35 offset with 16x17.5

[Maurice Hilarius]

>From: "Steve Obert" <obert@snet.net>

>Just remember that the wheel width is measured from where the tire bead
>sits.  To measure from the outside you should also measure the overall rim
>width which may be up to 1 inch wider.

Right. INSIDE the tire bead on the rim.
For example the wheels on a Spec V are called 7"
If you measure outside of bead it is 8"
But it is really 7"

As for the Conti's on a Spec V not being grippy enough, I think the thing
to remember is that you already acknowledged what you did wrong. Need
throttle to dig out of corners.
At 55MPH if I tunnel in my Spec V to a 90 degree corner,  and flat out
punch it at around 4600rpm in 3rd, it digs in nicely.

I have not been able to break loose my back end at that speed on clean asphalt.
And I have tried quite hard, thank you.

I have Pirelli P7000's on mine. They are not quite as dry road grippy as
the stock ContiSports, but a lot more useful to me as they can actually be
driven on a bit of ice, rain, or snow.

With our best regards,

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