MSP with 16s?

[thepope540]

Anyone have any shots of an msp with 16s instead of 17s. I have never been a huge fan of bigger than needed wheels, and I think a nice 5 spoke 16" wheel might look good.

[MSP4G63]

16x7 polished rota slipstreams with some fat rubber mmmmmm........ thats what I'm buying in the future.

[03MSP-JH]

get some 16" and slam it. i love the look!

[Ricktalife]

check out justinlansdale's ride. i believe he is running 16's and it looks pimp.

[fishdonotbounce]

XDJ DUb is also running 16's on his protege that's converted to an MSP cosmetically. check out his build thread and you'll see it.

[justinlansdale]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs029.snc1/2581_1074091740302_1466430016_30535471_3419110_n.j pg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1955/235/24/1466430016/n1466430016_30490352_2312.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2729/235/24/1466430016/n1466430016_30547090_8031696.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2729/235/24/1466430016/n1466430016_30547417_678677.jpg

[S.A.MSP]

Show off....lol

[justinlansdale]

haha no one else is stepping up!

[S.A.MSP]

I've got 15's on my Jeep, can I post?

[thepope540]

Justin pretty much what I had in mind = nice! I had a set of 13x9 Keizer wheels on one of my miatas and it was ridiculously sweet. Everyone else was spending a bunch of money on really big wheels and then spending a bunch more money on suspensions with no travel to bring the car back down. I had more than stock travel (konis and ground control) and a great ride height.

[Outlawstar98]

LOL I knew justin would jump in this thread :P

[ls six]

You can run as small as 15" wheels with stock MSP brakes and if your looking for a light weight wheel for cheap look at the early Mazda Millenia base model 9 spoke wheels.

15" X 6 1/2" and just 11 1/2 pounds. Not a lot of width though, They make great budget auto X wheels.

[boostdprotegelx]

justin has the sexiest car in the world.well.. laser blue msp anyways...

[justinlansdale]

Justin pretty much what I had in mind = nice! I had a set of 13x9 Keizer wheels on one of my miatas and it was ridiculously sweet. Everyone else was spending a bunch of money on really big wheels and then spending a bunch more money on suspensions with no travel to bring the car back down. I had more than stock travel (konis and ground control) and a great ride height.

that looks awesome!! i'd definitely rock no larger than 15's on a miata if i had one, offset looks nice too.

[WIMSPWI]

the only misleading thing with justin's wheels is the tire sidewall height. In my opinion it is too short, but i believe you did that for ride height look? that'd be my guess. cause I ran a 205/50/16 and that even didn't look right. i also had a +40 offset. I would have love a 205/55/16. i'll post pics when i get home.

[.mazda.speed.]

How to 16's compare performance wise?
Tires are cheaper, lowers the whole car,
Is there anything bad about running 16's, rather then 17's?

[WIMSPWI]

How to 16's compare performance wise?
Tires are cheaper, lowers the whole car,
Is there anything bad about running 16's, rather then 17's?

Personally I wish I still had my 16"s. They added to the overall comfort of the ride. Weight can be a huge plus too when it comes to 16"s. I loved them and never had a problem. I ran a 205/50/16 with a +40 offset. It was awesome!

[thepope540]

Thanks for the info. I think 16s might be in my semi-distant future.

[sean22306]

http://images44.fotki.com/v1471/photos/2/949682/7403056/meet19-vi.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/sean22306/NKY%20AutoSports/rolling2.jpg

FD's :) 16x8 +50 215/50 on the black, 225/50 on the chrome

I see you're also local. I've probably seen you in passing. Where you at in cincinnati?

[boostdprotegelx]

i don't like the tire size, or the fact that they're chrome on that silver pro.. the spicy looks good though.

[Wagonbacker9]

silver definitely doesn't look right...

[sean22306]

they actually looked better in person. both sets were mine, I actually ran the chrome for a while.

