Just picked up a new set of wheels for my '95. The size is 18"x9.5" and they have a 56mm offset. There are three different tire sizes that I have been looking at. My car is lowered with Eibach pro-kit springs and has Bilstein shocks. I am looking at 275/35/18, 285/35/18, and 275/40/18. Which tire will look best and not rub? I loved the look of my 275/40/17 tires on my old wheels (ZR-1). Any opinions would be appreciated and pics would be great!

Jeff

 

Those are the sizes I'd go with if you get a 40 series tire on a 18 inch rim it's gonna throw off the speedo calibration a little.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

275/35/18 on all 4 corners of my car

 

275/40/18 on all 4 for me

throws my speedo off roughly 1 mph per 10

no rubbing unless im cornering really really hard on a really bumping road, then i get some slight grazing up front.. .but hasnt really even left any marks on my fender walls and its been 6k

 

275/35/18 all four corners and lowered 1.5

 

295/35/18 and 265/35/18 on my car. And I'm lowered about 1.5". I had some rubbing issues, but I took care of those mostly. The rear wheels rubbed because of the wheel, not the tires.