15"x8" wheels will they fit

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15"x8" wheels will they fit

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i figure i ask the experts on this cause i need help will this rim fit my mx-3 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-15x8 ... ccessories" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and what tire should i run?

the cars also lowered with intrax springs.


and iam not afraid to roll my fenders if need be


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lol those have a 15 offset, no way in hell they will fit w/o massive fender rolling. Plus they are oogly.
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those rims are sick. if i saw some one rollin sport maxx's on a slammed mx-3 i would be extreamly jelous...
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if they have a 15mm offet they will be fine. You will need to roll the fenders for sure. but it will look dope and you will have to post pics.
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you can do 15x8 25+ will. there is someone in Clubprotege that is sporting 8" wide in a 323. Our cars have more clearance
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so if i went with a 16x8" +35 offset i would have no problems?????
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I will go with the +25 offset because they might rub if you go with another offset.
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+35 offset will cause it to rub the strut correct???
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that or it could rub in the wheel wells when you turn the wheels
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15x8 0 offset will fit.. I test fit some sport maxx 15x8 0 offset on my car lowered with H&R this weekend and nothing rubs!

Im really considering buying them so I might get you jealous vancouverwa! haha

im just not sure because they stick out really bad... i think a 20mm offset would look best!

but I have a great deal on the 0offset.
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There is no way in hell a 0 offset wheel will fit w/o rubbing unless you've hacked up your fenders good. Since theyd stick out past the car, 1 good corner and you'd melt the rubber or bend the metall....
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tried them this weekend with 195/50/15 tire and they dont rub!
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LOL That tire is way too small for that wheel and our car.

I also can't see how this would work. My car lowered w/ 15x7's and a 40mm offset is only barely not rubber on the back wheel wells. If the tire stuck out 1/2"+ further, it would rub every time it compressed. Unless you are running 1000lb springs and dont expect your car to compress more than an inch, I cannot understand how what you are doing works.
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they dont rub because of the small tire... I was able to turn the front wheel completely in both direction without rubbing and the was a resonable amount of space left.

Now im not saying that they will not rub hitting a huge pot hole or something has I did not really took them for a drive.. I just drove with them in the parking lot.
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I wish I had took some pic. but I totaly forgot about some pic while I was there.
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