Help with sizes for wheels running TRD suspension.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

Plastic dipsticks what?

...yeah, that's bouncing around in my noggin as well...

[KCALB SIRAY]

;)

[Captain Slow]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

16x7 with 205/45/16 on a +40mm offset = perfect.

thank you so much.

that's all I was asking for, not to be made to feel like a jerk/idiot just because I cannot seem to grasp tire sizes. i have lots of ideas, know lots of oldschool tuning tricks, and am pretty good at fabricating things and plan on contributing quite a bit back to these boards...alas certain things are beyond me and I've accepted that long ago. hence I ask ;)

also with a new car there will be lots of questions at first, kinda comes with the territory. thanks to all of you who patiently answer the same old questions that have been asked before.

[jpmck03]

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

... I don't have time to read 51 pages of posts to find one person running 16x7s with 40mm offset and the TRD package just to see what size tires he's running.

You should be able to skim through it in less than an hour. I know I've gone through that thread before when I was looking to get some summer wheels.

Buying a new set of rims and tires is an investment, doing some research before plopping down hundreds of dollars for wheels and rubber isn't too much to ask. You might not find the exact thing you are looking for, but you're bound to learn something along the way.

[jpmck03]

Wow, I need to learn how to type faster or something... 5 new posts while I'm putting mine together, yikes!

Regardless, OP hope you figure out what you want to get (and it looks like you have)!

[Captain Slow]

yep, I understand things like traction rating, lol...but sizes have always confused the $&*% out of me ;)

especially when lowering. if I were leaving it stock height I could have figured it out easily enough, I know how to work out the diameter, it was the width that concerned me.

[cali yaris]

lol @ kcalb. really.

exactly....if I'm running the TRD suspenion (springs and shocks) and also running 16x7 wheels....what size tires would I need to prevent rubbing? I'm afraid I just can't think of any other details that are relevant other than wheel size and suspension setup.

So you ask the same question over again. Ok. "other details" that would affect a choice in wheel and tire combination.

1. You load your car up with cargo.
2. You have more than two people in the car.
3. You have an aftermarket stereo with a bass subwoofer in the back.
4. You drive on less than friendly roads more than once in a while.
5. You need wet- or snow-friendly tires that might limit your choices.
6. You want tire longevity instead of more grip - or vice versa.
7. You want performance gains from your wheels, not just looks.

It goes on and on. And ALL of this is discussed to death in other threads. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE NOT GETTING CLEAR ANSWERS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE.

[cali yaris]

You should be able to skim through it in less than an hour. I know I've gone through that thread before when I was looking to get some summer wheels.

Buying a new set of rims and tires is an investment, doing some research before plopping down hundreds of dollars for wheels and rubber isn't too much to ask. You might not find the exact thing you are looking for, but you're bound to learn something along the way.

This should be the last post in this thread.

[cali yaris]

16x7 with 205/45/16 on a +40mm offset = perfect.

Nope. 16x7 +42mm with 205/50/16. PERFECT-ER. But then again (again) ((again))... not without knowing what you want.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Nope. 16x7 +42mm with 205/50/16. PERFECT-ER. But then again (again) ((again))... not without knowing what you want.

+40mm is the offset of his apparently identified wheel choice.

[matthewai]

kid just comes out the gate blasing q's and blasting off threads left and right

[A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby]

don't have time to read a 51 page thread that is full of pics ?

I spent 4 months scrutinizing the interwebs and going to tire shops and also renting vehicles
before I bought 2 different sets and sizes of alloys, and 2 different sets of tires.

that's like, over 5 tires or something

all I needed to ask yarisforums after all the research, was 'is a 1/2 inch tire width stretch
anything to worry about?' then I plunked down about $1600 on meats and rims and was
real happy about it.

see... 'cuz I didn't bug too many people too badly about it. all the info is already here.

I don't use Yaris-related questions to PO the forum...I can do that on off topic threads

[enviri]

on TRD springs, 16x7 +40 and i experienced practically no rub. On lower springs (ex. MI springs) +40 is rubbing all day (before i went -1.5 camber haha), so go +42. the TRD is waayyy too conservative of a drop for my tastes and i had both for over a year lol.

I run 195/50R16s btw. Basically, if you're set on TRD springs (gotta get TRD shocks, unless you wanna stay soft!) +40 and higher offset will be fine on 195 width tires IMO. 205 width tires will be +42 and higher.

[jpmck03]

Originally Posted by A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby

... I spent 4 months scrutinizing the interwebs and going to tire shops and also renting vehicles before I bought 2 different sets and sizes of alloys, and 2 different sets of tires. ...

And that is a big portion of the joy in modding, IMHO. Taking the time to do some decent research to educate yourself about your next mod.

Seems like it's so much better when you finally see all of your research come to fruition as you finish up that mod, be it new rims and tires, a short shifter or something simple like debadging.

I've yet to do a mod where I said, "Wow, I wish I didn't do that," after the fact. I account that to the fact that I do quite a bit of YarisWorld and Google searching before I pull the trigger on a mod.

[Captain Slow]

moderator please close and/or delete this thread.

apparently it's not proper etiquette to ask questions and I no longer want to piss anyone off.

[cali yaris]

no wait, I want the last word!

Apparently, you're unwilling to answer them, either. Scroll back to post 25 (mine). You could be supplying great information by answering those.

That might make it POSSIBLE for people to help you. I'd like to.

before i went -1.5 camber haha

Should be noted that many rubbing problems can be fixed with a bit of camber work.

But we didn't get that far.

Ok, now mods can close.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Nope. 16x7 +42mm with 205/50/16. PERFECT-ER. But then again (again) ((again))... not without knowing what you want.

Yup... 16x7, ET42-45, 205/50/16's will work very well with mild TRD drop.

[Captain Slow]

Cali: i basically want the same reliability as my stock setup in something that looks better. No big speakers and no super rough terrain. The extra grip just from the wider rubber will be a nice performance upgrade, also if i can find some wheels that are slightly lighter than my steelies that would be even better.