16" Konig Britelites on my MX-3!

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » June 15th, 2007, 12:25 am

Finally got them yesterday.

They are Konig Britelite super lightweight alloy rims in 16" x 7" (offset 40mm). According to Konig they weigh 15.3 lb each, which from what I can tell seems quite valid.

Too bad the tires I got at an awesome deal are too tall to fit properly. I don't suggest P205/55R16 on the rims listed above in conjunction with the ZX-2 struts. They WILL rub the strut. I had to use wheel spacers to push them away from the struts in the front, which isn't great. Guess I'll go smaller when these wear out.

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » June 15th, 2007, 12:50 am

good choice perry has the same wheels on his mx3

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » June 15th, 2007, 1:18 am

Thanks!

Yeah, I've seen pics of Perry's. They look great! His are 15".

Whisper · Post by **Whisper** » June 15th, 2007, 2:19 am

Not bad looking. But yeah, those are some beefy tires.

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » June 15th, 2007, 6:34 am

looking good...I believe Bocheck on the frusm who is from Canada, has the same wheels jut not instaleld yet.

how do 205.55.16's rub on the zx2 struts? does the top of the tire rub of do the side of the tire rub on them. thats quite odd.

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » June 15th, 2007, 9:42 am

Well, with the strut mount pointed at its most positive setting, not using camber bolts in the front, they definitely rub against the two reinforcing bars under the lip of the bottom spring seat on the strut. I might try turning the strut mount more negative and adding camber bolts. These are pretty wide footprint tires though.

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » June 15th, 2007, 12:52 pm

The Wheel are AWESOME! I LOVE mine!

About your tires:

The width is fine, but the sidewall height is NOT.

Should have gone with a 45 sidewall height to keep the ratio the same.

15" = 205/50/15
16" = 205/45/16
17" = 205/40/17 or 215/40/17
18" = 205/35/18

yence · Post by **yence** » June 15th, 2007, 1:41 pm

The Konigs look great on you car! What rims did you have before, did your handling improve?

Since a few days I have 16" on my MX-3 as well. (Royal gunmetal 16"x7J Rota Slipstream) They have offset 45 and they don't rub with 205/45/16 tires (Dunlop SP Sportmaxx).
Accelleration/steering/braking have improved greatly over the 18" Bellini's! The 18's where about 23lbs, the Rota's only 14lbs.

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » June 15th, 2007, 6:23 pm

WOW! What a nice car!

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » June 16th, 2007, 8:24 pm

@ Perry

I've had these suckers on backorder since forever. I remember seeing you post your pics and feeling very jealous because I had yet to see mine.

Bochek · Post by **Bochek** » June 16th, 2007, 8:58 pm

Yep i got a set of them, love the looks of them, but atlantamx3 is right, you should have gone with 205 45's

little less tire. looks better imo.

- Bochek

tehbrookzorz · Post by **tehbrookzorz** » June 18th, 2007, 9:03 pm

Once I wear these out I will for sure, sans spacers.