Alright I have a question I was hoping someone could answer

I bought a tire and rim package last week and was told it would be ready in about a week, so being impatient I called today to check up and see.

The response was the tires are on back order and it could be another two weeks.
I recieved a phone call an hour later saying he has some sorta good news, being he can get a different size tire for me a week sooner.

I had originally ordered a 205/40/17, and he said he could get a 215/40/17 a week sooner but it would cost me an extra $15 a tire, he also continued to say the 215's were actually recommended for this rim, now why would he have not just done that in the first place? So is this just bull and just trying for another $60 of mine? I clearly remember there being the set of rims I wanted just in the wrong color on the showroom floor with 205's on the rims and I could have bought them and never known the 215's were recommended...The tires and rims on the showroom floor sure looked fine to me...

Hopefully someone can help me out Thanks...sorry if its a little long winded.

The link below is for the rim I bought.

http://www.fastwheels.ca/component/p...art/Itemid,62/

 

That sucks.. Was there an initial time period of waiting?? usually they have rims in stock and ready to go with the rims companies... did you check the BBB with them???

 

I was first told a week to wait...now its a week later and its another 2 weeks, its just nice out and I want my rims...arg...and the BBB doesn't have anything on them, I was just curious to know what you guys thought about them switching the tires like that

 

just demand a refund and go else where. That or try to pull a discount or something from them.

 

well what offset and width rim did you order this maby a reason he tryed to recomend a wider tire but its proly not needed. But maby u can just tell him to send u the rims asap and get tires elsewhere.

 

Well, 205/40/17 wasn't a good size to go with in the first place. 215/40/17 is closer to the stock tire size, and IMO, a better choice.

 

Alright, thanks otter, I thought I had looked that up sizes properly before...but thats what I want to hear so, I guess I just have to sit and wait now...

 

Oh wow okay i just realized i am in the ralliart section...wow i wasn't paying attention when i created this...I have an ES if that makes a diff in stock overall tire size otter

 

It might, don't know the stock ES tire size. Use this to figure it out - http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Edit: According to this thread - https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/la...ims-tires.html - the size you're getting is still the better option.

Also, moved.

 

For his 03 ES, 205/40/17 is bang on althought the recommanded upsize is 205/45/17

 

yeah thats what I thought, I knew I had researched it right the first time...I appreciate the help, thanks guys

and thanks for moving it otter

 

Well after all that stuff I got a phone call today! saying my rims were in...whats up with that...oh well not complaining, it was still cheaper than I had originally budgeted for, and now I can get rid of these lovely winter tires