hmmmmm my car came out factory with 8 inch rims and they are legal 16x 8 factory standard so i can legaly have 17 x 8 rims on it
the dpi says that ya can only have max 7 inch wide rims if your car came out with rims less than 7 inches wide .
if your car came out with an 8 inch wide rim you can not go any wider but u can go up in height copys my post from imports 101 site lol
Alternative road wheels
Alternative road wheels are permitted under the following conditions :
Rim width must not exceed the maximum rim width specified by the manufacturer by more than 25mm (1") (for passenger vehicles manufactured after 1st January 1973, the manufacturers rim width shall be taken as that specified on the tyre placard).
In any event, rim width shall not exceed 177.8 mm (7") unless specified by the manufacturer as standard equipment for the vehicle in question. No increase in rim width is permitted for vehicles fitted with original equipment rims in excess of 177.8 mm (7") width