Stopped by my local Discount Tire today and ordered up 4x Konig Rewind wheels (#45467, 15x7, 4x100mm pattern, 40mm offset). They're designed for first and second-gen Miatas, which is what my suspension pieces are built around:
I also ordered 4x Falken Azenis RT615K+ in 205/50 R15 size:
The big gamble with all this is twofold. First, will it fit? I've measured and remeasured the current wheels and tires (which are 16-inch Miata wheels and 205-series tires). I'm 90% certain the new wheel/tire combo will tuck up properly in the wheel wells... but, that 10% is pretty scary. Slight difference is offsets, slightly wider wheels, super-tight wheel wells both front and rear... well, it's going to be interesting, to say the least. If worse comes to worst, I will have to look at a-arm modifications to move the wheels in and/or out accordingly, which is something I really don't want to do if possible.
Second, will it look good? I must have spent 50-hours looking at different rims online, in person, etc. I really like the "panasport" look like these rims, but the dark spokes are not very standard. Dark rims are hit or miss in general for me. Sometimes they look great on a car, other times it just makes the car look "dirty" or unfinished. The dark spokes on the chrome outer lip of these Rewinds look great in photos, but will it be too dark/ugly in person? Dunno, but I placed a $1.2K bet on this wheel and tire combo, so in a week when they show up, I'll see if the gamble paid off or not.
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