btodailly

finally

bsa model 214 wheels 17x7 wrapped in Falken ziex ze512 205/40/17....

wish i had the extra rubber but oh well im satisfied





better shots when cleaned

hieroglyphics

i must say that looks very good!!!

hotbox05

wow 205/40? nothing like too small of a tire. shiza

hayalex6

^^ what he said.

I hope you're happy with the misleading speedo and the possibility of bending your wheels.


Maybe next time get the right size lol.

brambling

What do you guys mean, on 17's and 205 width, 40 series comes as close to the stock radius as you can get.

You could run 45s series and be close to bB size radius.

hayalex6

205/45's are the reccomended size there buddy.

bB2NER

Yes what he said /\/\/\ Even Tire Rack won't sell that size to xB owners because the load rating is not high enough for it. I have 215/45/17 for extra pothole security.

They do look Sweet tho. Nice job bro!!!

btodailly

Wow....tire rack suggests a 45 series tire...what's one step lower? I've had no problems whatsoever with my speedo.

bB2NER

You just don't know it. It's actually reading about 3-4 mph faster than you going. Plus you run a REAL risk of cutting a tire on a bump. Not safe at all.

tC9o9

aside from all the tire talk.. i too believe black on black is not a crime

BrianxB

205/40 is actually closer to stock size than a 45 series. Im not sure why you guys think the 45 is better. The 40 is tiny bit smaller and the 45 is larger than stock. Look up specs on Tirerack if youd like, the factory tire will run about 860-875 rev. per mi and the 40 series will run anywhere from 875-890 rev per mi depending on the maker of the tire.

The tire size calculator that everyone uses on miata.net shows a .7 mph difference (speedo going .7mph too fast) between stock size and 205/40 at 60mph. With a 45, itll be 1.3 too slow.

Personally, my winter wheel set are 205/40/17s and I drive my car through Baltimore city without any issues of bent wheels. Im not trying to argue, Im just saying you can run them without problem. I might buy a 205/45 for a little comfort in ride when I need new tires.

mattxb

No need to be a jerk off to the kid.... jesh.

Wheels look nice man.

PaRaGoNViCtiM

Now, I was going to order 215/45/17 for my xB. Is that recommended?

hayalex6

like I said, 205/45's are the recommended size.

Fujiz_xb

black with black and polished. SPIFFY. the fuji likes

GetCaughtDead

that tC looks sick! sometimes I think I should have gone BSP.

bBlover

Looks good, don't worry bout the others.

Dwestxb

That's what I run on one of my xB's. They are nice and smooth, plenty of rubber to help with potholes, and no rubbing. I highly recommend going with those.

RTon20s

If you really want to do your best to match the stock diameter with 17" wheels you are all wrong. You should be looking for 215/40/17 tires.

Stock diameter is 23.74". 215/40/17 diameter is 23.77".

This is a common size and is available from all of your normal retail tire sources.

bB2NER

What they said!!! Plus it helps fill in the wheel gap. Mine actually ride as comfortable as the steelies do.