205/50/16 or 205/45/16?

[kimona]

With a 40mm offset (and a 205), you'll be absolutely flush up front, so the gap will be pronounced. I'd definitely go with 205/50's to fill that gap as much as possible. 16x7's, ET40, 205/50's, no drop... don't worry, no chance of rubbing. And yes, the 50's will give you a better ride.

BTW, the Enkei RS5 is a nice wheel but will show a lot of brake! (The brakes on the Yaris are certainly nothing to brag about). Is that the look you want? Just something to think about before you jump.

[grampi]

Originally Posted by kimona54

With a 40mm offset (and a 205), you'll be absolutely flush up front, so the gap will be pronounced. I'd definitely go with 205/50's to fill that gap as much as possible. 16x7's, ET40, 205/50's, no drop... don't worry, no chance of rubbing. And yes, the 50's will give you a better ride.

BTW, the Enkei RS5 is a nice wheel but will show a lot of brake! (The brakes on the Yaris are certainly nothing to brag about). Is that the look you want? Just something to think about before you jump.

What do you mean the gap will be pronounced? I would think the gap should be slightly less pronounced than with the OEM tires and wheels (185/60/15), as the 205's are a bit wider and slightly larger in diameter. The gap looks just about right to me with the OEM tires and wheels.

As far as the brake parts showing, I was planning to dress up the brake parts a bit (I've seen some pics in here with red calipers and such, or painting everything flat black to make it almost non-noticeable. I've done the flat black thing with another vehicle I had and that actually looked pretty decent. While I am set on the 16" wheels as far as size goes, I am still looking at other wheels and am not totally set on the RS5's.

[nqd]

Originally Posted by kimona54

I'd definitely go with 205/50's to fill that gap as much as possible.

I agree i have 45's and the wheels looked so small until i got my teins after that it looked alot better!

[brickhardmeat]

205/50/16 will be your best choice but you need to lower it, that wheel gap is gross

[webomatics]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

205/50/16 will be your best choice but you need to lower it, that wheel gap is gross

I agree with you, I had 205/45r16’s in my car with the NF210 an the wheel gap was too much, the car looked funny, needless to say I changed to 205/50r16’s and that gap went away, and I had the added bonus of a much better ride, and with the craters why have here in Jersey it had save me a lot of grief.

[grampi]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

205/50/16 will be your best choice but you need to lower it, that wheel gap is gross

I'll probably just go with the 50's then, but there's no chance I'll be lowering the car.