Looking to get new wheels

[pulse_crx]

Hey, I'm going to be upgrading to a 17" wheel front and back, just wondering what kind of offsets you guys are running, front and back, and any recommendations on what wheel to go with.

[Redlyne_mr2]

It all depends on the look you want to go with. Dish or single piece. Personally Im a fan of one look piece on mr2s I dont really like the dish look unless they have flares or widebody. For Dish rims youll need a higher offset...39-43, for single piece rims you can run a lower offset 30-35. The te37s have always worked well on the mr2.

[jvillain]

I am running a 17 x 7" rim front and rear with a 40mm offset. Now that I have them mounted I would say that a 35mm offset is probably a little more optimal. I am running 225s front and 245s rear on the street and the 7" tires are within the manufacturers specs. However I think a 8" front and 8.5 rear if you could find that combination would be better. The offset on the MR2 makes finding wheel + tire combos a real challenge.

[CanadianFC]

I run 17xx7.5 in the front and 17x8.5 in the rear 38 and 35 offset respectively. once in a while when going over gigantic bumps it will rub slightly. I am lowered about 1.5" though.

The right offset with staggered wheels is really hard to find.

[pulse_crx]

Think there is any possibilty of getting 18's in there? Theres a couple sets ive been looking at that only come in 18. I know the mr2 on www.teamrice.org is rockin a set of 18's.

[thinmyster]

i think 18s are the very max i would go... although if i were you id stick to 17s (looks wise anyways)

i should be the one to talk . Im riding on 15s myself :bigpimp:

[Redlyne_mr2]

Sorry I should have clarified as well, width and offset go hand in hand. The wider the rim the higher the offset.