Ok. I'm 99% on my rim/tire choice. Just hoping to get the "ok" from the beat crowd.
In North America, we have a REALLY limited choice when it comes to smaller tires and rims. Here is the best I've come up with.
Rims: Kosei K1TS 14x6
http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheel...ts_s_ci3_l.jpg
4.92" Backspacing
38mm offset
9.3lbs ea. Made in Japan
I will most probably need very small wheel spacers, but I don't really have a choice.
Tires: Federal Formoza FD1
http://www.federaltire.com/en/images...ec/specFD1.pdf
Federal Formoza FD1 155/55R14 front (actually 165mm wide, but 3% smaller height than stock)
Federal Formoza FD1 165/60R14 rear (funny, they are only 163mm wide, but same height as stock)
Don't know why, but the 155's will be slightly wider (2mm) than the rears (165mm vs 163mm). I don't think anyone will notice this.
These are the ONLY 155/55R14's in existance in North America...Period! So I figured I should get matching rear's.
I've got the choice of going for Federal Formoza FD1 165/55R14 in the rear as well, they are 170mm wide, but I don't think they will be tall enough. It will raise my RPM on the highway and throw off my speedo I assume.
So, on my limited choice, what do you guys think?