Re: Need tire/wheel advice, quick!

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:09:32 -0600, Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article <47b5205c$0$17365$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Carbon <nobrac@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> I notice the slipstreams are available in 16x8 for the same price as
>> the 16x7's. I'm leaning toward the 16x7 but am wondering if there is
>> any significant advantage to the wider tire.
> 
> The 16x7 will be a pound or so lighter. I don't know if a 16x8 will
> fit--offset might be critical for clearance. Perhaps someone here knows.

Ordered the wheels/tires from MachIII. 16x7 slipstreams, silver, 4x100
+40. Toyo Proxes 205/45/16 tires. $927 all in. I vacillated a long time 
between these and the TiR's. And between the slipstreams and the circuit 
8's. And also between silver and steel grey. Lots of choices out there.

I would have saved a couple of hundred repairing the current rims and 
getting new 17" tires. But it's hard to enjoy driving when you're worried 
about every single bump in the road. Better to just get it over with.

Thanks again for your help.