Hello i own a 2006 Chrysler Sebring Limited
and i desperately need the information on what wheel size width is the max because of the wheel wells
i was looking to putting 18"x8.5 on the car but the stock wheels are the 16"x6.5 9 Spokes
Is it fine with 8.5 width or would it rub against the wheel wells?
some sites say it fits perfectly though others just say 7.5" - 8.0" width
please someone can verify this for me i'm a total noob when it comes to measuring wheel well space

 

The best place to go to find out about wheel and tire sixes is a place like tirerack.com that sells wheels and tires. They have tools and knowledge about what will and what won't fit. That said, the front wheel wells on the 2006 Sebring are very tight, with very little room to spare. You can almost bet that any wheel/tire combination larger than stock will result in interference. The bolt pattern must be exact. There is no variation possible there.

 

Thank you for the reply
The thing is i'm in iceland europe the car is an export it has european lights & gauges

but on tiretrack i see width 6" 7" 8" So i'm guessing 8.5" would rub against the wells or even the quarterpanel fender

on wheel-size.com i see this in regarding to the offset

205/60R16 6.5Jx16 ET42 42mm

225/55R16 92H 7Jx16 ET45 45mm

225/50R17 92H 7Jx17 ET45 45mm

Other sites say 38 - 45mm offset

and some say it is different

most wheel sites say this will fit your vehicle even though the wheel is like 20" +

 

It's the wheel and tire combination that is important, not any given wheel or any given tire. The previous owner of my car left a socket stuck on a bolt head for one of the bolts holding the battery in place. (The battery is located in the left front wheel well.) This resulted in the splash shield being pushed a couple of centimeters toward the tire. The tire rubbed right through the splash shield. That's why I say the clearances are very tight.

I wouldn't play around with offset even if it will fit. As designed, the wheel's offset is designed to place the weight of the car directly over the wheel bearing. If you use a different offset, the weight will not be directly over the bearing and will create a cantilever effect that will increase the load on the bearing and shorten its life.

You won't be able to easily tell if a given wheel/tire combination will work properly. It may seem that you have plenty of room after installing the wheel and removing the jack, but when actually driving on the road and bouncing over bumps with the steering wheel turned, you may find that at the extremes of motion of the steering and suspension, there are configurations where interference exists. By then you won't be able to return the products you have bought because they will be "used".

 

Thanks again for your reply and yes the load on the bearings is no joke
though i know i can get original 16"x6.5" OE take offs from another sebring Chromed ones
are OE take offs good as new ones?

 

Could be.

Could be bad if abused.

No way for anybody here to know.