I'm looking to get some sportmax 002's in 15x8 +0 offset for my s13, and I'm a bit confused on what tire size to get. I'm not a big fan of the streched tire look, but I'm not adverse to it if it'll fit better. I have coilovers, and the car is pretty low on the 17's i have on their now, and the rear fenders have been rolled. IIRC the camber in the front is -1.9* but i don't know about the back (It looks like more negative camber).

My questions are, will these wheels fit better (and look better) with a streched tire, something like a 205.

Also, what series should i be looking at, if the stockers are 60, can i get away with running a 55, or even a 50?

How will that effect the performace of the car?

Will i need another alignment to adjust the camber after i get these wheels?


Thanks for your time in reading this, and if you awnser, then thank you again.

 

If you're not a fan of the stretched look, then you shouldn't have bought wheels with offsets that require a stretched tire. I've seen 205's on a +0, and you need moderate camber (2*?) and probably a little rolling as well. If you want to run 225's, you're looking at a little fender modding up front and another degree of camber. By the way, if your car is "low" and you have stock rear upper arms, you have 3* of rear camber.

205/55 won't look too crazy on an 8, I don't think. There's enough sidewall that it won't look too stretched. This tire is 6% smaller than the stock size, so you'll have 6% better acceleration. Your speedo will also be 6% too fast. A 205/50 is a little Honda tire, and I personally think it looks retarded.

If you add negative camber up front, you'll add toe-in. A little toe-in is fine, but too much and you'll wear your tires out prematurely. Also, if you add toe unevenly, your car will pull. Don't be cheap and ruin your new tires. Get an alignment.

 

Wow, I figured I was going out on a limb posting on here as in the past I've seen others laughed at for asking questions such as this. Thank you for the very informative reply Epstein, you're good people... I don't care what everyone else says

Does anyone agree/disagree? If not, 205/55's it is.

 

agree