[Wagonbacker9]

I think the tire bulge is whats buggin me... almost has a muscle car look to it... and... well, not working for obvious reasons.. lol

[sean22306]

yea thats due to the spacers. it made them stick out a little more than my car. I used 3mm in the rear he used 5mm. 5mm + the wider tire gave it that look. In person it looked aggressive as hell and looked really good.

[thepope540]

I'm in Colerain. I've only had the msp for a month, but I've had two different mp3s over the last few years. I see my old cars around somewhat regularly but not many others.

[thepope540]

Has anyone ever staggered the tires? I mentioned that I might look into some 16s and my buddy offered me a set of S2000 wheels for almost free. Bolt pattern is right, offsets are a little strange but might work, and that would just leave the fact that the fronts are 16 x 6.5 and the rears are 16 x 7.5 (on an S2000) I would put the wider wheel in the front.

[Wagonbacker9]

whats the offset? I had low offset wheels on when I got mine and it was AWFUL. threw the alignment out and just... did bad things to the car.

[thepope540]

6.5" are +55 and the 7.5" are +65

[thepope540]

I'm gonna do a test fit before I commit to anything. The wheels are almost free, but the tires are shot and I don't want to buy rubber until I know the wheels will work.

[Wagonbacker9]

probably gonna have to spacer the 7.5"ers... 6.5's are basically stock mz3 wheels.

[thepope540]

How much spacer do you think I'll need?

[solo.]

Won't fit. Honduh's have smaller centre bore.

[Wagonbacker9]

unless they're hubcentric, it won't be an issue. I'd say 10mm spacer would be about right... i duno, you might wanna measure once you get a test fitting.

[vinnie mack]

i got inspired by justin's car and picked up a set of used Kosei K1 Racing 16x7s with +42 offset and 215 width. They look fucking meaty from behind.

I will try and snap a pic today but word of warning im not on coilovers yet so.. don't let it detur(sp) you.

[WIMSPWI]

low offset FTW!

[Wagonbacker9]

excessive tire wear and shitty handling FTL. lol.

[justinlansdale]

i got inspired by justin's car and picked up a set of used Kosei K1 Racing 16x7s with +42 offset and 215 width. They look fucking meaty from behind.

I will try and snap a pic today but word of warning im not on coilovers yet so.. don't let it detur(sp) you.

SELL ME THOSE WHEELS.
i've been dying to find a set in that exact size, i'll trade you my wheels!!

[vinnie mack]

i wish i could Justin, but I do like them very much lol.

[WIMSPWI]

excessive tire wear and shitty handling FTL. lol.

not when you have the correct drop/camber adjustment ;). works perfect!

[Wagonbacker9]

I've seen the tires that came off your car... lets not talk about camber. lol

[justinlansdale]

i wish i could Justin, but I do like them very much lol.

haha word! well let me know if you ever decide to sell them, i'll will certainly take them off your hands! post pictures! i bet they look awesome.

[vinnie mack]

the car is on ramps right now, replacing and cleaning up the oil/water feed lines so when thats done i will clean her up and take some nice shots.

i only have a few good pictures anyways so I will get some good ones done

[vinnie mack]

for Justin:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/vincea/MSP/MSP_Vince_04_01_09-2.jpg


yes this photo is modified lol... it does have quite a bit of wheel gap at "stock" height.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/vincea/MSP/MSP_Vince_04_01_09.jpg

[justinlansdale]

for Justin:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/vincea/MSP/MSP_Vince_04_01_09-2.jpg


yes this photo is modified lol... it does have quite a bit of wheel gap at "stock" height.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/vincea/MSP/MSP_Vince_04_01_09.jpg

looks great vinnie!! lower it a bit, it'll look (2thumbs)

[WIMSPWI]

I've seen the tires that came off your car... lets not talk about camber. lol

i didn't do that to those tires....those tires were on a slammed ass civic before i got ahold of them, thats why they were so bad. i dont have NEAR that problem....lol:p

[ajkulish]

justin what color are your wheels now?

[justinlansdale]

my wheels are white, my signature shows how the car looks currently.