17'S on a Smart 451???

[SmartTech]

Yep its true put them on my self. They were custom drilled for the 3 lug, They just barley fit in the front but no rubbing any where....


oh yea i have also installed K&N air filter so i know there is one that works!!

[mnext02]

Originally Posted by SmartTech

Yep its true put them on my self. They were custom drilled for the 3 lug, They just barley fit in the front but no rubbing any where....


oh yea i have also installed K&N air filter so i know there is one that works!!

that looks so sweet! where did you get the wheels? how much? who drilled them for you? what size tires?

[SMART]

Can you please share with us how you went about this. What offset did you go with? What type of measurements did you do? How is the turning radius? Any additional road noise?

[Smartbillet]

Got a close up of the wheels????

[SmartTech]

The tires are 215/35r17. The wheel manf. drilled the rims for us. honestly dont know the offset. they said they would take care of it... they retail for 2499 installed. i know its why high for 17's but they said it was cause of custom work. i takes about 2 weeks a set to get them in..
this is the only close pic i have. i will try and get a close up later


as for driving: turning is the same. Road noise a little higher. It does stiffen the ride a bit; how ever that is to be expected with any tire with a short side wall. Its fun to drive though, handles GREAT and looks sweet. The pics dont do it justice

[iamgnat]

Well, I can't say that I think those wheels look dinky ;)

Nice job.

-dave

[Fredvon4]

Hey SmartTech


Motor heads and technically minded folks are asking you technical questions...

You think you could be a litte more technical in your sharing?....Please

[SmartTech]

well i honestly dont know the offset, i didnt measure it. the rims are 7.5 wide what else do you want?

[Fredvon4]

I am sorry perhaps your screen name led me to believe you to be a SmartTech as in..... you work in the field and hopefully on this brand car

I am also guilty of assuming you follow all the threads about wheels and tires... This is a much discussed subject

Your post at the top seems to indicate that 17's fit.. cool

Many of us want to do it too

We do not know the supplier of the rims

Cost?

Offset is very important to know... perhaps the suplier of the wheel can tell you

We would like to know if they do the (custome re-drill) treatment to other styles (I don't like those in the photo)

We do not know the brand tire

215x35xR 17 are not easy to find... a hint about who supplied them would help

We assume they are same size frnt/rear (true or no?)

"just barley fit in the front but no rubbing any where" is good to know...

But is this true when driving, and turning on bumpy roads, or in hard corners with body lean?

Nice photos... but live up to your screen name and give us more meat

[SmartPassion]

Look great! But yeah, more info!!