Howdy!
Just started cruising the Saab forums but I've owned my Aero for 6 yrs and 155k miles (95k by yours truely). I'm planning on new rubber for my ride and thought I would look into some larger wheels. My investigations have led me to possibly using some 17x7 wheels with 215/45 rubber (or 225/40) but I need some help with offsets. I have noticed that quite a few members of the forum say they are riding on 17" wheels. I think that my Aero has 27mm offsets but most wheels I look at have 38 to 40mm offsets.
So here are the questions:
Will these fit in my wheel wells?
I have lowered springs, will this cause problems?
Are there wheels out there with the right offsets?
Do spacers come that big?
Will I need new lugs (longer)?
If I use a wheel with a 35mm offset and a 5mm spacer will this be enough to make everything fit correctly?
Basically, how has this problem been solved by all you 17" riders? Thanks in advance for your help.
Just started cruising the Saab forums but I've owned my Aero for 6 yrs and 155k miles (95k by yours truely). I'm planning on new rubber for my ride and thought I would look into some larger wheels. My investigations have led me to possibly using some 17x7 wheels with 215/45 rubber (or 225/40) but I need some help with offsets. I have noticed that quite a few members of the forum say they are riding on 17" wheels. I think that my Aero has 27mm offsets but most wheels I look at have 38 to 40mm offsets.
So here are the questions:
Will these fit in my wheel wells?
I have lowered springs, will this cause problems?
Are there wheels out there with the right offsets?
Do spacers come that big?
Will I need new lugs (longer)?
If I use a wheel with a 35mm offset and a 5mm spacer will this be enough to make everything fit correctly?
Basically, how has this problem been solved by all you 17" riders? Thanks in advance for your help.