I want to buy a set of mille miglia Evo5 Sports and new S02's to fit. Here is the catch. I want a 17 inch wheel in the front and an 18 inch wheel in the rear. I love the staggered look. I would go to a lower profile in the rear to keep the same overall diameter. Here is what I was thinking. I might be way off.

FRONT:
17x8
REAR:
18x9

Now can I do that? If so, what size S02's will I need. I want them as wide as I can go in the rear.

 

Bear in mind to answer this question with any sense of accuracy, one would need the offset of the EVO's. I see they are not listed as a Tire Rack choice, so I'm not sure if their offset is too low to be considered desirable by them (or whomever is in charge of these fitment issues there). Try this link to help you:
http://www.venommotorsports.com/howto/whee...eldiameters.htm
Also, something to ponder. Usually you can get a rough estimate of the recommended wheel width ranges by taking 90% of your tire's tread and multiplying by .039.
For instance, a 265/40/18 tire is as follows:
265x90%x.039=9.3 inches (or a 9.5-inch measured rim width). Chances are the measured rim width for a 265/40/18 would be 9-10.5-inches. I find that in most cases, you can go .5 inches lower than the measured width for a tire and 1-inch higher. Bear in mind moving from the usual measured rim width in any direction would result in either an increase or decrease of contact patch by 5mm for every .5-inch deviation so if you placed a 265/40/18 tire on a 10-inch wheel, you'd have the width of a 270mm tire.

Now, having said all of this...each manufacturer has their only spec sheets
for their tires. Best to go to the tire company's web site and check things out.
Your idea of staggering not only the wheel widths but diameters is also what I am doing, though I'm not going so wide with the widths. I'm at 17x7 and 18x7.5.
Most of my wheel choices are in the $200-250/range which leaves out the high offset exotic choices.

 

The wheel does not have the correct fitments for the car.
They won't fit.
Sorry.

Jim

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jim@tirerack
[B]The wheel does not have the correct fitments for the car.

 

SwissS2K has them. ??? They look unbelievable.

 

There isn't a wheel to fit on the rear with a high enough offset. I will have out fitment guys take a look to see.

Jim