The width of the 16" rim as well as the size of the tire are important
factors.

ET38 is at the hairy edge of what can work without spacers.
What size tire did you have in mind?

Mark

Bruce Todd wrote:
> I checked into buying Ultra wheels (the Alpines) in Canada and found they
> were about $255/ rim (CDN) not including tax.  I've been searching for
> alternatives online as I would like to spend a bit less.  Although I
> considered 17" rims, I've pretty much decided to go with a 16x7 so that I
> can look at moderately aggressive all terrain tires - the Rotiiva is in the
> group of comparables which all hover around 27" full tire diameter.  Most
> of the rims that seem applicable in terms of load rating and bolt pattern
> are around a 38 to 45 ET.  According to the literature out there - the
> ideal ET is 30 to 35 - so I am wondering if 38mm is cutting it a little
> close especially for the fronts?
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> There is a pretty good wheel site called Canada Wheels that allows you to
> search wheels with multiple filters.  RWC, Vision, and ION wheels all have
> wheels that look to work - the ION 103 in particular looks nice to me but
> is not in stock anywhere.
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> Bruce
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