Diamond steelies fitment?

I was leaning towards the OEM look with stock aveo alloys or my cobalt 5 stars with wheel spacers, but I want something different now. I cant get the enkei apaches I want cuz they wont b there when I wake up( see garage if u cant figure it out). So I was thinking 15x6 or 15x7 Diamond steelies with 1 of 3 possible tire combos, 205 50; 195 50; 195 45. As for fitment I know a few of u r very good at this. I have H&Rs and don't really want to modify/roll fenders , I would like for the rims to be flush or hang out about an inch, would 15x7s, +25 offset work , and with what backspace?? ALL INTELLIGENT RESPONSES APPRECIATED, Im a lil confused on this one, help me out...

how do you feel about staggered or spacers?

I forget how low standard h&r's actually drop so the 195/50 is probably good enough, but I ran a 195/45 if you want the rims flush you cant put a balloon tire like a 205 on..

the wheels, I would say, a 15x7 at about 30mm would be safe for turns, 25 would be good for that flush fit but you will need to watch the tires it would be fine with the 195/45 i think.. I ran a 35 offset with that tire but my height was much lower so another 10mm out with an inch or so up would be fine imho.

The H&Rs drop an inch and a quarter up front and an inch in the rear. By staggered are u saying a smaller width up front, like a 15x6, and 15x7 in the rear? Im not opposed to anything in particular I just like that deep look of the rims. If they don't give me the wide look I can run spacers later, correct? I really don't want to rub on turns, so if I had to modify the fenders after my purchase, I would have no choice.

I think Im going to go with 15x6 up front with a 195 45 up front and a 15x7 out back with a 205 50, both with 25 offsets. I could add a spacer if Im not happy, or some cheap universal fender flares if the gap is too big. I ll post a pic or 2 in a month or so. Or I ll complain if something isn't right...wish me luck. Rabbit-thanx for a push in the right direction.

HOLY S****! I will not be ordering the steelies, I am afraid any attempt to gain power on my aveo will be negated by the 22lbs+ wheel weight. I love the look but this cruiser is about balance, so I went with a black mesh with silver lip;15x7 with=20 up front and 15x8 with +15 out back. Time for a 2 way alarm and theft deterrent projectile propeller to ease my mind. My toyos are out of stock till April, so I will keep any curious folks up to date on fitment issues, or lack there of. Thanks for replying Rabbit I feel like there is a war going on in my head, at least someone heard me...this time...

-20 as in negative 20? thats gonna stick out a lot..

My bad, the rims are 15x7+20 & 15x8 +15. The fronts will have a 195 45 and the rear I was thinking a 205 50, but Im not sure if the 205 width will be good enough. I saw an old thread where an aveo had 15x8 with a 0 offset, and he had a lot of gap in his fender well, so I may be able to pull it off, if not I found a guy who fender rolls for $50. Do u have a recommendation on a rear tire size? brand? My front tires wont be arriving till the first week of May, so I got time to play with the rears...

Hey poo I did a write up on this subject a while back. Here is the link, the first site will show you combinations of wheels and tires stretched if needed. The second is where you put your stock wheel and tire setup in and the setup you want and it will show you how far it will poke and raise or lower the car. Hope it helps.

http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f94/t...culator-14786/

I will be plugging in shortly, thanks for ur opinions and comments. This is perhaps my weakest area of automotive knowledge, but I probably will put over 20 of online time trying to learn and shop, without the forum here Id be clueless. It was a great place to start.

front will be 7.3mm away from the strut, and poke 32mm, the rear will be 0.4 closer and poke is 50.4mm. This appears to be what I am looking for, but I know both of u guys run really wide out back. Did u just bend up the inner lip on the rear quarter, roll it? pull it with the phonebook/ bat method? I am asking because the rear bumper is at 11 o'clock , so if need be I would only roll about 11 to 2 o'clock

Still don't know what tire to order for the 15x8. How would it look with the same 195 45s-I really like that tire, Any advice?

it should be fine on an 8" rim, i tried a set of 195/45r15 on a 9 for some stretch and they would not seat properly.

the only thing you need to figure out is where the edge of the tire is with the offset change. Any easy way to do that is to cut a cardboard piece into the difference between current and the new set up.. and then hold it up to see if it rubs.

I'm getting 195/50R15 for my 15x10"s so I'm pretty sure that tire would fit your rim. I have 205/50R15 right now. I wanted to say if you got the Diamond Racing Wheels, you might need a wheel spacer because my Diamond Racing Wheels need wheel spacers to go on my Aveo. My Aveo is a 2005 LS model so it might be a little different! Good Luck!

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Still don't know what tire to order for the 15x8. How would it look with the same 195 45s-I really like that tire, Any advice?

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Ive got 195/45s on my 15x8s. Only a little stretch, nothing to worry about!

thanks guys

I got my tires in 195/45for the front 15x7s and 205/50 for the rear 15x8. I will be mounting them tomorrow and dipping them. I will test drive for rubbing and try to post pics by next weekend -I need a new cable for USB port changed to 195s out back the 205 was a Lil bulky

Rear test fit

That's 15x8,+15,195 50

Fender gap with H&Rs

Nearly perfect as for being flush, I may add my 8mm spacer later

whats "fender gap" ???

i should go take a picture of mine to see how much tread stick out past that lower trim line on the bumper..

By fender gap I meant space between the top of the tire to the arch of the rear quarter panel. IM being lazy cus my laptop is down and this phone sux. The pic with my finger is the wheel at the 12 o'clock position, roughly an inch n a half ( guessing)

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HOLY S****! I will not be ordering the steelies, I am afraid any attempt to gain power on my aveo will be negated by the 22lbs+ wheel weight. I love the look but this cruiser is about balance, so I went with a black mesh with silver lip;15x7 with=20 up front and 15x8 with +15 out back. Time for a 2 way alarm and theft deterrent projectile propeller to ease my mind. My toyos are out of stock till April, so I will keep any curious folks up to date on fitment issues, or lack there of. Thanks for replying Rabbit I feel like there is a war going on in my head, at least someone heard me...this time...

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I have 15x10 Steel Diamond Racing Wheels on my car and the only thing is that if I go up hill, my car maxes out at 70 MPH. Other than that, it's good! Knock on wood!

Attachment 8167 this is my front 15x7, +20, 195 45

Attachment 8168 same wheel from the top