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i20N wheel compatibility
- Thread starter KCUFRADIO
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My dealer was very confident that they will, but I haven't gotten the car yet, so cannot confirm. It's rare that people go 215/45R17 instead of 225/40/18 when changing tire size, but am doing it for Winter Tyres and need new rims anyways for that, plus winter driving here is a lot more harsh than what low profile could handle. But when I get them I will try or make the dealer try and report back. Just am not sure when am going to get the car.
So I've found the perfect wheels I want, now I just need to find out if they will fit.
Has anyone actually tested or proved 17s will fit?
From what I can work out stocks are 7.5 wide with ET +53. I'm looking to go at 17s with 8 wide at ET +42
Will they fit seems promising but they are imported wheels from America so I need to do some more testing to be sure...
(yes I'm aware I may have some weird or unusual tastes and yes they are made for American sizes as off-road wheels)
Has anyone actually tested or proved 17s will fit?
From what I can work out stocks are 7.5 wide with ET +53. I'm looking to go at 17s with 8 wide at ET +42
Will they fit seems promising but they are imported wheels from America so I need to do some more testing to be sure...
(yes I'm aware I may have some weird or unusual tastes and yes they are made for American sizes as off-road wheels)
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8 wide with a et42 are going to stick out abit.
Thats 8wide on a et50
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Damn, that's not going to work very well for me then... That probably end up being way too cheeky for legal tyres. Thanks for sharing though
Why you don't go with Motec Ultralight in 17x7 ET 50 6,9kg
Further if only 18" is allowed in my country, I will go for the MC4 Ultimate from Motec, they are about 7,7kg in 8x18 ET 50.
Further if only 18" is allowed in my country, I will go for the MC4 Ultimate from Motec, they are about 7,7kg in 8x18 ET 50.
Personally enjoy something a little thicker on the spokes but they aren't a bad option
Motec's are absolut stable track wheels, a former version of the Ultralight, was used in the DTC Series. No need for worrying they'll crash from blasting.
Oh I'm not concerned about structural integrity, more visual preference than anything. Plus part of me kinda wants to make my car look slightly more rally spec. Not that I'd ever go there. The method wheels are off road based. Though limited as 17s are as small as I can go brake wise
Okay got you, yeah I mean optic wise they look real good, and seems to match a rally spec look. But I would consider buying wheels from overseas.
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Oooh I like those, thank you. I may have to enquire with them to see what they can do and how much they will bankrupt meForged Rallycross - BRAID
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7,5x17 et53
This one will have to get a bit nerdy, we’re afraid. So maybe just ride right past if you’re not in the mood for tech-head stuff.
Put as simply as we’re able, scrub radius is the difference between the steering axis and the centreline of the tyre. So, if you drew a line along the steering axis (i.e. along the front suspension, through the steering kingpin and to the road surface), it would fall either inside or outside the centreline (i.e. middle) of the tyre. If the steering axis meets the road without crossing the centreline of the tyre, it’s positive scrub radius; if it crosses the tyre’s centreline before it meets the road, it’s negative. If the steering axis meets the centreline of the tyre at the road surface, there’s zero scrub radius.
Most cars have either positive or negative scrub radius, generally due to trying to fit the engine, gearbox, steering, suspension and so on in a limited space. In some cases, there’s an engineering reason to opt for a positive or negative scrub radius – for instance, a negative scrub radius can help a car brake in a straight line on surfaces with unequal grip.
The i20N, on the other hand, has zero scrub radius. And, as a Hyundai tech admitted, it’s a time-consuming engineering challenge to do so. So why do it? Well, with zero scrub radius, the toe-in characteristics of negative scrub radius and the toe-out of positive scrub radius under braking or acceleration don’t come into play, so the steering is uncorrupted and the car is more stable under brakes or hard acceleration. MacPherson struts – as used in the i20N – usually produce a negative scrub radius, so it’s a deliberate and definite effort on Hyundai’s part to get it down to zero.
This one will have to get a bit nerdy, we’re afraid. So maybe just ride right past if you’re not in the mood for tech-head stuff.
Put as simply as we’re able, scrub radius is the difference between the steering axis and the centreline of the tyre. So, if you drew a line along the steering axis (i.e. along the front suspension, through the steering kingpin and to the road surface), it would fall either inside or outside the centreline (i.e. middle) of the tyre. If the steering axis meets the road without crossing the centreline of the tyre, it’s positive scrub radius; if it crosses the tyre’s centreline before it meets the road, it’s negative. If the steering axis meets the centreline of the tyre at the road surface, there’s zero scrub radius.
Most cars have either positive or negative scrub radius, generally due to trying to fit the engine, gearbox, steering, suspension and so on in a limited space. In some cases, there’s an engineering reason to opt for a positive or negative scrub radius – for instance, a negative scrub radius can help a car brake in a straight line on surfaces with unequal grip.
The i20N, on the other hand, has zero scrub radius. And, as a Hyundai tech admitted, it’s a time-consuming engineering challenge to do so. So why do it? Well, with zero scrub radius, the toe-in characteristics of negative scrub radius and the toe-out of positive scrub radius under braking or acceleration don’t come into play, so the steering is uncorrupted and the car is more stable under brakes or hard acceleration. MacPherson struts – as used in the i20N – usually produce a negative scrub radius, so it’s a deliberate and definite effort on Hyundai’s part to get it down to zero.
i would like to state a real example of two different honda civic stock setups.
The first comes withs 215/55/16 7 inches wheel with et 47, while at the same car, you can use 17 inches stock wheels with 235/45/17 tires in 8 inches with et 53. Thats the stock wheels for honda civic from 2017 till today.
What i want to state is that by decreasing wheels from 18 t0 17 inches, its normal to decrease the et from 53 to lets say 47.
What i dont know is how a 0,5 inches width increase of the 17 wheel will look like. I dont think its gonna change things by much!
The first comes withs 215/55/16 7 inches wheel with et 47, while at the same car, you can use 17 inches stock wheels with 235/45/17 tires in 8 inches with et 53. Thats the stock wheels for honda civic from 2017 till today.
What i want to state is that by decreasing wheels from 18 t0 17 inches, its normal to decrease the et from 53 to lets say 47.
What i dont know is how a 0,5 inches width increase of the 17 wheel will look like. I dont think its gonna change things by much!
Nothing new, thats it with all new sportscars. And yes there for they go for a high ET. I don't think they achieve zero radius, but the goal is to keep it as low as possible, hence for the positive effects on the suspension geometry.
i can confirm, as i tested today that aftermarket 2forge z1 17 wheels 8inches wide, et 46 fit too. i was afraid that we would have problem with the big 320mm brakes, but everything seems ok.
Radozzny, what tire and dimensions will you use? Using 215/45/17, wheel size calculator, states that there may be a problem with the scrub radius ( +8), while with 225/45/17, scrub radius is +6, which is pretty close to a difference of 5 which we can use without suspension problems.
What do you guys think?