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Amazon Wagon (220) Wheel Size Question 17x8 or 17x8.5 or??Views : 838 Replies : 16Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Feb 18th, 2020, 04:56 | #1 |
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Amazon Wagon (220) Wheel Size Question 17x8 or 17x8.5 or??
Looking to put 17" wheels on and drop the car alot. I want the wheels to fit in the wheel well, not outside and no rubbing. A few people have said that 17x8 ET20 works on the 122 Wagon. I have seen even more wheels available in 17x8.5 ET30. So a hair wider, but a hair further inside. Is there room inside without rubbing on anything?
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Feb 18th, 2020, 06:42 | #2 | |
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Feb 18th, 2020, 07:03 | #3 |
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This is the stance I’m going for...
C340818D-7991-4E8A-A35F-F61B72E52DC4.jpg I would guess that’s more than 60mm... |
Feb 18th, 2020, 07:40 | #4 |
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Yep certainly looks to be.
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Feb 18th, 2020, 23:27 | #5 |
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Are you going to stagger the wheels ? it looks as if the have on the estate...
I only went 7" wide on the rear but 6" on the front after lots of very careful measuring on a 60mm drop. ..check the back measurment of the wheels you have fitted and work it from there...taking into account the wheel at full lock. |
Feb 19th, 2020, 12:37 | #6 |
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That stance and wheel/tyre selection is for posing and not driving. I think it would be most uncomfortable and tiring unless you use air rides to raise it up when on the road. Like that, I think you'd have to restrict yourself to driving gingerly to cars 'n coffee on smooth roads.
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Feb 19th, 2020, 19:44 | #7 |
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I stuck with 15" wheels so i could use a tyre with a decent side wall, 65%..
It gives a better ride all round and i think suits the look of an older car better. I agree the wheels in the pic look great but how practical are they ? an 8.5 wheel is over double the size of the original wheel.. Air ride could be your answer ? Last edited by Bracpan; Feb 19th, 2020 at 19:48. |
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Feb 20th, 2020, 11:33 | #9 |
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I agree its one reason I did not want to go down that route...i said i would never cut the Amazon. And any mods I do are very easy to return to standard..
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Plan for power steering bolt-on
I've got 15x7s for my summer tires and it's driveable but wow, the difference when I go back to the 4.5s with the winter tires is night and day.
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