mind you low quality, the ride performance is immaculate. plus i must say it looks amazing.

does anyone by chance have a spare pontiac logo for just behind the doors? mine fell off

[dimeadozen]

Looks nice.

[montrealcarlo]

ever consider 18 inch wheels. im going with that setup with some xxr wheels.im going to go with 18x8.5 all around

[falcon_ca]

These are 17 x 7 rims with 215/45R17 tires on a modified Formula.

Car is lowered 1 inche and a 12 inches Big Brake kit is installed. Adjustable coil over at the back.





I made a lot of research on Rims/tires for 88. Here are some numbers:
Stock:
205/60/15 15x6 +37mm
215/60/15 15x7 +30mm


REAR (adjustable coil over conversion needed):
235/45/17  17x8 +35mm
255/40/17 17x8 +35mm
255/45/15 17x8.5 +38mm
255/45/17 17x8 +35mm
255/35/18 18x8 +35mm
265/35/18 18x8.5 +35mm
265/35/18 18x9 +35mm
265/35/18 18x9 +55mm

Front
215/45
17x7 ------  +38mm
17 x 7 ------ +40mm
17 x 7 ------ +48mm
17 x 7 ----- +38mm

215/40
18 x 7.5 --- +40mm

225/40
17 x 7.5 ----45mm
18 x 7 ----- 42mm
18 x 7.5 --- 45mm

[aaron88]

Your car is looking so good.



I also have done a lot of looking around for rims.  Ultimately they are hard to find.  In the last 5 years I think I've only come across 6 different sets (4 of them aren't even made anymore) that would work and they were all too narrow in the rear. (I think 7 wide in front and 8 in rear was the best I found)

To brake the cycle I'm going with Vette rims.  17 x 8.5 wide in the front and 18 x 10.5 wide in the rear.  Funny thing is, tires will be cheeper.

Also.  for several hundred more you could just get custom rims.  Ultimately you are going to spend way more on tires anyway.