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Is anyone running 16" rims on their 120?  

I currently have 15"rims, width I am not too sure about as they had been modified by a PO, but they are wide.  I like them wide but I am having a hell of a time finding tires to fit.  I decided I will buy new rims and get a set of slicks for what I have now since there is a greater selection of track tires for 15's.  Initially I was looking at slightly narrower rims but still the selection is slim.  There are much more options getting into the 16's and I have worked out a few setups that would work, but I am just thinking 16's might look too large and out of place.  

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https://www.rsracing.com/TechWheel.aspx

 

That link will show you how to measure your rims. With those measurements, you can convert backspacing to offset here:

 

http://www.weldwheels.com/ccwheel/faqs/converter/

 

Then you can compare other size rims and tires as see how they match up to your current setup by going here:

 

http://www.willtheyfit.com/

 

With that you should be able to tell anything you need to know except how a 16 will look on your car. And that's just up to your personal tastes.

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Is anyone running 16" rims on their 120?  

I currently have 15"rims, width I am not too sure about as they had been modified by a PO, but they are wide.  I like them wide but I am having a hell of a time finding tires to fit.  I decided I will buy new rims and get a set of slicks for what I have now since there is a greater selection of track tires for 15's.  Initially I was looking at slightly narrower rims but still the selection is slim.  There are much more options getting into the 16's and I have worked out a few setups that would work, but I am just thinking 16's might look too large and out of place.  

 

The rims will look weird as the cars esthetics are balanced around a 13" rim. Usually you can go one inch larger and it's not too noticeable. As for tire size. I think the B-210 came with 155/80R13 (someone correct me) about 23" tall on a 16" rim a 160/55R16 tire is very close to the same height so the speedo and performance is not affected.

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Thanks that's some good info for offset and backspace.  Wasn't sure on how to figure that out.

 

I think the 15's I have now look nice but that was my concern that the 16's would be just a bit too big.  Currently on the front I have 195/50R15 and 205/55R15 on the back that's about 22.7" and 23.9" respectively, so not far off from stock.  The 16's I am looking at are 225/50R16 and 175/50R16, that would give me another inch in the back and the front would be about the same but a little bit more narrow.  I would prefer 15's but just keeping options open due to the limited selection.

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Thanks, that's just what I needed.  The 16 on the front looked ok  something a little more open like a 5 spoke would look better IMO.  Could be the angle too, the one with the 17's was from the side and that looked a little too big.  My fenders are cut back a bit with some flares so 16's might not look too bad if I can't find 15's I like.

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I find the old cars 'look' best with lots of tire showing. A 16" rim is 1.5" of missing rubber all the way round and it 'looks' like you are running on rubber coated rims. That's exaggerated.  :lol:  Newer cars with the large rims 'look' right, older ones seem strange somehow. 

 

I guess I just see vintage cars with vintage wheels and tires.

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