The wheels I am looking at come in 7,8,9,9.5 and 11" widths (17's). I am planning on 8's for the front, and 9.5's or 11's on the rear. Both come in a minimum front side setting of 3.5", which is pretty tight with the fender edge.
Heres their tyre dimensions chart.
http://www.team3wheels.com/ac/
If Im interpreting this right, if I want to minimise distance from hub to outer edge of tyre then I should probably go with 11's. eg, 285-40-17 has an overall width on 11.4", and can be fitted to either 9.5" or 11". On a 9.5 wide rim the bulge would be 0.95", but on a 11" it would only be 0.2". With the same minimum front space on both rims, then the 11" would give me a smaller overall tyre offset (face of hub to outside of tyre). Even using the smallest width on a 9.5" rim, 255-45-17, gives an overall width of 10", with means 0.25" of tyre bulge, so marjinally further out then using the 285-40-17 on an 11" rim. Does this sound right?
The other question is will there be any clearance issues on the inside using 11" rims, and will I have to second mortgage the house to pay for my rear tyres. Price isnt an issue on the rims as its the same 9.5 or 11. I think the 11's would look better too.
Cheers
