Greeting folks, I'm planning to change my rims to another style and color with different specs and I'm confused at the choices I have.

Currently, the spec of the tyre (GoodYear Eagle F1 GS-D3) that I'm using is 225/45/R17 on a 17"x7JJ ET45 rims.
The tread on the tyre is still very fresh even after 2 years of using it, I did only 20k-25k on the tyre so it'd be a waste to change the tyre so soon.

So what I'm thinking now is, how will the tyre looks like if, say I change it to a 17"x8.5JJ ET35 rims, will there be any problems? I have always thought that the tyre looks too big for a 7JJ rims and as a result it looks very odd, the rims "sinks" into the tyre lol. Also I want the wheel to be aligned with the fender and I'm installing a 330mm big brake kit soon, thus the ET35. I am aware that doing so will potentially cause the tyre to rub on the fender but that's not my main concern, yet.

Finally, I am totally new to the rims/tyre market in Klang/Rawang/Kepong. I stay in Kepong but I heard that buying rims or tyre are much cheaper in Klang/Rawang. So it'd be great if anyone can point me to the right direction

Thank you!

This post has been edited by awyongcarl: Feb 19 2013, 11:57 AM

Noted guys, thank you very much for the input!
I'm just curious how will the wheel (225 on a 8.5JJ) looks like lol

Inward? Wouldn't the sidewall be pulled outward as the rim is too wide?

Ahh after doing a little bit more reading I found the terms that I have been looking for to ask lol..

It's something called "Tyre stretching". So those "balloon-ish" look wheel is due to the very skinny tyre on a very large width (jj) wheel..

I've got to ask, is 215/40/R17 on a 17x8JJ wheel considered as stretched? (minimal or mildly stretched?)

I see, so I suppose I will downgrade back to 215 (since 225 rubs on the fender..) and buying a new set of 17x8jj rims.
Thanks

Uh guys so I bit the bullet and went for a 17x9 ET25 rims lol.
Just thought you guys might be interested, Here is how it looks like.

If it gets anymore lower it is not going to be drivable =.="

Yeah lol. It was the wheel arch addon that makes 7JJ looks very hideous haha.
Well I could get adjustible to make the suspension much stiffer to tackle the fender kissing problem..But that's going to sacrifice the comfort greatly. And given that I usually drive alone, don't really need to change the suspension yet lol.

Yes as stated it's a 225/45/R17