Wheels for Smart - no adpaters or spacers needed!

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by Peter janes

can you PLEASE give me the tire sizes FRONT & REAR and which brand of tire did you use
THANKS

Yokohama S-drive 195/40 front 225/35 rear. I've got 17''x7.5 front, 17"x9.5 rear rims. I would go with 8.5 on rear Tunershop told some one that Schmidt doesn't make 8.5s But if you go to Schmidt Revolution's site they list 8.5 ( got 9.5s so I can run the widest tire possible if I get to put in smartuki kit)

[doctorcjo]

do the 9.5's rub?

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by doctorcjo

do the 9.5's rub?

No rub anywhere could go quite a bit wider in the back, if you could find a tire that doesen't change overall diameter to much.

[WilyB]

Originally Posted by RussBarnes

... I put a new pair of rear rims on with 185/60-15" Michelin tires on all four.

That a humongous 5.97% increase in diameter for the front wheels and 4.92% for the rear ones: your speedo will be way off!

[marck]

Originally Posted by RussBarnes

I put a new pair of rear rims on with 185/60-15" Michelin tires on all four.

Having the same size tire on all four corners appeals to me. The speedo can be adjusted.

This is a bit OT, but is the speedo pickup off the transmission?

[WilyB]

Originally Posted by marck

The speedo can be adjusted.

I dunno 'bout that but Russ sure has a good excuse if he ever gets pulled over!

[twelch]

what brand of wheel is that

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by twelch

what brand of wheel is that

Don't know who you are asking, mine are Schmidt Spacelines.

[RussBarnes]

Originally Posted by WilyB

That a humongous 5.97% increase in diameter for the front wheels and 4.92% for the rear ones: your speedo will be way off!

Willy, didn't see your reply earlier. Obviously you are using some chart that shows tire sizes based on the casing numbers. THOSE ARE B.S. The facts are realized when tires are measured. The O.E. fronts on mine were larger diameter than the rears and the Michelins I installed were 4% larger than the O.E. rears.

And since most car manufacturers don't install accurate gauges I checked my speedo by GPS and odometer by going a minimum of 10 miles on interstates and doing it many times. Now I find the speedo is dead on and the odometer reads 5.6% low.

[pingu]

Lowndex
Thanks for posting the info on the 16" Schmidt rims. I have been trying to find those rims since the first day I saw a picture of them on a smart on this site. I contacted the site you had listed and they put me in touch with fog city proformance. I talked to the guys there and ordered them total price was 1350.00 which included shipping them to Fl. I also ordered the s drives from online tires. Both of them should be here this week. I can't wait to get them on the car and take it for a test drive. Thanks again for helping me get my dream rims for my baby.
David