Here is my setup............

FRONT
15x7 +38 Sportmax 501
Kumho Ecsta ASX 195/60-15 (24.1" diameter)

REAR
16x8 +15 Sportmax 501
Kumho Ecsta ASX 205/50-16 (24.0 " diameter)

Lowered with RS*R Down Springs and Echo struts
F:-2.0 (-0.5 w/strut)
R:-1.2

FRONT ground to top of fender = 23.50"
REAR ground to top of fender = 24.25"

I have 85lbs of stereo equipment in back.

Just so people know ................. I had to aggressively trim the fender lip in the rear to keep from shredding my tires.

I may want a spacer up front. Maybe =10mm?

Check it out!

Later











Here is my tow vehicle. The rear sags 1/4" when loaded and total trailer weight is about 500lbs.

 

nice set up!

ive got the black 15x7 501s right now with tein s-tech, but im changing over to the 16x8s in the begining of the year.
i plane on running a 195/50/16. how bad did your 205s rub?
you think id still have to play with the rear fender with the 195? right now ive still got a 20mm OTG in the real and im sure ill have to remove them and i was thinking maybe putting some TRD spring just in the rear to bring it up a bit from the 1.5 drop of the teins.

thease pics realy help give me a side by side of the difference of the 15x7 and 16x8.

anyway i like your set up looks real good. PROPS!

 

cool setup. i dont think i have ever seen someone run 15s in the front and 16s in the back.

 

Thanks. The rubbing was pretty bad. To stuff these the entire fender lip pretty much needs to get shaved off.

I wish they made a 16x8 with a higher offset, the +15 seem to stick out of the fender.

Later

 

Very cool - looks great - very "meaty"!

 

why oh why?

 

Why not?

 

I personally love your setup. Alway wanted an extreme stagger like that.

 

Love the setup! looks great! good job at doing something different!!!!!

 

Thanks peeps!

I probably should have gone to a shorter tire up front, but overall I am happy with the look. The fronts need to be spaced out a little more. To me a +15 on a 8" rim sticks out too much in the front. To be honest, if they made a 16x7 I would have gotten those in the front.

From most angles the car looks really cool, sometimes if I catch it at a weird angle it will look a little funky, but not very often.

Later dudes

 

Yeah maybe when you have to replace the fronts, go with a 185/60 or 195/55. Then you should be able to put 10mm spacers up front.

If I were to do this I would do 195/50/15 front and 205/45/16 rear... not as comfortable on ride but better fender clearance, plus lower stance.

 

looks soooooooooo bad....!

 

Glad you like it Andy!

 

Man those look just awsome!! Don't mean to hijack your thread, but maybe you could help me. I have a xD with stock 16X7 5X100 with 39mm offset. I am in love with the Sportmax 002s with the wide lip (16X. The prob is they have a 0 offset. No one seems to be able to tell me if they will fit with stock tires (195s). The 7" rims have a 38mm offset, but only a 1.5" lip. I can't afford to order them and they not fit properly. I plan a mild drop later. Any thoughts?

 

I have very little fitment info for the xD. All the sportmax look better in 8" width though. On the xB 0 offsets need work for sure if you are going to lower it. I like the 002.

Later