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Based on my experience with 16's it should be possible to run 17's as well. There exist 6x17 rims ET35, e.g. here: http://www.autocentrumrk.cz/p133393-4x100_6jx17_et35_vw_opel_honda_renault/ But hard to find. There would be no need for spacers with these. Tyres could be 165/45R17 front and...

I'm currently driving on 16 inch Opel alloys. A low budget project buying second hand alloys and tyres just to demonstrate that it is possible. (The 165's I had to buy new though, a very rare tyre dimension..) The car is very drivable, but mileage has worsened by approx 6-7%. Front: 6x16 ET40...

It is possible to draw some conclusions on when to engage or disengage ASC. When the wheels have different friction, i.e. there are melted patches of bare asphalt or the ice has been sanded, then ASC works best, giving traction to the wheel having the most friction. If both rear wheels have...

I had to get to the bottom of this diff thing so I dug a snow ramp and backed the right side of the car on top of it so that the right back wheel was almost hanging more or less in free air with only a little snow under. Now the car was stuck with one wheel spinning and the other not moving at...

That is strange since I had the ASC switched off. Or maybe the ASC button doesn't disable all of the electronic braking? The car has far better traction with ASC off than those other rwd cars with open diffs that I have driven.

Do you remember where you found this?

Yesterday I switched off ASC and did some winter testing with one summer tire and and one spiked winter tire in our snowcovered yard. I pressed the throttle pedal firmly and both tires started spinning, then the spiked tire got grip while the summer tire continued spinning. But the car moved...

Tirerack offers 185-tires having a lower RRC than Enasave: Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 In Europe these get a B grade for rolling resistance while the Enasaves get a C. Not as good as Toyo NanoEnergy but still better. But having already selected 145 for the front tires, I would choose 175 for the...

No, only the rear. But the rear tires have a larger impact on the overall rolling resistance. The Pirelli fronts I mentioned are the only ones available here having a C grade RRC in 155/60-15 (also imported from Germany), the rest have E or worse. Imo it's necessary w/155 front if using 185...

I found a tire with a very low rolling resistance: Toyo NanoEnergy 2 in 185/55-15. See http://www.toyotires.eu/tire/pattern/nanoenergy-2 This tire gets an A grade for rolling resistance according to the EU tire labeling system, that means RRC <= 6,5. For comparison my i-MiEV was delivered with...

A link to a norwegian page w/rims for the i-MiEV: http://elbilforum.no/forum/index.php/topic,20238.msg338416.html#msg338416

There are also some MAK rims that could fit. In "our" bolt circle 4x100, MAK Zenith Hyper Silver comes in 5x15 ET38 and 5.5x15 ET36 (among others), having a center bore of 60 mm. Based on my experience with the Sento rims, the fronts would maybe be a millimeter or two too wide. So one could...

Thanks. Weighing is a bit difficult now since the rims have tyres on while mounted on the car. Anyway I'll weigh them (with tyres) as soon as I switch to summer tyres within a couple of weeks. I googled and found that these are chinese rims. The Sento and Trinity brands are sold by a norwegian...

Bigger picture: http://oi59.tinypic.com/200agk6.jpg Rear wheel closeup: http://oi62.tinypic.com/2nid1du.jpg

I bought the Sento Mits rims and have used them for a couple of weeks now. They are just perfect for 155 and 185 tyre width.

When it comes to wider rims, it is now possible to find Sento Mits rims which are especially made to fit i-MiEV, they measure 4,5"x15" ET38 front and 5,5"x15" ET38 rear. I'm currently considering buying these. My experience is that wider tires improve stability (cf. previous post), and these...

Just an update of this thread. Since november I have been using winter tires which are 1 cm wider both at the front and rear (on original rims), and I am very happy with that choice. Stabily has increased a lot and the car handles side wind much better. I am currently using: Front 155/60-15...

I tried with 14" rims on, there is no way they would fit in the front. Either they must be very narrow or have a very small offset. The reason is a bulge on the..what is the name of it..located below the suspension (I have a photo showing this but it doesn't seem this forum supports upload of...

Aren't there some old Toyota Corolla's still rolling on US roads? They use 175/65-14 and would still need tyres during winter. ;) I borrowed a tyre from a '97 Corolla this evening. The Corolla happens to have the same bolt pattern as the i-MiEV. I have to be 100% sure that the Dezent L rim will...

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 w/spikes comes in 155/70-14 (only 4 mm wider diameter than the original 145/65-15). For the rear tyres I could choose 165/65-14 or 175/65-14, there are a lot of spiked tyres to choose from - especially in the 175-width. I found a suitable 4,5"/14" Dezent L rim...