What would be ideal?

[RacerFreakXXX]

I am going to get wheels but I can't decide between getting 15x6.5 wheels and put them on my stock bridgestone tires(185/60R15) or get some nice 16x7 wheels and put some nice sticky rubber on them. I am also planning on geting coilovers. It would be cheaper to get some 15's by about $600 however I'd feel safer with better rubber, Opinions :iono:?

I was planning on getting konig feather with some toyo proxies 205/50

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

15'S with 205/55'15......

[Nagoya_TRD.]

I like the idea of 16s and nicer rubber. If you are going to stretch it, you can go lower too.

[33OH]

I have 15x7's with nice rubber (Bridgestone Potenzas) and I love them. I just sold my stock tires off my steelies and put snow tires on them for winter. That way I'm covered all year.

[SailDesign]

I have 16x7's +42, with 205-width rubber. Love them.

[Thirty-Nine]

If you're going to put coilovers on, I'd suggest a 15x6.5, +40 or higher, with 195/55/15 rubber to avoid rubbing.

• I've had 16x7, +37 with 205/50/16 tires: I rubbed

• I've had 15x6.5, +38 with 205/50/15 tires: I rubbed

• I've had 15x6.5, +40 with 195/55/15 tires: I rarely rub, except under extreme circumstances (hard corners, big dips)

I will not rub with the stock wheels/tire (15x5.5, +45 with 185/65/15 tires)

I am lowered on Megan Racing coliovers, FYI.

[Tamago]

15X7, +35, 205 55 15 Hankook RS2's or Falken Azenis RT615's and call it a day.

ohh or this!!!

http://www.949racing.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=178

[Thirty-Nine]

Maybe on an xA ... but you'll rub all day on a Yaris. :smile:

[Tamago]

Maybe on an xA ... but you'll rub all day on a Yaris. :smile:


so?


fix it.

why are yaris owners so afraid of a little rub?

[FunctionSpec]

so?


fix it.

why are yaris owners so afraid of a little rub?

Haha, totally agree with you on this. Rub a little plastic and they feel like their car is going to fall apart.

I would get 15s and ditch the crappy stock rubber. Better rubber selection going with 15s. But 16s do look better on the Yaris's round bubbly body.

[Thirty-Nine]

so?


fix it.

why are yaris owners so afraid of a little rub?

I guess I don't use "rub" and "ideal" together. He said "ideal."

Perhaps the OP should define what he means by ideal, since everyone has a different opinion.

[ChinoCharles]

so?


fix it.

why are yaris owners so afraid of a little rub?

Dude, rubbing is teh suck. Admit it.

[Tamago]

Dude, rubbing is teh suck. Admit it.

when you guys say "don't buy a +42 offset, you'll rub... you have to buy a +43 offset" does that 1 millimeter make THAT much of a difference? and where is the tire rubbing anyway? outside fenderwell?

[33OH]

Depends on if the 1 millimeter puts the tire into the fenderwell. :biggrin:

[ddongbap]

I've seen tires replaced under 5k miles, due to some rubbing. That fender can really mess stuff up.

With that said, minor rubbing shouldn't be a problem. I've had rubbing on my +38s, but it stopped once the fender lining made a hole.

[Tamago]

Depends on if the 1 millimeter puts the tire into the fenderwell. :biggrin:

tire tread varies in width by much more than 1mm

which means if you rotate tires, you might rub

[33OH]

tire tread varies in width by much more than 1mm

which means if you rotate tires, you might rub

I know, I was being a smartass. :biggrin:

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

when you guys say "don't buy a +42 offset, you'll rub... you have to buy a +43 offset" does that 1 millimeter make THAT much of a difference? and where is the tire rubbing anyway? outside fenderwell?

its rubs on the outside fenderwell like you said but its not that big of a deal. EXCEPT when your trying to be cool making a u turn or something else that requires you to turn steering wheel hard.......

[Thirty-Nine]

My 16x7 +37 wheels with 205/50s rubbed like crazy--not just a rub here and there.

My 15x6.5 +38 wheels with 205/50 rubbed while turning hard and over most dips/bumps. Could I have lived with it? Sure. Instead, I switched to a 195 tire and +40 offset wheel for a 12mm difference in width, and that solved it. Even with that setup it rubs a tad bit, but I live with it.

[SailDesign]

My 16x7 +37 wheels with 205/50s rubbed like crazy--not just a rub here and there.

My 15x6.5 +38 wheels with 205/50 rubbed while turning hard and over most dips/bumps. Could I have lived with it? Sure. Instead, I switched to a 195 tire and +40 offset wheel for a 12mm difference in width, and that solved it. Even with that setup it rubs a tad bit, but I live with it.

My 16x7 +42 with 205/45-16 doesn't run at all. Ever.
Of course, I'm not lowered, but still....

[Tamago]

are we talking front? did you add any negative camber?

y'all just need to quit buying those soft ass DF210s ;)

[33OH]

Hey, I love my DF210's. I just use 205/40's. =)

Not sure on the offset of my rims, I looked for it once and it just says "Made in Taiwan" on the back.

[Tamago]

Hey, I love my DF210's. I just use 205/40's. =)

Not sure on the offset of my rims, I looked for it once and it just says "Made in Taiwan" on the back.

so to prevent rubbing, you bought a tire that's too small for your car? :iono:

[33OH]

so to prevent rubbing, you bought a tire that's too small for your car? :iono:

And for the looks, but yes.

[Thirty-Nine]

My 16x7 +42 with 205/45-16 doesn't run at all. Ever.
Of course, I'm not lowered, but still....

Totally. If you're not lowered, there's far less concern about offsets, tire width, etc. However, if you're lowered, especially more than say a TRD drop, it's a different story.

That was one nice thing about the xB; offests were not much of a problem so long as you kept them less than +40 or so. The Yaris is pretty finicky for wheels.