ronin152 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Do you think a tire place would test fit some 265/65/17's on my stock LE rims to see if they clear the strut with a 2" lift? Would they do this for free or charge me? Or basically say you have to get the tires once we put them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleurys Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 for rims I know for sure they do not do it, but tires , if you are serious about buying them and you let them know that if they fit you buy, I don't think there would be any problems... I guess that would be true if they have the tire in stock....probably not going to work if they need to order it... S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin152 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Heres my only problem. I want to see how the 31's look and fit first and if they look too small I will go with the 32's. I don't think a tire place would be too keen on my proposition unless I am buying the tires. Because once they mount a tire I could be considered "used". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Heres my only problem. I want to see how the 31's look and fit first and if they look too small I will go with the 32's. I don't think a tire place would be too keen on my proposition unless I am buying the tires. Because once they mount a tire I could be considered "used". Yes they clear the stock strut, but not by much. Mine are 265/65R17 on the X rims, here are the pics without the spacers... Then I added the 1.5" wheel spacers ONLY to move the wheels flush with the fender flares... And now the X rims on the 01 with the wheel spacers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Those wheels look good! I was wondering how they would look on a pathy the same color as mine! Sorry to thread jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 And heres hopefully a really helpful pic Remember the X rims are 17x8, I don't know about backspacing but hopefully that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukkeneh240 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) which le rims? mine are only 16 and i have 265/70/16, which is "almost" similar to a 265/65/17. i have no problems with rubbing. some old pics with my blown struts and shocks, so the car sits a tad bit higher now. but everything else is stock. but yeah, i dont think a tire place will unless you know someone that works at a place with some old tires laying around. EDIT: actually, using http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html my 265/70/16 is slightly (talking minuscule here) bigger then 265/65/17. Edited March 27, 2009 by fukkeneh240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin152 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks for the pics guys. The 31's look a little underwhelming on the pathys and I am thinking 32's will fill out pretty nice but I don't know if its worth the extra weight. Thanks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks for the pics guys. The 31's look a little underwhelming on the pathys and I am thinking 32's will fill out pretty nice but I don't know if its worth the extra weight. Thanks though. I find this to be a tough call personally...I have 265/75/16 on my double tr-star SE wheels. I often think that they aer not worth the hassle and weight. REVO's would be sweeter if I had gotten the 265/70/16...that little bit of size for the weight and the rubb factor...maybe I am just getting old! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin152 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Loss of power and alot of weight for braking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Werd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I am staying with 265/65R17. They rub a little at full lock, I have no interest in trimming for the 265/70's. And I think they fill it out well enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexrex20 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 (edited) i'm gonna modify my front fenders like this Xterra: ...also, remove my rear fender flare and maybe trim the fender, to fit 33s with no lift. Edited March 29, 2009 by alexrex20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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