Help wtih gen 2 91 camry wheel fitment

[illusive562]

hey, this is my first post in this forum...so might as well start off with a question that hast been answered yet...im thinking of ordering rims that are 17 x 7 offset +40...do you know if this rims would fit in my camry and if it would fit, what best size tires would go with it...thank you id appreciate the help...

randy

[userlain]

Those rims will fit as long as the bolt pattern is 5x100.

I suggest some lower-profile cooper tires.

[powderblue91]

for the tires use http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html to make sure your tires are the same radius as the stock tires 185-60-14

[illusive562]

someone else told me that the bolt pattern i should get is 5 x 114.3...can someone else clarify the exact bolt pattern? again...i have a 91 camry 4 cyclinder base model....

[Phatfantom68]

The 5x114.3 is the pattern for newer camrys gen3 and above. Gen 2 Cams definitely have 5x100 bolt pattern.

[illusive562]

thanks...im happy now because i can get the rim i wanted http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7942558122&catego ry=43957

now all i need is the right tire size for this rim...do you guys think 215/40 sized tires will fit right? i need all the help i can get id really appreciate it...i dotn want to end up buying the wrong thing form ebay cuz its hard to return shit on ebay lol thank you

[88 LE]

215/40/17 will fit, but your speedo will be off.

With a 17x7 wheel, go with 205/45/17.

[illusive562]

hey 88 le how about 215/45/17? do you tihnk that is better than 215/40/17? i know im asking soo much questions..being a lil annoying noob...

[88 LE]

205/45/17 is the closest to the stock size (185/70/14).


215/40/17 1.8% too fast

215/45/17 1.7% too slow.

205/45/17 0.3% too slow.


I got the numbers from the link that was posted above.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[Talisman]

I have 17 x 7 rims on my 2nd gen(90 camry) and 205/45/17's. I believe my offset is about 40mm also. My car is lowered and They fit perfect and never rub no matter how hard I push. I think I am going with some 215/45/17's next time though for the extra meat. Don't really care about my speedo being off.

[illusive562]

extra meat as in width or the height of the tires? what does the 215 represent over the 205? talisman?

[amerikim]

^ i think he wants to increase width. 205 > 215.

On 7" rims though, that be skinny wheels on fat tires. Not good for handling as sidewalls are pulled into the wheel and may cause some ballooning of the tire. Means decreased contact and uneven wear. I would check for that package.

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by illusive562

extra meat as in width or the height of the tires?

Both.

what does the 215 represent over the 205?

First # = width

Second # = aspect ratio. Its a percentage of the first number. In this case it would be 45% of 205 (92.25) and 45% of 215 (96.75).

Third # = diameter of tire.

[Talisman]

Originally Posted by amerikim

^ i think he wants to increase width. 205 > 215.

On 7" rims though, that be skinny wheels on fat tires. Not good for handling as sidewalls are pulled into the wheel and may cause some ballooning of the tire. Means decreased contact and uneven wear. I would check for that package.

Well actually, it's not big at all. They told me they actually had some trouble stretching the 205's on my car. If you look at the Mazdaspeed Protege, one of the best handling fwd cars ever created, it came with 215/45/17 on 17x7 rims also(they actually changed it from 205's).

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by amerikim

On 7" rims though, that be skinny wheels on fat tires. Not good for handling as sidewalls are pulled into the wheel and may cause some ballooning of the tire. Means decreased contact and uneven wear. I would check for that package.

How do you figure?

215/45/17 fit just fine on a 7" wide wheel.


http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_specsheet.cfm?id=2