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Old 02-27-2008, 06:43 AM
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Local guys has some for sale, 18x9,5 +30 wrapped in 245/40 rubber

Will this offset work??? I havn't seen these mounted on a XB2 yet.... Will the front rub with that wide of a tire? Will be lower on NF210's as well soon.
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Old 02-27-2008, 07:18 AM
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you will stick out like crazy. rubbing will be guaranteed.
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Old 02-28-2008, 02:59 AM
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say almost none of the Rota's will fit correctly due to the hub bore size being wrong for our model.
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Hubcentric rings can take care of wheels with larger hub bores, but nothing can fix the +30 offset.
These particular wheels are not right for an '08 xB, forget about them and move on.
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I passed on them, I picked up some other wheels instead, thanks for the heads up. I had the 15x8 sportmax on my 06 box nad didnt want the wheels sticking out on the wifes XB2. I guess our wheel wells are deep the other way.
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What did you get instead? Wheel, size, offset?
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ordered some TenzoR M-style 17x7 +40 wrapped in 215/45 Feds. I was debating on the wheel size and stuck with these to keep the future tire cost down. I had to order tires for my turbo miata and spent $650 for the 17" Azenis's. Plus with the 45 series there is a lil more tire to take up the bumps on the road. Car will be dropped on DF210's as well.
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Nice wheels, will look good more flush to the fenders with the +40 offset. For future tire purchases you might consider 225/45, they're 1/10" larger in diameter than stock, instead of 215/45 being 1/4" smaller diameter than stock. Post up pics when you get the tires, wheels and springs all on.
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