Now it seems to me that its pretty obvious I'm going to run into some problems here...the Pugs stick waaay out. What happened? I thought Peugeot wheels were a direct fit and I don't believe these are the accursed brand of wheels that people have problems with. What gives?

Put tires on them and they'll look 100x better. Dont worry about the offset, those are the same 15" rims alot of us are running, nobody has run into any problems.

 

 

-Brian

All Pugs are like that. They're a direct fit as far as bolt pattern goes, but they have a lower offset than stock Soobie wheels. As long as you keep your overall diameter close to stock, they won't pose a problem. I run 185/70/14 on my Pugs and they only rub on the rears when completely, fully loaded, and I hit a BIG bump. You'll be just fine.

my only advice would be slap some 205/50R15 if your a street sorta guy or higher profile if your not but get your car aligned WITH the pugs on it.. Makes a big difference to how the car will handle IMHO rubbing issues only happen if you put 400lb or so in the back and then let the car go airbourne.. lol don't ask how I know this

yeah! i run those wheels on an 86 hatch. they are good stuff! even with 25inch tires you wont have any problems. mine dont stick past the fenders with the tires i have, and unless you have a lift.... id guess you would pick smaller tires than me.

nice wheels, dont worry a bit

I suspect the seller is upright enough not to try to screw you with incorrect wheels.

 

I ran 195/60's on an older hatch and never had any problems. When I first got my RX I put Pug wheels on it and didn't like the clearance with the 195/60's/.

I agree with Poor, 205/50 15's would do the trick.

 

If your worried about clearance issues, buy one 205/50 at a used tire place for 10.00 and have it mounted as a test fit before you pop for new tires all around.

 

www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html for ratios comparisons.

 

PM me if you like and we can discuss.

 

Jay