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Tire Rack caters to the {Japanese} import crowd, not US or Euro..
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Posted by Aaron Gilbert [Email] (more from Aaron Gilbert) on Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:31:08 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Wheel sizes, Jeff B, Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:19:48
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The bolt pattern for the 9000 (and also '88-93 900) is not that unusual. Problem is, as far as I know, it isn't used by any Japanese cars. It's used on a Plethora of Fords, for instance all Mustangs from '79-93. Even on the new Cougar and Focus.

I'm not sure when the 9000 switch to 6.5" wide wheels, if they ever did, but the available sizes are, all with a bolt pattern of 4 x 108mm or 4 x 4.25":

15 x 6, offset +33mm
15 x 6.5, offset +27mm
16 x 6.5, offset +27mm

There really are quite a few wheels with the proper bolt pattern, but unfortunately, almost all aftermarket 15" or 16" wheels are 15 x 7 or 16 x 7, thus offset can become a problem. It's also often the case that front wheel drive cars today have very high offsets compared to the 9000 - +40mm or more. Now extra width or high offset on their own, might not be too much of a problem, but throw them both together...

I'm using 15 x 7 wheels, with an offset of +35mm. In the front I can get away with no spacers and no clearance/rubbing problems. In the rear however, I had to use 3mm spacers to avoid rubbing with a suspension arm.


Anyhoo... like I said, Tire Rack caters to the Japanese import cars when it comes to wheels... I'd say if you are going with a 15 x 7 or 16 x 7 wheel, you want to shoot for an offset of +30mm or less (note how Saab dropped it to 27mm when they went to 6.5"). This is right in between most RWD and FWD offsets, alas..

I believe almost all the Ronal wheels will fit, but I'm not too excited by any of their styles. The price is decent, at $150 each.



Ronal Wheels


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