Will 8x17" rims fit on an ITR?

[Veetec]

Will 8x17" rims with 215/40 tires fit on an ITR which will be lowered about 2 inch and has got a corrected camber? Thanx in advance!

[88LXiHB]

8x17??? you mean 17x8....right???

I think they should, if not, just roll your fenders...

[Veetec]

Over here it´s 8x17" so I wrote it right for me. But I think at the end it doesn´t matter as long as anybody can understand what I´m talking about! Thanx for the input anyways!

[TOYVTi]

shesh, thats wide bro, ummm just roll em guards/fenders, adn u'll be sweet, cos there ant nothing like big feet!!! haha that rhymes?:smoka:

[Veetec]

Or should I just keep the stock rims? I like them too but I can´t imagine if it´ll look good from behind because they are kind of tiny!?

[Veetec]

Okay, let´s just say that I´m going to keep the stock rims/ tires and lower it so that there is no gap anymore between the tires and the wheel-weels (corrected camber, too). Will it still be a daily driver or will I hit the ground all the time?? Please give me any ideas or pics you have got about that. Thanx in advance!

[petzride]

so... why don't u just get 17x7 then u won't have problem....

[Integra-F20C]

hey veetec!..what ya doing over here?..haha..i thought u posted thread like this in PH sometime ago..

[Veetec]

Originally posted by petzride
so... why don't u just get 17x7 then u won't have problem....

Do you really think that I haven´t thought about it???:silly2: There are two problems. First the O.Z. Supperleggera (which is very lightweight for its size) isn´t available in 17"x7. Only in 17"x8 or 18"x?! Second problem is that nearly all european rims are kind of heavy and I don´t want that. Okay, BBS rims are kind of lightweight too but I don´t like their style. And it would be too expensive to import a set of rims in the US or even japan (Because of our freakin´laws!!! But that would take too long to explain! ).
In the moment I´m thinking about keeping the stock rims again but I really need an answer to my last post to be sure! So where are all the specialists??? Thanx for your great help by the way!

[Veetec]

Originally posted by Integra-F20C
hey veetec!..what ya doing over here?..haha..i thought u posted thread like this in PH sometime ago..

Yea, you´re right, bros! But I still dunno what to do! I thought there might be some other people in here who can give me another idea about it! But that seems to be wrong. I know that you´re a Teg-lover so I´m asking you once again:Would you keep the stock rims? And do you think I can get these ugly gaps between the tires and the wheel-wells away without hitting the ground all the time when I´m keeping the stock rims??( I really love them by the way! But I really hate these gaps, too!) You guys are my only hope for that problem because ITRs are more rare then Ferraris (and that´s the truth) at my place. So I can´t just go out and ask anybody. The few guys I´ve found who have got one have always put some ugly and heavy 17" rims on it! Or they haven´t lowered it! So please HELP me!!!


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[Fooser]

well right now I'm rideing with 17 X 7 and if I lower my car past the fender it starts to camber with the tire so close to the rear I cant fit my finger in there. If I was going to ride that low with correct camber they would not fit because of the fender. So 17 X 8 you more then likely wont be able to lower past the fenders unless you get flares or something.

I'm pretty sure when you pick up 17's you get a lower profile tire thats about the same diameter as your stock rims. Otherwise your MPH guage will be off. So lower your car so that theres a finger gap with the stock rims and it will look tight. You should have enough clearance, just dont go fast over curbs or out of parking lots and you will be fine. I can go over speed bumps straight and I dont hit. (Finger gap from fenders)

[631 Teggy]

The good ol' Looyville Slugger trick will work.... Put the tires on, then stick a baseball bat in upwards at an angle between the tire and the side pannel and pull up on the bat, so your basically flaring the side panel out, so you can fit in your wider rims... Sorry if that didn't make sense, I'm lasy, but 17's should fit... And you can find 17x7's or 17x7.5's in europe, I live in france during the summers... I've seen 'em... Look harder...

[Veetec]

Originally posted by 631 Teggy
The good ol' Looyville Slugger trick will work.... Put the tires on, then stick a baseball bat in upwards at an angle between the tire and the side pannel and pull up on the bat, so your basically flaring the side panel out, so you can fit in your wider rims... Sorry if that didn't make sense, I'm lasy, but 17's should fit... And you can find 17x7's or 17x7.5's in europe, I live in france during the summers... I've seen 'em... Look harder...

I´ve found a lot of 17x7 rims but they are all too heavy for my taste! But I´ve decided to keep the stock rims anyways because today I´ve read and article which said that they are best for the performance of an ITR!