Now that I've seen this picture

[RotorNutFD3S]

I really really really want 6ULs!
Definitely nickel.
They're going to be 15x9 if I can get my hands on some. But I can live with 15x8 too. No matter what, I'm going to have to run spacers to get them to fill the flares because of the way Emilio offsets them.

:EDIT: Fixed!

[Sawyer]

Pic no worky...

[RotorNutFD3S]

Fixed. Thanks. I could see them, but I guess hyperlinking was not allowed. :lol:

[simontibbett]

That's HOT

[jesseealexander]

i honestly think that those are the sexiest wheels for miatas. i might try to get my hands on some for the e30 too. what offsets do they come in?

[RotorNutFD3S]

Pardon my BMW ignorance, but is the e30 4x100?

The 15x9 and 15x8 are +36, the 15x7.5 is +34, and the 15x7 is +25.

[simontibbett]

Yeah E30 is 4 lug.

[jesseealexander]

Pardon my BMW ignorance, but is the e30 4x100?

The 15x9 and 15x8 are +36, the 15x7.5 is +34, and the 15x7 is +25.

lol you are excused sir.

yeah its 4x100, but bmws have weird offsets. ill probably get the 15x8s if it happens and run a HUGE spacer.

[deerock]

949racing.com ***********. you can go through there entire offsets. im actually thinking about getting these over all wheels. they is sexy, and light!

[ben91]

when your car is running we should swap wheels for a photo-op.

[RotorNutFD3S]

:D Much agreed!!!

Ben with SportMax wheels?! Proof inside. :lol:

[ben91]

lol, as for as my car goes, no photography please. ;)

[nickt93]

6ULs - I'll take 3 sets please!

I want some 15x8s for road racing, 15x9s for autocross (275 Hoosiers!), and another set of 15x8s for the street (probably a little wide for the current selection of 225s available in 15s, but I'm hoping somebody makes a 245 or 255 at some point in the future).

Can someone validate my logic here with offsets? Would a set of 15x9s with the same offset as a pair of 15x8s stick out a half inch further? I.E. would the lip of a 15x9 +36 wheel be .5 inches further out than a 15x8 +36 wheel?

[ben91]

I would imagine if the offset is the same, then it would have to go 1" further outside. I believe that the difference between the 15x8 36 and 15x9 36 is literally 1" extra lip and nothing else.

[nickt93]

This link is really helpful:

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

Since offset is the distance from the mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel, a wheel that is one inch wider than another with the same offset will increase by a half inch on both sides.

In terms of the 6ULs, this means that on a 15x9 vs a 15x8 (both +36), the outer lip will push a half inch further out to the edge of the fender, and the inside lip will move a half inch closer to the shock/etc.