tire fitment

[Viralphrame]

a question for all you wheel junkies.. since I'm not much of one, haha..

will a 215/50-16 tire (16x8 wheels & 3mm spacers) fit an MSP with stock suspension?

i know a 215/45-16 will, but that specific tire size is kind of rare and rather expensive...

thanks :)

[MX5RACER]

Depends on the offset.

[sean22306]

well I run fd's with 215/50's on them, 5mm spacer up front & 3mm in the rear.

[Viralphrame]

well I run fd's with 215/50's on them, 5mm spacer up front & 3mm in the rear.

thanks

trying to find the best solution for wheel/fender gap without an insane drop in the suspension :) looks like yours sits well with that setup

[sean22306]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/sean22306/MSP/IMG_4483.jpg there you can see the fitment is pretty good.

[Viralphrame]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/sean22306/MSP/IMG_4483.jpg there you can see the fitment is pretty good.

very nice

is that the stock suspension?

[sean22306]

Bought the car with a slight drop in the front.. don't see a brand or anything on the springs so I don't know what they are.. they're blue! lol

[Viralphrame]

Bought the car with a slight drop in the front.. don't see a brand or anything on the springs so I don't know what they are.. they're blue! lol

hm.. i believe the stock MSP springs are blue but powdercoated red (i bought a set recently with some paint chips and remember this for some reason) maybe someone cut them to even out the drop? haha

side note: i've been researching the MSP suspension for around a month now and have come to realize that the 'uneven drop' from OTS pieces comes from the inherent rake in the body lines of the MSP. read: if you drop the MSP the same amount at the front and rear, it will look uneven. i suppose this is why people have good success when using adjustable dampeners like the Illumina struts.