17" cobra wheels on a GXP

[stealthee]

The wheel gap remains unchanged when you change wheel sizes as long as the tire diameter remains stock.

 

[Ridin ON Chrome]

here is the other cobra rims on a gxp. I think it looks good, but would lover it to lessen the wheel gap because they are smaller then stock http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/4306755116.html

Those are 99 cobra wheels and there 17x8. The ones he's looking at are 17x9 from the 03-04 Cobra.

I dont see how he will rub unless he's slammed with some 245/45s. Many folks have ran that size before. Some have also ran 275s with no problems.

 

[Bio248]

The wheel gap remains unchanged when you change wheel sizes as long as the tire diameter remains stock.

correct, however, there is a very massive tricking your eyes into seeing more wheel gap that happens.

so before wheels, lower the car.

 

[stealthee]

correct, however, there is a very massive tricking your eyes into seeing more wheel gap that happens.

so before wheels, lower the car.

I don't see extra wheel gap with smaller wheels. Hell I put 15" steelies on my Stealth and the wheel gap looks no different than when I was running the 17's. Even before I lowered it on the coilovers the wheel gap looked exactly the same between different size wheels.

 

[Bio248]

from 16s to 18s it's heavily exaggerated.

 

[stealthee]

When I look at gap, I look at the top of the tire. Wheel size is irrelevant.

 

[xxpappas13xx]

Yes sorry thats what i meant, just might look better lowered on a smaller size wheel